My Firefighter!

My husband, the firefighter! At our department's open house a week ago, I had my man "pose" for some photos as our little niece from Edmonton had requested from Grandpa (who I might add, forgot to bring his camera to the open house) some pictures of her Uncle in his firefighter stuff! So ultimately these were taken especially for her. However, I did manage to get him to pose for some close ups which I have been wanting to get of him in his turnout gear for some time! He loves being a firefighter and is on an absolutely awesome fire department with an amazing bunch of people! I happen to love this man to pieces and these pictures just don't do justice to how handsome and amazing this man is! I hope you all like the pictures!

Moon rise

Here are some more posts with photos as promised, finally! On my way home from riding horses one night a while back, I came across this scene with the moon rising. It was either full moon or almost full moon. I thought this looked pretty cool as it was still quite bright out and the moon was fully visible above this yard. I thought it made for a nice picture! The photo actually does not do the moon justice as it was so much prettier and brighter in real life but I only took a couple quick shots as I was stopped right on the side of a very busy road! I know it's a bit of a random subject as of late, but I thought I would post it as one of hopefully several summery type shots! Enjoy the summery weather!

Long time between postings....

Hey there!

Again, its been a while since our last posting! We have been crazy busy it seems. Bryan has been busy with farming inbetween all the rains we've been getting. He's also been quite busy with fire dept stuff as well. I've been busy working and just trying to keep up with the yard, house, and everything else it seems.

We are in the process of starting some young horses and that keeps our evenings and any other extra time busy. We also have our broke horses to ride, young horses from last year that were started and other projects that are on the go as well. I have also been participating in some barrel racing jackpots at Dad's place that my sister has been putting on so that has been every tuesday thus far in June. There are 2 more left. Its been fun!

It would be very nice if the rain would stop! Things are just so wet and saturated that there is hardly any place for the water to go. Also the mosquitoes and other bugs are HORRENDOUS!!! I think if it would quit raining and start to dry, then some of the bugs would back off! It would be so nice to be able to spend time outside without swatting bugs and with riding and working horses would be nicer too so we wouldn't have to fight the bugs all the time! I also would be able to get all my flowers planted as well b/c every time I go to plant or even think about wanting to work on that, it rains!! Oh well, hopefully it will get done this week!!

I will be posting some more new pics very soon! Sorry that I haven't been keeping up with that but life just seems so very crazy! I will have several different ones to post! I have yet to post our Mexico adventure, but those pics are coming as well!

I still have several openings for photography sessions so feel free to set up a time with me if you like! I am looking forward to another year of great photo sessions!

Well, I should get going for now but stay tuned for new pics to come

Another seat design

Well, another month has past since we have posted an entry. It seems our life has been really busy with our jobs, the horse sale, and life in general. The weather has been superb so farming has been going really well so that keeps us both busy with working. Plus, we had our 4th annual Rocking W Spring horse sale on May 7 & 8 so that kept us hoppin' as well. We sold a horse in the sale which made it even busier with getting him ready before the sale and riding him and selling him there. It always seems if you have a horse in a sale that it is just that much more work. But in the end it was very worth it for us as he brought more than we expected and some unexpected bills could be paid off! Thank you Lord!!

Bryan completed another custom woodburned art toilet seat. This was a gift for a friend, but none the less remarkable! He took the logo for his friend's bear hunting outfitter service and designed a seat for him. He used the logo on the "inside" of the lid, and for the top of the seat, he found a real nice picture of a bear to draw and got some stencils for the lettering. All in all, it turned out amazing as the logo for the business has quite intricate details as you will see in the photos below! Remember that if any of you out there are interested in one of these seats, they are solid oak and we do custom work. So if you have a picture or logo that you would like on one, let us know, and we will get a seat made for you. Bryan does this by hand and is a great artist. We have sold several and have had repeat clients as well as clients who saw someone else's and wanted one for themselves. Our contact info is available on our profile!

Anyway, should get going for now as I need to get out and ride some horses while its still light out! I will be posting some photos real soon of our Mexican adventure, so stay tuned for those!

Mid April.......ALREADY!

Hey there! Well, I can't believe its the midde of April, already! Time has flown by since my last post. Since my last post we have actually been pretty busy. We spent a week in beautiful Bucerias, Mexico which is close to Puerto Vallarta on the Pacific side of Mexico. Bucerias is located about a 40 minute drive from the airport in Puerto Vallarta. We stayed at an all inclusive resort called the Royal Decameron Complex. What a lovely place. It was brightly colored and beautifully groomed. It was a gorgeous place and right on the ocean!! The staff there were absolutely amazing and we had a FANTASTIC time! We are most definetly going to go back there again. Hopefully next year! We went on a couple of tours as well while we were there. We went on a snorkelling tour out to Colomitos and Majahuitas which are along the coast in Banderas Bay where both Puerto Vallarta and Bucerias are located. The tour guides were absoutely fantastic and we had a great time! The second tour was to a 400 year old town way, way up in the mountains. It was called San Sebastian del Oeste which is about 4600 or so feet up in the Sierra Madre mountains. What a beautiful place. We spent a good half a day up in the market in Bucerias. A neat little town! The market was a lot of fun. The vendors were real nice and we got some good bargains! It is such a relaxed pace there. We really fell in love with the area. We already know what we will do when we go back!

Once we got home and back to reality, we started riding some horses and getting some ready for the spring sale which is being held in Brandon Manitoba on May 7 & 8 at the Keystone Center. Friday is the tack sale and saturday is the horse sale. Come on down and check it out.

Unfortunately I have not gotten any of my pictures from Mexico loaded onto here or even put into an album. I hope to have that done in the next week or so. Things will just get busier from here on in with yard work, gardening, riding horses, work, life, etc., etc., etc. So, the sooner I get it done the better! I have already decided to put some projects that I started in winter on hold for the summer as life is so busy as it is and then in fall I will get back at them. We also have a bathroom reno that needs to happen but with the weather being so nice Bryan will be back in the field in no time and then that may have to wait as well. Not a problem. We will only get done what we get done.

Anyway, just thought I should update my blog and keep you all posted. Hope you are enjoying your spring and I'll be back soon with new pictures! See ya!

Not sure how to title this post...

Again, its been a while and I am sure some are wondering, where are the photos I have been promising regarding that "special project" I have been working on. Well, its still not done. Needless to say it has got pushed to the bottom of the pile again. It seems like we have been so busy this last month again doing quite a variety of things in the evenings and on the weekends, that the project just has not gotten done.

Its beginning to look and feel like spring is here. The snow is melting and my tulip bulbs are even peeking through the dirt. Hopefully it doesn't get too frightfully cold and freeze them. I think we are going to have another busy summer with riding and training horses but I think we are going to start in spring to make sure that everyone gets a turn! LOL! But in all seriousness, we have some we want to sell and some to start again, plus continuing on with the ones we started last summer and riding our "regular" broke horses. I think we will be busy, but thats ok!

We will be heading to Mexico in pretty short order here and are very much looking forward to this holiday. I will most definetly post photos after we return.

Well, sorry this post is short and sweet but I must get back to work! See you all again real soon!

Nothing new, really....update!!

Hi! I see its been a month since my last entry! Am I ever bad at keeping up with this blog. I look at some of my friend's blogs and they are so much more "regular" than I am. I think they lead much more exciting lives than we do.

Well, winter is ALMOST over. I am certainly waiting for spring to arrive and for this stinkin snow to melt so we can get back to dry roads and the like. We have horses that we want to continue on with and others that need to be started. We also have some horses that need to be fit up for a sale. So, needless to say we have LOTS of work ahead of us. But, thats what we do so its just the way it is.

We have a few horses that we are really looking to sell so for any of you out there who read this blog and are interested in purchasing a nice horse, please let us know. We have several of all different ages and abilities to sell. We also have some pictures available and the information for them as well. They are all registered stock. There will be a couple that if they don't sell by the time our spring sale comes around, will be entered into that.

Bryan and I are getting excited for our trip to Bucerias, Mexico coming up in March. Bucieras is a little town just about 12 miles or so from Puerto Vallarta. We are heading to an all inclusive resort there and are looking forward to this much needed break. A big thank you goes out to our good friend Katherine, our travel agent, for hooking us up! Thanks!! We are really excited!

I have been on a little break from photography this winter but am now ready to get back into the swing of things. That is why there is the lack of new photos uploaded onto here. So for anyone out there looking for wedding, engagement, family or livestock portraits, just let me know. I am still fairly open at this point. The sooner I know especially for summer, the better. That way you can get the day you want.

I am still working on a special project that I mentioned a while back. It has taken quite a bit more time than I anticipated. I started before Christmas, but then decided to take a break due to all the busyness of Christmas. I started back at it this weekend and I am hoping, hoping, to have it done in the next week or so. Then I can finally upload it onto here and you can see what I've been up too. It will be exciting!

Well, I should go for now. Hope this finds you all well and healthy!
Take care & we'll see ya again soon!!