A couple firsts for me....

Well I did it, I actually cantered, it wasn't intentional at first but then after it happened I wanted to do it again. I went out to my sisters house and rode with her. We rode her horses, so my first canter wasn't on Danny, but that's ok I still did it and it was fun. I can't wait to canter with Danny.

Another first I had this weekend out at my sisters was my first ever trail ride (again not on Danny, on one of her horses) and it was awesome. We didn't go too far just up and back down the road but it was still a blast and so peaceful all I could hear was the horses hoofs on the road the weather was perfect not too hot and not too cool. <------ Another thing I can't wait to do with Danny.

We had a very nice weekend, all of my family was there unexpectedly and we turned it into a nice little family get-together. The kids all played with their cousins, rode the horses and went swimming. We picked pears for canning and cooked out. It was very nice.

2007 County Fair...

Wow, it's been forever since I posted, but we have been busy, busy ever since fair. First it was fair and after that it's been preparing for school to start. Anyway, here are some pictures from fair. C and Danny did very well at the shows. They did Showmanship (won 3rd place) and Western Pleasure Horsemanship walk/trot (also won a 3rd place). She was very excited. In total including her projects she won 2 first place ribbons, 4 second place ribbons and 3 third place ribbons.

L had a blast at fair too. She can't wait until her Cloverbud Graduation next month so she can get all the cool ribbons next year too.

They both (we all) had soooooooooo much fun.

Her 1st Horse Show...

They did awesome!!! No ribbons (those will come in due time) but they had tons of FUN. Danny did sooooooo well, for a horse that I don't think has ever been in a show ring he acted like a pro. They make the perfect pair. They were sooooo good together. I am such a proud mom of both of them (horse and kid)

They had to wait a long time between classes so they both attemped to take a nap.

The afterglow! It was a very long day. :o)

Chelsea's 1st Horse Show 2007 Part 2

Chelsea's 1st Show Part 1

WE WON ! ! !

C and her team won their last soccer game tonight.

They were all very excited.

We had a pizza party after the game and the kids all got their awards and trophies.

Working Hard on 4H Projects

We have been working hard all day on some of the girls projects for fair. (Only 4 weeks away) This is one of the sewing projects C made today.


Front of Shorts

Back of Shorts

C Modeling Shorts

Mother Nature at her finest...

We were on our way home from the barn last night when we saw the most beautiful thing. Normally our lives are so busy that we end up missing these things or don't bother to stop and enjoy it. So I pulled over on the side of the road and C got out and took pictures. Here is one that she took. After she got the pictures and we were driving again we got to a point where you could see the entire rainbow from one end to the other. It was too big to fit in the camera view so we couldn't get a picture of that, but it would have been nice. I don't think I have ever seen a complete full rainbow like that before. It was really nice to be able to experience it with my daughters.

Summertime fun...

Washing the truck.........

The girls found a worm....

Garden Update

Our garden is doing great so far, only one small problem is the bush beans......rabbits seem to get them the minute they grow a leaf or two. Hopefully they will survive.