Robyn's Treats

In the afternoons, Robyn, Emma and Aiden have been running a "treat" stand on our street. Robyn made a sign, baked treats and with the help of the other two, has bought some treats to sell. They time it so they are out when the school bus comes and people are coming home from work. They take their business to horse shows and baseball games. I'm so grateful that we can homeschool so they have the opportunities to learn about having a small business.

Emma takes place

Emma had another horse show last night and she placed this time!! Even though we came home soaking wet and feeling like we were in Washington again, we had a great time watching her.

This is her on Key Hole event. In this event, they run the horse into a key hole that is drawn on the ground, turn them around with out touching the lines and run the back. Emma took 5th place in this event.

Here she is on speed barrels. She took 6th place here.

This is Emma on clover leaf barrels. She took 6th place in this event as well.

Lunch by the kids

Here are my kids with our neighbor friend.

This is what happens when you ask the kids to make lunch. It was great to see them get so creative. Lunch on Kabob.

Emma's 1st Horse Show

So here's my little cow girl at her first show! There was much excitement in our family for this day. Gwen asked us everyday up to the event, "When is the show mom?". Emma did a great job! She was not in the top three but came very close in the flag event. Within her school, she placed second. Her next show is coming up and she'll have another chance to try again.

Here she is during warm ups with one of her horse friends

This is what Aiden thought of being around horses. He walked around the whole time with his hand up to his nose.

Clover leaf, barrel event

Poles event

Flag event

Seeing My Friend Melissa

I just got back from a visit to Arizona to be with my dear friend Melissa who I have known since we were about 6 or 7 year old. She's in a battle for her life with stage 4 lung cancer. It was wonderful being with her and being able to help her. I loved spending time with her and making her laugh with some old letters she had written to me after her and her family had moved to Park City back when we were 13. It was funny to see how much we have grown up since then and how things that mattered then don't matter much now, except for our friendship. It was a good reminder of why we were such great friends and actually helped me to feel closer to her. We also got to hang out on her bed and watch movies, talk, sunbath by the pool and she also treated me to a manicure and a pedicure. She's an amazing person and we have a lot of the same feelings when it comes to living by principles. I'm so grateful to have had a little more time with her and I look forward to having more time with her. She's talking about have a big celebration party (instead of a wedding reception or something close to it) to celebrate her life and those going through cancer. I can't wait to be able to attend.

Melissa and I

Myself with Eva

My toes after the pedicure

Eva sunning by the pool