Horses and State Fair

What a beautiful day. I slept the whole night without being awoken by the sounds of traffic and better yet we had our windows open all night letting in fresh air. Today was wonderful nice cool morning and warm afternoon, not at all hot. Luke went in the tractor with Po Po to load round bales while Jayden, Jake, and I went to the arena. We got some lesson time on Traveler before bringing him home. Jayden rode Tex quite a bit and got along really well with him. Jackson gave her a lot of pointers. She went around the barrels at a trot and a few times loping and she smiled and it felt good to her. I rode Traveler and am just getting sued to him. At the end I loped him through and felt pretty good about it. It really helps to have Jackson and Jennilee by your side coaching you along. Mawgee and peepaw met us at the arena with sack lunches and took Jayden on with them to the IA state fair. They took Jayden to the western store to buy some tops and ate cotton candy at the fair. They stayed to watch the cowgirl queen contest.

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Volleyball

Jake went with Karen after school and to the field. My mom, Luke and I went to Jayden’s Volleyball game in Coon Rapids. They played 4 games all losses. They were not having a good serving night and that really hurt them. Still enjoy watching them learn.

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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