txmomofthree: It is official we are now Texans for sure!

Yes, although I spent most of my life on the east coast and most of my high school years in Virginia it is now truely official. We are a Texan family. Not that we haven't been for a while now, but now there is no doubt about it. Jon and I have talked for years about making a purchase and have really waited to see where we were going to end up and what the kids thought and what our life was going to be like outside of the Army.

So what am I talking about you ask? Hmmmm what is it that one mainly thinks of when we talk about Texas? All the cowboys that they have here. And what makes a cowboy? Well you need to have at least a horse right? We we have gotten a horse. His name in Tuff and he is a Buckskin colored Quarterhorse who is what is also called a reining horse, meaning that it is used for your traditional roping and barrel racing among other things. Tuff is a very sweet 6.5 year old male. He comes to Heather out of the pasture without a signal problem. The price isnt very bad not is his Full Boarding fees. We love the horse.

Heather loves to ride Tuff, but she also knows that she has to get all of school work done as well as participate in his upkeep and care. I was totally amazied to Heather in that she not only decided that she wanted us to have a horse more than a car, but that she also felted that since Alex wanted to take lessons then she would pay for the first 4 lessons for Alex.

Well below are all the pictures I took of the kdis with photos of Tuff. Enjoy!