Summer riding and steering

Summer did really well in her third lesson and successfully steered her horse around a standard. It's a lot harder than it looks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX9NoUTwGWM

1st time on horseback

This is the second week of lessons for Summer and she got to ride today. She was sooooo excited and even that is an understatement.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb3OKP3_CqU

9!

A special day for a special girl. Summer’s 9th birthday was last month and the day was full of fun and catered to requests. To start off the day, she was served breakfast in bed. She still had leftover star tattoos on her face from the night before…

As it was a school day, she was chauffeured in by the Mommy Limo. Then as a surprise for my sweet girl, I brought her a Happy Meal for lunch and cupcakes for all of her classmates.

When school was done, she was again chauffeured home by the Mommy Limo. Fortunately, I had arranged a bouncy playdate with her friend, and they jumped on the trampoline for over an hour.

Dinner was made by request… chicken cutlet parmesan and spaghetti, followed by a strawberry birthday bundt cake with glaze and sprinkles.

In the spirit of continuing the obvious spoiling, presents were in order. Her brother gave her the DVD for Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2. Which inspired this Kodak moment…

Then we gave her one of our presents…

and then the piece de resistance…. her wish came true and she is now taking horseback riding lessons and loving every minute of it!

 

Happy Birthday and happy trails to my little tom-boy princess!

Congratulations to my scout

We are so proud of Bryce. At the most recent Boy Scout Court of Honor Bryce was awarded merit badges for Pathfinding and Carpentry. Additionally he received two simultaneous rank advancements of Tenderfoot and Second Class. Great job buddy, keep up the great work and you’ll be an Eagle Scout before you know it!