The barn at night

For all intents and purposes, the new barn is finished! Before we fill it with hay, tractors and trailers, Gene wants to have a big party. The little barn is from our other place, just relocated for the horses to hang out in. Still need to figure out the water set-up and a few storage issues, but it's basically done, and Gene is so happy!

Happy Trails, Maggie

Yesterday we said goodbye to 15 year old Maggie. She had an idyllic dog's life, here in the canyon, she never knew a day confined. The Big Dog will be missed big time, and Birdie will have to learn how to be the alpha dog around here. God bless her swimming, fetching little heart...

Horse Camp

Horse Camp 2010 was a great hit with Maddy and Kate! They were involved in all the daily horse chores and Grandpa Gene gave them riding lessons every morning. The hot afternoons were spent swimming and watching movies. The girls are excellent conversationalists and very entertaining. We really enjoyed having them here. I think Kate is more interested in riding than Maddy, whose attention span is shorter than Kate's.

I've included a photo from the new Manhattan City Water Park. We swam there Friday afternoon and they have this String Ray Wave Pool. Of course, the girls and I had to try it out. Maddy did better than Kate, and this old lady ROCKED the wave machine! I was the only middle-aged woman and I had the longest ride(that's not me in the photo). It was way fun!

The girls got to hear my band play Wednesday evening and Kate even helped with some percussion. St. Joseph's Catholic Church had their annual picnic and my band played. They also have penny games for the kids, so the girls won a load of junk! It really was a fun week with lots of activities.

Now it's just hot!

Joan