Mal's first lesson

Yep. Mallorie started lessons today with Ms. Jean. She taught my sister & I when we were kids. Mallorie seemed to really enjoy the lesson. She listened to every word Ms. Jean said. Mallorie normally hangs on to about 3 or 4 words anyone has to say and that's about all she can handle, so you can guess we have never been more proud of this kid than we were this morning. She did everything she was asked to do to a "T". (What is a T anyways?).

Here she is leading Smokey to the cross ties:


Learning to groom:


Saddling:


Up we go!


Today was just grooming and saddling. Next week she will start riding.



And this is what I looked like when Ms. Jean taught me:


Toodles, Karla

Happy Thanksgiving

Lee had to work this fine day of thanks. The families were invited to the station. We went. We ate. It was nice to be able to spend the time with him. I love that guy.

Yikes! Bikes!

Yep, we finally got some. Our butts are sore, but we are happy. Its the perfect time of year for it! Although we only get a short while in the evenings to enjoy them before the sun goes down. Daylight Savings is like a slap in the face to Floridians, I always say. As soon as the weather is bearable enough to go out of doors, its too dark to enjoy it!!

Halloweenie Beanie Jeanie Boo

The title? I dunno, let's not talk about that.

The kids had fun. That's what matters, right??? Anyways, they did. Basically nothing out of the ordinary, we ate a lot of candy and went bed a little later than normal and woke up with candy hangovers.

So here's a pic from last night. Mallorie the 50's rocker and Gillian the "regular ole alive" cheerlearder... To explain: She wanted to be a "dead" cheerleader. We tried to do the make up and she did not like it. It was pretty bad. She decided to wipe it off and just be a regular cheerleader. She was super cute anyways. Its too bad. She would have been the only 5 year old dead cheerleader out there. What an imagination! Love it!

Other than that, not too much exciting has been going on. Lee is almost done with Haz Mat school and we are thrilled its almost over. Mallorie is now in the chorus at school and on the Media Crew (they do the morning news at school). Gillian is still bad to the bone, but she behaves at school, which is most important and surprising.

Love, Us