New One in the Making!

So, we today was a day we've been looking forward to for quite some time. Today, we found out what our next child is going to be and:

Yep, we are having a boy. We were trying to figure out a fun way to let everyone know and we figure that by you seeing "BOY PARTS!!!!!" would be sufficient.

As for Allie and Elena, they are very excited and got to watch the ultrasound. Andrea was all smiles and I was fascinated by the fact that there are machines that can look through skin and tissue to let us know that we have a son coming soon. It makes it rather real.

Both on the way to Richfield as well as on the return trip Andrea and I talked about names. Here are a few of the options we came up with:

Right now the one that we both like is Sage Andrew. We will see if it sticks for the rest of the time. There is a history behind both names. Andrew of course is my middle name and that of my Grandfather as well as the male version of Andrea. Sage refers to a fly-rod maker. And since fly-fishing is such a large part of many positive relationships I have in my life, especially with Papa, we think it is noteworthy and Sage makes some beautiful fly-rods! I am sure that Sage will be beautiful as well.

Here are some more pictures from the ultrasound for your viewing pleasure:

One of the Coolest Projects I Have Ever Started

Well, this last week I (Scott) have started something that I never thought I would ever do. I started training a horse. As part of my career I have been asked to train a recently donated horse at the Ranch.

So, here are a few early pictures of the horse I am training. His name, after much deliberation and thought is Parches Regios. I call him Parches for short. His name, translated, is Royal Patches. Here are a couple of pictures of him:

Parches is the one in the front in this picture.

I will most likely be talking a lot about how training this 3 year old Paint in the next little while. I have already learned a lot of things from him. Like patience and persistence for instance. I'll write more about this later. How he got his name is a story in and of itself.

Following Up With More Songs

So, last night I only listed songs for just us. I figure I should at least add those for my family too.
If you want us to tell you what your song would be let us know and we will add it for you.
Papa- Fishin' in the Dark-Nitty-Gritty Dirt Band
Nanna-Family-From Power Tunes!
Troy-Desire-U2
Jamie-Walk on the Ocean-Toad and the Wet Sprocket
Mark-Blue-The Thorns
Jenny-From This Moment On-Shania Twain
Megan-Count Me In-Deana Carter
Justin-Bye, Bye, Bye-*Nsync
Katie-Cailin-Unwritten Law
Ryan-Brave-Gavin Mikhail

Songs about Life

I had an interesting thought come to mind at work last night. I was working with a team of kids at the Ranch and I heard a song come over the radio in the barn. I can't remember what song was playing but, as I heard the song I had a flood of memories run through my mind. The memories were of a relationship that I had with someone that was described in that song.

So, I decided to look at my list of tunes at home and think about the relationships that I have with people and which songs on my playlist that depict those relationships.

If you were to look at the songs in your own collection that would describe you relationships what are they?

As I look at the screen in front of me I find my mind wandering to the hundreds of people I know and how songs and lyrics keep popping into my head.

Just a thought, why do we sometimes struggle putting things to words and later find that lyrics written by who knows who describe our innermost thoughts and feelings?

Here is my list for my own family:

Andrea-Unexpected Love- Lyrics and Music written by Humma Jeeba (Dave and Dan Petersen with my input!)

Allie-Brown Eyed Girl-Van Morrison and Stealing Cinderella-Chuck Wicks.

Elena-Daughters-John Mayer and Stealing Cinderella-Chuck Wicks.

I am interested in know what songs you think about as you read this...what song best describes us from your perspective.

Time to Catch Up

Well, we figure it has been since Christmas and it may be time for an update to our blog.
We are trying to stay somewhat warm in the Artic Tundra we call home. We have had more snow this winter than the previous two winters.
The other new news that we have is that Andrea is working part-time for Beneficial again, like she was before Elena was born. She is excited about it and Scott is confused at what all the little numbers she is entering in the computer actually mean. Then again, Andrea wonders what the deal with the kids at the Ranch is!
Allie is doing great. She just got her report card and is doing great as a first grader.
Elena continues to be a ball of energy although is fighting a cold as we type this. Making messes of the front room is her speciality!
When we have more interesting news we'll write again.
Perhaps Scott will think up a new topic related to Fly-fishing to write about later today, days off are pretty far and in between.