Last day of Break

 Today was Holli's last day of Summer break.  We spent the day on a trail ride with our friend, Kathy.  It was so fun to actually be able to ride with Holli and not have to walk behind her. 

Dylan starts Kindergarten on Thursday.  He has the same great teacher that Holli had and we are all thrilled about that.

Life Cycle

Last Spring Holli found this Caterpillar.  He was so big and pretty.  She put him in her butterfly habitat and fed him fruit. 

  After a couple of weeks he transformed into a Pupae. 

 Many weeks later he emerged as a Moth. 

 We released him in the backyard and watched him fly away. The kids were so excited to see this whole cycle.

Mesa Verde Horse Show

Another weekend; another horse activity.  This weekend was the Mesa Verde Paint Horse Show.  This was Holli's first show and she did really well.  

Getting ready for the show. 

Showmanship.  There were only 2 contestants in the Beginners class and the other one was a grown woman.  

2nd Place ribbon for showmanship  She was THRILLED to get a ribbon! 

Western Pleasure.  She did very well and came in 2nd again. 

Trail ride.  This course was pretty difficult but Holli and Tigger did great.  She was the only contestant and therefore, got a blue ribbon!

Happy rider. 

Holli was awarded Reserve Grand Champion for the Beginners class.  She got a nice big ribbon and a brush for Tigger!  

Pine River Rodeo

Holli and Tigger had another good rodeo today in Bayfield.  They get better every time! 

Running Barrels... Tigger's specialty! 

 Tigger is such a good boy!

 Pole bending

Cooling off after working hard.

Staying Cool

When there are 3 wildfires burning around us and it is 100 degrees outside, the only thing to do is get wet!

There were sooooo many people on the river today! I have never seen it this busy! 

 

 Holli and her friend swimming at the sand bar.

 The boys digging a tunnel.

Last night we drove West to check out the Weber Fire.  This fire is 12 miles West of our neighborhood and the fire is only 1/2 mile from the highway.  It was pretty incredible to see. Dylan said it looked like the hot lava in Star Wars.

Feed bag to Tote

Spring Creek Horse rescue recently gave me the idea of making horse grain bags into  usable totes  They make these totes and sell them at the local animal supply stores. The feed bags are made out of woven plastic and they're pretty sturdy. I just emptied a bag of grain yesterday so I decided to give it a try.  I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out.  I will actually use this bag and not be embarrassed.  Now I'm thinking Christmas gifts.  Haha! 

Gulf World

We're having lots of fun in Florida. More photos to come in a few days. Here is Holli swimming with Maya, the dolphin.

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