Olivia and her Cowgirls!

Olivia used some of her Christmas money to buy the twins cowgirl outfits for when they go riding with her.  The girls LOVED them!  Now all they want their mom to buy them is a horse!  Olivia's big surprise was finally revealed to her.  She will be getting 2 new horses in the spring.  A two year old filly and a stud colt yearling.  She is excited to be able to train them from the ground up and have them for her very own.  She has been learning a lot from the trainer she works with once a week.  Her riding is really improving and she has been learning how to train young horse from the beginning.  She is really doing a great job.  Her dad and I have no doubts that these two horses will be amazingly trained when Lou is done with them :-)

Davis Side Christmas

 Here's a few pics from our Davis side Christmas gathering!  Of course it wouldn't be Christmas without Olivia and her horses!

 

Olivia & Star

 Aunt Sandy, Jack, Olivia, Courtney, Andrew and Grandma Darlene

 Aunt Pam, Austin, Uncle Brian, Ryan, Alec, Taylor & Aunt Sandy

 Cousin Andrew and Grandma Darlene

 Olivia and Cousin Courtney

 Cousin Austin and Alec

Courtney, Andrew and Aunt Pam

We are all excited because Aunt Pam and uncle Brian are expecting their first little one in April!!

Christmas Craziness

It's been too long since we last posted.  Christmas was fun at the Gold side as always.  Ryan and Papa Tom were the Grill Masters and they did a great job!

Ryan and Papa Tom

 Aunt Sandi and Alec

 Papa Tom and Taylor

 Aunt Tricia and Uncle Mickey

 Alec, Mamaw Bard & Jack

 Olivia and mairin

 Mairin and her Conga Line!!

 Mom & Aunt Kristen

 

The Three Stoodges!!

Bobby, Ryan (Yes he is finally taller than his dad, but not his papa!!) and Papa Tom

Just Jack!

After reading G.I.Joe at D-Day, Jack decided to turn our computer room into a machine gun nest using his NERF guns and a lot of immagination!

School Pictures

Since it is nearing Christmas, I figured it would be a good time to have our school pictures taken.  My friend Amanda, a fellow homeschooling momma, took these great pictures of the kids.  We thought it would be funny to take a shot of the whole "school" since there are only six students.  Taylor made them each numbers to hold to tell you what grade they are in this year.  Can you tell who the dyslexic is???  Give you a hint, his name starts with a "J"!!

 Jack 4th grade, Olivia & Ryan both 10th grade, Holli (our friend we are helping school this year) 11th grade and Alec 6th grade.

 This pic more closely resembles the humor that fills a lot of our days!!

 Jack   age 10

 Alec  age 12

 Olivia  age 14

 Taylor   age 20

 Ryan   age 16

 Sibling love

Thanksgiving part 1

We had a great Thanksgiving with my side of the fam.  There was much stuffing of bellies and loads of laughter.  I am thankful to have such a family to share with!

 

 Teagen doing her gobble gobble with her Turkey hat on!

 Taylor, Teagen and Holli

 Taylor and her Alec

 The birthday buddies!

 If only there were four Stooges!  Here's Pawpaw Tom, Bobby, Uncle Eric and Uncle Mickey. . .trying to stay out of trouble!

 Bobby and Olivia.  Lou may be growing up, but she still has her daddy wrapped around her little finger.

Aunt Kristen and Teagen

Thanksgiving part 2

Here are more pictures from our Gold family Thanksgiving!

 

Tay and her Teagen buddy!

Alec and his Pawpaw Tom

Aunt Tricia and Olivia

 Aunt Tricia, Sarah, Teagen and Luca (Aunt T.T.'s 4 legged baby)

 Aunt Tricia rocken' the Turkey hat!

 Mom and her blue-eyed guy, Alec

 Great Aunt Sandi and Mairin

 Uncle Mickey, Jack and Pawpaw Tom

 Teagen doing Gangnam style!!

 Everybody having fun!

Holli, Ryan, Aunt T.T and Jack gettin' jiggey!