A HORSE

After Lucy's non-stop talking about riding a horse, Mitch was able to ask a man in our Stake that he works with if we could come over and visit his animals.  The horse was kinda skittish so the kids weren't able to ride it but got to brush, walk and sit on the horse.  Lucy was in HEAVEN.  They also got to feed the cows and collects eggs from the chickens.  The people had a dog named Lucy and the kids thought that was hilarious.  We hoped that this might have pacified Lucy and her horse drama.  It seems to but on the way home from visiting the horse she did say, "Well I still didn't RIDE a horse."  MERCY.

The kids have been asking and asking about a pet.  One is in the works.... we are hoping that it will work out.  We don't dare tell the kids about it until it is a 100% done deal.
We decided that something needed to be done about pet.  Natalie has been writing multiple papers about her DEAD guinea pig in school.  So much in fact that her teacher is aware of our deceased friend and has written him into the class's math story problems...Chocolate the Guinea Pig has a cage that is 12 in x 20 inches...) You get the picture! YIKES.