Riding Star

Hanging out in the arena watching Hannah ride her horse, Star.
Getting ready to ride, cowgirl hat and all! ;)

Letting down the stirrups just a tad for a little more comfort

It has been way too long since I have had the opportunity to ride a horse and I loved every minute of it!

Hannah and her baby

Thank you, Hannah, for being so generous with your horse. I had a blast riding with you and Star.

I'M BACK!

...with some time to blog...

The Lovely Atilano Family

Bryce: glad you were able to make it into the group photo, I was worried we wouldn't get one before I left.

I just returned home from a week and half spent on the Atilano Farm where kids run freely with; dogs, cats, goats, chickens and horses. I had a lovely time with Tanya and her 5 kids helping them with their normal day to day chores, errands and rearranging of their home. I miss you all already and look forward to another visit up there in the future.

A day at the park...

Enjoying the sunshine

Matthew is becoming quite the photographer

Hannah and I getting ready to rollerblade
Picture by, Matthew

Stopping for a photo shoot.
Trading rollerblades...
"So, how do these work?"
Picture by, Matthew
"Oh, I get it...just roll and they will do the work for me!"

A day at the park continued...

Ron taking in the beauty of God's creation.
It was a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon...
Picture taken by, Matthew

Bryce
Picture taken by, Matthew

Skipping rocks...
I admit, I steered clear of the rock throwing for a little bit ;)
but, only for a little bit. Thankfully, this time, no one was hurt in the name of rock skipping.

Bryce with his friend Jacob:
anxious to get up and walk again

Matthew, jumping rocks. The goal was to see who could jump their rock the farthest, a new twist to skipping rocks.

Life on the farm

Hannah, showing me how it is done and, Lucy being cute.

A first for me

Oops!
The goat got a little antsy with the newbie and decided to step into the bucket of milk.
A good example of why Frodo, the cat, sticks around during all milking.

Lucy, Me and Hannah
after an eventful time of milking the goats

Goats for sale...anyone want them?
(There you go Tanya, just doing my part! ;) )