Oct. 26, 2009
~All Sorts of Tidbits~
Lots to talk about! First, my men (husband & son, 11 yrs) took a plane trip to Idaho to go elk hunting w/ friends. They were gone for 8 days. They didn't get anything, but they had a blast. While they were gone, Hannah had a horse show w/ Casey (below). He's been back from the trainer for about 3 months or so and they did fantastic. They won several ribbons as well as winning Grand Champion for 1 division and Reserve Grand Champion for another division. He was such a good boy & I'm so proud of all the hard work Hannah has put into training him. He's a 4 yr old palomino quarterhorse.
Here's a pic of my dh & Alyssa on the tractor. It was a day of moving hay & sawdust. Alyssa loves the tractor, the 4-wheeler-just about anything that moves. :)
In this pic below, Hannah was in a skit for 4-H teen council. She's sitting at the table in the middle. They did a great job & was very funny. It was also 4-H achievement night. She was givin an award for doing well at the state fair hippology tournament & won 33 dollars, too.
Here's Susanna (on the right) & her friend, Brooke. We've had a lot of extra kids here lately to play. These 2 love playing dolls & doing crafts.
Here's a craft that Susanna & I did together. We cut the branch out of a paperbag and glued real leaves to it. Then we covered the whole thing with modpodge. I totally love modpodge!
We've been doing lots of leaf art-I love Autumn! This weekend is a fun one. We had 3 extra kids here yesterday. 1 extra kid here today that is riding w/ Hannah & there's 2 parties that they're both going to tomorrow. One at the stable they help out at & another one for 4-H. Hannah helps with the therapeutic riding lessons at that stable.
Today Jonah was walking Alyssa in the stroller outside. It turned into a 4WD excursion thru mud puddles at high speeds. LOL She apparently loved it until the stroller tipped forward & she got covered in mud. Wish I had gotten a picture, but forgot in the melee of crying & mud flinging. LOL That's all for now!
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Oct. 27, 2009 - fun
Posted by momofsix
It looks great. Love that Fall idea. I completely forgot about doing arts and crafts because I was so focused on the basics. Thanks for the encouraging picture. I will do that tomorrow with the little ones.
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Oct. 29, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by OldSchoolMarm
Oh my you guys have been busy busy busy! We also attended our 4H achievement banquet this past weekend. I always start thinking about all we could be doing at these ( I need that kind of motivation) when I see the older kids getting awarded for all their hard work.
We are in the process of trying to get a small horse, preferably a POA for my eight-year-old. She is HORSE CRAZY and cries herself to sleep sometimes because she wants a horse sooo bad. We'll see how it goes :-).
Have a great day!
Blessings, Julie
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Oct. 30, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by crazybusy
Hi Holly!
Yay for Hannah and her horse/ribbons!
Alyssa's gotten SO BIG! What a doll!
Tell your DH & son they should just stop by here- we've got a herd of elk that live just down the road. :)
Love, Alyssa
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Oct. 31, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by PlainJane
Congratualtions to Hannah and Casey! That is quite an accomplishment for a newly trained horse. Nice indoor arena - wish we had one of those - and a tractor too. Our paddock is mudville from all the recent rain. Fun leaf craft! lol, poor muddy baby.
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Nov. 7, 2009 - Activities
Posted by basketflat
All the activities you've been doing are so cool. I'm glad your oldest is getting so into 4H. Having friends over so much must be neat for your younger (middle) one. We don't do that often not because I wouldn't be open to it, the possibility has just never come up with anyone. But, our girls are so close in age, they are great friends to each other, anyhow.
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Nov. 22, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by IllinoisLoriH
Hi! I haven't been by for so long...I enjoyed reading this post! I haven't ever done Modge-Podge...will have to check that out! Our 4-H days are over, but they are a very good memory...congratulations to your daughter on her horse show accomplishments! Wow! My son got a few Grand Champions, in Foods and Visual Arts. Fun times!
I'm starting a new meme/theme, it's called "Thursday Talkin' About Teenagers." I hope you'll stop by to check it out! You can find it here: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/plans4you/746755/ (be sure to get all the numbers in at the end...it looks broken onto 2 lines as I type this here!)
God Bless,
Lori (aka Plans4You)
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