We Will Always Remember....

Well, it is my long anticipated debut on our Blog...I know it says Trevor Seibel, but it is me...Tanya! It has been awhile since Trevor last posted so I will fill you in on what's new and exciting in Tumbler Ridge...I have been babysitting 3 - 2 year olds and find it to be quite challenging...there are times when it feels like I can't catch my breath...the kids certainly keep me busy! Olivia and Emma are doing quite well in school...Olivia won an award at the month end assembly for September...She was named "Most Enthusiastic Learner" for her class...she was quite excited (as were we!)...she has always been an out going person and it is showing in grade 1 this year. Emma is loving 2nd Grade. She is reading very well and loves to do it. She has also initiated a book club where the kids once a month come to our house and staple paper to look like a book...they write and illustrate a story and at the end they each read it to each other. It was very cute. My Mom, Dad, Travis, Mel and Ava were here when she planned it, so the kids read to them.

Austin is loving that mommy is looking after his little girlfriend Jesse...He calls her Jesse Babee. She told me last week in the car " Auntie, Autin wuvs me." So sweet it made me melt. He also loves that he as a little boy to play with...his name is Ronan and last week each of them made an apple pie to give to their mom's and dad's for supper. On the top of the pie we cut out their 1st initial out of dough and placed it on top. Very Fun.

On a sad note, this last weekend we had to put down our little shetland pony "Shadow"... It was soo hard. It was truly like losing a member of your family. I don't think I 've ever cried so much. The kids kept asking if I was done yet...Shadow was the most amazing pony ever...He was very gentle with the kids if they ever fell off he would stop and wait till they got up...He would follow you around the paddock like a lost puppy...He loved children...The kids would invite friends daily to the barn to play horses....I don't know how many times Shadow was sold to their friends and bought back in a game they would play...The kids have been really sad about it and they cried...They don't totally understand the whole death process...They just know he has gone to Horse Heaven where he can eat whatever he wants and not get sick...he can run and not hurt...That made them happy.

Shadow suffered from Chronic Founder...he had it before he was given to us and just seemed after a while he couldn't rid it no matter what extremes we went to...It got to the point where he could barely stand up let alone walk! We are so happy he is pain free, but extremely sad for our loss. On shadow's last day, we took pictures of the each of the kids having a special moment with Shadow, then we cut some of his mane and we went to Dawson Creek and bought a Shadow Box/Picture Frame to place it all in as a memory. He will never be forgotten and I don't think the kids will ever forget the memories they had with him. We love you Shadow and we thankyou for being so good to our children.

Love Tanya

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