Official Rules: The Dude Ranch Challenge

It's the first day of Winter and Rose and Hosa's wedding day. It is sprinkling a bit, and the guests have started to arrive.

Prior to the wedding, Rose told all her admiring sims that she just wanted to be friends. There were no hard feelings with anyone. She asked Stephen Ferreira to be her Sim of Honor (her first BFF), Cole Beckett to be the Flower Bearer, Don Gooseman to be the Officiant, and Dani Davila to be the Ring Bearer. As we all know in sims' weddings, this didn't happen. The ceremony seems to have started, as Dani is heading down the aisle with the rings. But where is the groom?

https://i.postimg.cc/WprvvKbd/th-eremony-has-started.png

Okay, here he comes, running down the road to the wedding in an outfit that I didn't pick as his wedding attire.

https://i.postimg.cc/T1BTYM5w/running-to-the-wedding.png

I wanted Rose and Hosa to get married by an officiant, which is what I selected; but Don never came to the front. I think he was too busy talking to a horse. So, Rose and Hosa just moseyed on down the aisle themselves to the wedding arch. (Rose's dress is from My Wedding Stories pack).

https://i.postimg.cc/tTxL9ZbK/rose-andhosa.png

Well, at least they had the rings, thanks to Dani.

https://i.postimg.cc/3xZGbnD6/exchanging-the-rings.png

https://i.postimg.cc/85SqPkCs/and-they-are-married.png

And they are now married! Woot!

https://i.postimg.cc/ZRHDbrgD/a-good-time-by-all.png

And the chow line. Look at all the food!

https://i.postimg.cc/7LgWcvN4/feeding-cake.png

And feeding each other a piece of wedding cake.

Their first dance together as husband and wife.

https://i.postimg.cc/Y24sKmR8/1st-dance-together.png

And then the party really starts! Hee Haw! Chicory, of course, is one of the guests.

https://i.postimg.cc/1zJjPGb7/hicory-looka-on.png

Hosa moved into the Ponderosa with Rose. It's a full house now, and Rose takes a moment to talk quietly to Biscuit who is heading to a new home tonight, too.

https://i.postimg.cc/8ztC83k2/time-for-biscuit-to-go.png

Biscuit's final stats.

https://i.postimg.cc/1XHkgkdP/biscuit-farewell-stats.png

And suddenly they were alone and it was their wedding night. It was a hot night to be sure, and the next morning Rose isn't feeling so well. Hosa just figures it's all the excitement of the wedding.

https://i.postimg.cc/2SPK5j5h/hosa-is-uite-happy-rose-is-expecting.png

Guess again Hosa. Rose is preggers!

https://i.postimg.cc/T1Cs2ry3/and-just-like-that-rose-is-preggers.png

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That morning, Rose has another task to do and that is to say farewell to Endeavor.

https://i.postimg.cc/gkcqbxvr/bye-endeavor.png

Endeavor's final stats.

https://i.postimg.cc/yNCDBGwn/endeavor-final-stats.png

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Meanwhile, Hosa is learning to ride.

https://i.postimg.cc/y6pWWxMD/ready-to-start-riding.png

Well, trying to...although Blaze is doing a good job trying to buck him off.

https://i.postimg.cc/yxD10hMk/trying-to-buck-hosa-off.png

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Weeks pass and ranch life continues. Rose is often feeling ill but continues to do ranch chores.

https://i.postimg.cc/HnYWjD24/rose-is-preggers.png

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A few weeks later, it had snowed overnight, and Hosa went for a morning ride.

https://i.postimg.cc/MHfh59df/winter-shot-with-hosa.png

Rose, now heavily pregnant, works on making nectar. Oops! Maybe that wasn't such a good idea, as Rose goes into labor. Hosa! Hosa! It's time to go!

https://i.postimg.cc/W4fbzfyQ/yes-you-can-make-nectar-when-pregers.png

They make it to the hospital and Hosa is such a caring, loving husband. He is so calm and supportive...

https://i.postimg.cc/KYdjQH5t/its-going-t-be-fine-rose.png

That is. until Hosa got into the delivery room, then he gets the pre-parental panic attack.

https://i.postimg.cc/YCLzSJjW/rose-just-breath.png

But it was all worth it, as Rose delivers a healthy baby girl. Welcome to the world, Jolene Cartwright! Heiress to the Ponderosa.

https://i.postimg.cc/4NqpjBwN/jolene-cartwright.png

Also posted in 50 Foals Challenge.