Horse Lesson Camp

Jayden and Makenna thought up the idea of giving horse lessons. They both set their minds to it and had big ideas. They even sent permissions slips out to kids in the school. We got the girls thoughts into perspective and told them we could have a one day horse camp with siblings and maybe some friends we know. So the girls have been planning this all spring and into summer. Today they finally got to have their lessons. Our family, minus Luke, brought our 3 horses and a cooler of food. The Hunt family came with several of their horses. The girls had nametags and assigned tie locations on the fence for each horse. They started out by giving a demonstration on grooming and saddling. They are very good little instructors. Next the girls led the younger kids around on different horses. Then we took a break to eat burgers and hot dogs. Finally everyone got to ride in the Spillmans big lot. Jacob was having a blast just being there with all the fun. They have a duck, pet squirrel, pot belly pig, dogs, chinchillas, baby chics, and over 20 cats. They have 4 wheelers, a giant sandbox, a trampoline, and a swimming pool. As Jake was roaming around, he came up to me and said,” This is quite an amusement park they have.” He was cooperative for the horse riding part, but he had no interest in it with all the other things to do. We rode until dark and put the horses away. Jayden and Makenna presented each of the kids with awards for participating with ribbon and candy. They enjoyed every bit of it.

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Volleyball

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Treasures

In the morning we took 3 of our 4 cats to the vet for shots. The 4 th cat decided to wander this morning missing his appointment. On our way out, we passed a rummage sale and stopped. We got some major treasures for next to nothing. The church ladies were so fascinated with Jacob's interest in old radios and televisions. They just adored him and marked the prices way down and gave him some for free. We loaded up on kids books, got some board games, and a few other treasures. Jake ended up with a mini television , an old radio and Polaroid camera. After lunch the boys went straight to the field. My friend Carolyn and her daughter Tabby came to ride horses. What started out to be a chilly day 45, turned out nice and sunny. We had coats on, but it was a great day to ride. We rode through our hay patch and along the waterway near the highway. It was a great way to spend the afternoon.

Dayton Fun Show

It has been cold and windy for the past week, highs of 45. Today the sun was shinning and it got up to 60. There was one final horse show for the season at the Dayton arena. We took Jayden and Jacob while Luke went with Grammer and Po and was supposed to come later. It was a fun show geared for practice and the kids. Jake did really well on Winnie, he rode in walk and trot, barrels, and poles. He did some loping. Jayden did pleasure, milk can, barrels, poles, and a jumping event. Her horse Tex really jumps high for the jump event. Down in the arena, there was'nt any wind and the sun came out. It made for a nice day.

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