Bouwhuis Bunch

Cisco and Cowboy Steve...

For a fun gift for Jaylee, Aunt Say contacted her friend Cowboy Steve and set it up for her to go out riding one day while we were in Arizona. Jaylee was so excited-talking a million miles an hour the entire drive out to the ranch as well as the entire time she was riding. I am not sure where or when she started to LOVE horses so much and the whole Cowgirl thing, but she does and we roll with it!! The first thing she informed her Aunt Say about, was that she should have told her they were going riding so she could have brought her cowgirl hat too. She, of course, had brought her boots because it's a rare occasion when we leave town without them. She had such a good time and LOVED the fact that Cowboy Steve then gave her a pair of Arizona Stirrups from the saddle she had rode on. He was so sweet and she had such a GREAT time riding!! Thank you Aunt Say for hooking her up and thank you Cowboy Steve for taking us!! Aunt Say asked Jaylee if she wanted to marry a cowboy when she grew up, and Jaylee told her no that Cowboy Steve could just take her out to go riding!!!

Kynna didn't like when Cisco was to close but the moment they were walking the other way, she wanted down and would try to run after him and Jaylee!!

Kynna got a ride as well!!

Jaylee, Cisco, and Cowboy Steve

Grammy and Kynna

Funny Moment with the above picture- Jaylee had been on Cisco still when we were all finished and so Cowboy Steve put her down in this spot and told her not to move(We didn't know that at first though!). So we are waiting for him to take care of the horses and feed them and such and kept trying to get Jaylee to come over for a picture with Grammy, Kynna and Aunt Say but she wouldn't move. Well finally she tells us "I can't move, Cowboy Steve told me to stay right here!!" And she did!! She really does listen at times!!

My Girls are Spoiled!!!!

Later on Christmas Day, all of my siblings except for Steph's family, came over to Grammy and Grandpa's for Christmas Day Dinner and gifts. All I can say, is Jaylee and MaKynna are way to spoiled. Jaylee got a big black horse with a doll to ride it, along with a Disney baby doll of Ariel, a coloring book, a set of 20 dinosaurs and a horseback riding outing and another black horse. MaKynna got a ball, a coloring book, a GIANT teddy bear, a pot and pan set for the kitchen that she LOVES!! So they got lots of fun stuff to add to their collection!!! They LOVED being able to play with their cousins and enjoyed the beautiful weather that we had!! We played games, hung out, talked a bunch, played more games and laughed through it all!!

J was so excited for her BIG present

Kynna was just happy to be able to un-wrap anything and even tried to do a few that weren't hers again.

This is a very HAPPY Jaylee!!

And all the kids LOVED Kynna's big Teddy Bear!!!

Christmas Morning 2011

Kynna was the first one up Christmas morning but it wasn't to much before the rest of the gang. Grammy was actually up first making cinnamon rolls, but of the kids she was. She went to the living room to explore and of course found the cookies and milk left for Santa. I swear she has a nose for food!! We opened gifts and stockings then cleaned up for the next round and had some breakfast. Kynna has some serious wiggy hair but she's cute and can pull it off. She was pretty good at unwrapping and seemed to get some extra practice opening other gifts for other people when she could manage to sneak one away from the tree. I had to re-wrap like 5 different gifts because of this. Anyway, J acted as Santa and passed out the gifts and stockings to everyone. She was so excited to see what the real Santa had brought her.