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Fair week has come and gone, and we are all exhausted. The girls had wonderful experiences this year with their horses and can't wait to do it all again next August! Here are a few pictures of them in action with their buddies.
took a filthy horse and made it sparkling clean. This year it was no small challenge, as the horse they used was grey to begin with. These 3 young women look pretty happy about the result, wouldn't you say?
The next day my younger daughter competed in horse judging, horse bowl, and hippology. These events require the 4-H youth to "know their stuff" when it comes to horses. Miss A. says everything is a-okay! Even though the week was quite tiring, we enjoyed the excitement of it all. Thanks for stopping by to share in our memories!
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Groom Squad competiton was held the first night of the fair. A team of 3 (my daughter is in the middle)
In 4-H, the parents are not allowed to help with the horses in any way (unless of course the matter at hand is a safety issue). Here my girls are working together to get Kody ready for his showmanship class. He looks more interested in what's going on over at the arena.
Way to go! A blue ribbon for showmanship. All that cleaning and primping payed off, and Miss M. did the pattern just right too!
Showmanship class for Miss A. was a success as well, and her horse is always ready to perform. Amazing to think that this Arabian is 23 years old! What a wonderful friend she has been to both my girls.
Riding English is probably Miss M.s favorite riding discipline. Here she holds up her high blue ribbon that earned her a place in the championship round.
A high blue ribbon for her Western Equitation class as well. Miss M. was thrilled to find out that she once again has made the state team in the senior division for performance riding. Now it's back to work to get ready to ride at the state fair in September!Posted in Family Activities
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The photos of our home school happenings and my children were 2 years old, so I decided to enlist the help of my oldest daughter to get them up-to-date! Since she is a computer wizard (and I unfortunately am quite technically challenged) she was more thatn delighted to help me whip a new slide show into shape for my blog. County fair begins for us this week, so we'll be just about living there. I have one son away at church camp, one gone to Boy Scout camp and the girls home - working dilligently with their horses. Competitions begin tomorrow. My hubby has been the in-house home remodeler for the past couple of weeks and he has the children's bathroom almost completely re-done. And then there is this year's school to start thinking about...well, maybe not just yet! Happy Trails! |
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Where has the time gone? I cannot believe that it has been a MONTH since I posted here. From the time school ended in mid-June, our family has been living life at what seems like the speed of light. Ever have weeks like that? June not only brought the final of days of schoolwork for our clan, but also many family birthdays to celebrate, and Father's Day too. Then came an 8 day father/son CA. skate boarding/boogie boarding road trip for my hubby and two boys. (And for the curious - no, my husband does not skateboard.) Next up, it was my and the girl's turn to hit the road...or, um, skies at it were. My two dds and I flew to Wisconsin for 6 days to visit with dear friends - and be eaten alive by mosquitos! (Enduring the peskiness of these tiny, blood seekers was well worth getting to be with those we love.) Upon our return form the mid-west, my hubby was smack dab in the middle of a bathroom remodel and my boys had headed off on a Boy Scout canoeing adventure down the John Day River in Central Oregon. Whew! And that's not all. July began as June ended - with a flurry of activity. We spent the 4th of July roasting marshmallows and making S'mores, while sharing fireworks with our neighbors. The same weekend, it was off to Worldview Academy Leadership Camp for my two oldest children. (What an awesome week they had! Go to www.worldview.org to learn more about camps for your students for next year.) Now here it is, almost the middle of July, and I'm still waiting for the "lazy dog days of Summer to begin". I think I've resigned myself to the fact that those "days" will only come as I consciously put forth the effort to make them happen. Yesterday afternoon - for example - I donned my bathing suit top, a pair of shorts, and set off for the lush-green front lawn with my towel, book and peach, iced tea in hand. It was a short lived respite (only about 35 minutes), but for that sliver of time it did indeed seem like I was enjoying a "lazy dog day". Got to scoot. Time for horse chores. Until next time - Happy Trails!
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What a happy trio! Grandpa came to see our sweet girl ride her 23 year old Arabian in an open horse show a few weeks back. The day was warm and full of good memories for all the riders and their mounts. Our girlie earned several 2nd and 3rd place ribbons that day and had a visit from her Sunday school teachers too. It was a joyful day we will all long remember! Now it's time for both our girls to start getting ready for the county fair - it will be here before they can say "nay"!
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Playing In The Snow... A Vacation TO the snow or AWAY from the snow you ask? Why to it...of course! All of our kids LOVE to snowboard and tube on the Central Oregon "white stuff". We spent 3 glorious days there having fun: boarding, tubing, drinking hot cocoa in the lodge, and hot tubbing and relaxing at the cabin. And how can I forget the inhaling of giant, homemade ice cream cones at our favorite ice cream shop? What a blessing to have a time to go away together as a family and enjoy God's amazing creation and of course, one another. My hubby and I left the "extreme sports" to the young ones and we spent the majority of our time cheering them on! God is so good - we thoroughly loved spending time together in the brisk, beautiful surroundings of Central Oregon. Back at home this week, my goal has been to get caught up on the laundry - which I call my "Mt. Never-rest"! So it was from the glorious mountains of Oregon, back to my laundry mountain at home I traveled. Every day is a new adventure and indescribable blessing from the Lord! See you all again when I conquer my sky-high laundry pile.
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"We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!" Our 4 precious children...and 1 scruffy pooch! My wishes for a "Merry Christmas" have come a bit late, I know; but they are from the heart all the same. I have enjoyed my time away from blogging - believe it or not- and instead I have delighted in getting caught-up with my family and friends. Ours was a Christmas day blessed with snow (an unusual occurance for the Pacific Northwest). What a delightful Christmas Eve we had celebrating together at church with our family in Christ, and then coming home to a quiet and reverent Advent celebration around the kitchen table. God is so good, and the gift of His Son is one that we celebrate every day of the year. As 2008 is poised to begin, may the Lord our gracious Savior be our sufficiency. "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." Galatians 2:20 Blessings to all for a Christ-filled New Year! |
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This is a recent photo of my sweet doll, enjoying a snowcone (that's almost as big as she is) at Silverwood Amusement Park in Idaho. Have you ever seen an icy dessert that big in your life? No snowcone for her today on her birthday, but we treated her to lunch at a nearby restaurant, and she got to have a pumpkin milkshake. She was extremely happy about that! Happy 10th Birthday dear one!
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