Genetics

Apparently genetic are pretty strong! Look at these two, sometimes they couldn't be more similar if they tried!

Cowboy Caleb

I knew Aunt Anne had a pony. I had no idea that she had a barn full of Caleb’s dreams! I asked her if Caleb could see a horse. She took it to the next level! Thanks Anne, you made his year!

Uncle Zach walking Caleb to his first barn trip.

Quickly found a rope!

Introducing Caleb to Duke. They stayed like this for a while. Anne said they were both getting used to each other. Caleb was talking like a mile a minute. So excited. Duke definitely needed to get used to him!

Anne took him under her wing and showed and taught Caleb all that she could that night. He was soaking it all in!

And this started his obsession with “pads”. Every blanket, burp cloth or whatever he can find is now a pad.

First ride!

Ansley was happy to watch with Meme

After an hour or two, everyone was done. Except for Caleb!

Caleb’s lucky day! We were invited back the next night. This time he brought Paw’s hat. And Anne spoiled him with some cowboy gear. One of Anne’s kids said, “he’s her dream kid”, talking about how energetic he was about the barn and horses.

Meet Buddy. He’s just for looking at! He only rode Duke.

This picture reminds me of what we are going to look like when we get to Heaven and see Jesus!

Going to the tack room

Remember he is scared of DOGS! haha.

Anne, you are the best! Thanks for using Caleb’s love language-all things horses!

Giving Ae a ride. Made both of them mad.

After riding, Caleb got to lead him around. He loved it, and took it very seriously.

He is very serious about his rope.

Enjoying the view. Got to see other horses and some longhorns just like in his cowboy book!

Yep, that’s sweat. He was going a hundred miles a minute for hours! We had to drag him away. We were told there is “therapeutic riding”. We are going to look into it here. He is definitely interested in it! It’s a LOVE!

I love the way you love me

She is usually so serious during pictures and in public, so I was pleasantly surprised when Nikki was able to catch her sweet personality! I was thinking about different Ansley quirks that I love. Things that make Ansley, Ansley.

I love they way you love me. The way you love Daddy. And most of all the way you love Caleb.

I love the way you won’t make any effort to move when on your back. But when you are on your tummy or sitting it’s game on.

I love the way, when I craddle you and give you your bottle, you hold your left leg up, always!

I love the way you will just hang out with your arms behind your head, like you are just relaxing and carefree.

I love the way you don’t finish your sneezes.

I love the way you sit in a complete straddle most of the time.

I love the way you eat everything that is not food.

I love the way you suck your left thumb and grab your shirt collar with your right hand, as if its your blanket.

I love the way you think it’s so funny when we put our foreheads together.

Ansley Elizabeth, I just love everything about you! You are one amazing girl, and I am so blessed to have you in my life!

Thanks for your magic work NikkiJamesPhotography!