Fun at the Arena

The winter is wet yucky weather in these parts so we haul out to a local arena. It is not as fun as trail riding but it keeps us out of the rain!

Rachel's sister Michelle came out with us and rode Turbo even though she thought he was very slow and lazy.

What a fat belly! He needs to visit the arena more often.

Tango's first ride after about 2 months of being lame. I think Rachel felt really good to be on her own horse.  Look at how hot steamy he is after a short work out. :)

Nostalgia

As I sit inside wishing it was warmer outside I find myself reflecting on past summers. This always leads me down the rabbit hole, past summers to past years to WOW the kids have grown so much!

2006

2010

This was such a beautiful day. We were at the kite festival in Longview Washington. I sat for hours watching the kids play in the water.

Lesson Time!

"Jessie, chest out, hips back, keep him going through the corner..."

"Like this?"

"No Jessie, Hey why did you stop in the corner? ANTICIPATE Brownies moves!"

"What?????"

"Jessie! move forward, kick him!"

"What? Wait mom take my picture. hehehe, giggle, giggle"

"JESSIE???? GET BACK TO THE LESSON!"

"How about this? Is this my good side?"

"Wow, These lessons are so painful..."

Dover Con't

Here is another picture of Dover. It makes me so sad but I am glad we were able to bring him home and care for him.

Popcorn

Introducing Popcorn.....

            He is our crazy, silly, spastic, new addition.

Dover

I have mixed feelings about poor Dover. He is a 14 yo OTTB that we found on craigslist. On one hand I am excited to have him, my son has his own horse but he is so skinny I feel sad for him. His owner had all the good intentions for him but she wasn't able to feed him enough to keep the weight on. I only wish she would have let him go sooner. I think he will be very nice looking when he fills out. So far he has fit in our little herd very nicely, he is the sweetest little thing. Let see what his attitude is like once he gets some weight on him. Yes this brings the herd up to five....

Moments

I was looking through some older pictures today and these three jumped out at me. My kids are both getting to the age where they are not impressed by anything. They have seen it all, they are so much cooler then their mother. However, we raised some butterflies over the summer and when we released them the  magic happened. The butterflies did not want to fly away. We had to pick them out of their temporary home. BOTH my kids were transported back to the simpler times, when small things captured their imagination. I love these small moments......