So, we only had Andy and Kayla this weekend. We decided to split up and have a little mother/daughter, father/son time. Kayla and I went to her Awana leader, Linda's house to learn about horses and Phil and Andy went dirt biking.
Linda had a bunch of girls over to teach them a little about caring for horses. She scheduled a vet visit and a farrier visit. The kids watched a demonstration from each guy. The farrier trimmed Fadina's hooves. (Fadina is a 13 year old Arabian). Then the vet showed the kids how to give vaccinations and let the kids give the horses their shots. Brave kids! The vet also filed (they call it floating) Sioux's teeth. (Sioux is a 31 year old Appaloosa. Linda also owns Cannon, a 28 year old Arabian). Kayla had a great time. She seems very comfortable around horses. All three of Linda's horses are very sweet, calm and friendly. They are also beautiful! She obviously takes very good care of them. Next Saturday Kayla and a few of her friends have been invited to go to Linda's again. This time they'll learn the more basic jobs of caring for a horse (brushing, feeding, etc.) and they might even get to ride! I'll post more pictures and video next week!
Andy and Phil had fun. I won't write much because I wasn't there. Andy told me he only crashed a few times. Great! They also saw a rattlesnake. They had some good quality guy time!
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Kayla's day with Linda's horses
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This is Kayla and her friend Emma giving Cannon a hug with Linda's help...
Linda and Fadina
Linda is a very sweet lady. She's been very good with Kayla and all the kids love her.
Andy
Andy and Phil spent the morning dirt biking and spending some time together. I'm glad. The boys don't get much one on one time with their dad. Isn't he cute?
Andy
At first I wasn't too thrilled about this but Phil is very careful and Andy is naturally a cautious kid. Plus he has a lot of good gear to protect him.
The joys of living in a desert...
Phil says it was a rattler. They were dirt biking pretty close to where we live. Great...
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Andy, 10 Years Old!
Can you believe he has two digit's now??? He was just turning seven when I first met him! Wow, time flies! He decorated his own birthday cakes (although I'm the one who made the toothpaste colored frosting)...
The Birthday Chair
I'm not sure how it happened but Phil's chair became the birthday chair. They sit in it to open their presents. It must be because Dad is always in it and they think it's special...
The beans are taking over.
We decided to use a grow light since I read it helps develop stronger plants. I'm hoping it will give the kids a good start when planting their little garden outside. One problem, the beans are out of control. And it snowed today. So, I'm hoping it warms up so we can move them outside before they grow into the light.
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