Happy furballs

As Kelleigh was trying on her riding pants Saturday, I wandered around the store and came upon these big bones for the doggies.  They were very inexpensive so I got them each one.  It has amused them continuously since then and they are very protective of "their" bone!

Today I started painting the kitchen and the den will be on Wednesday.  I decided every 13 years whether you need it or not!  Seriously though, they were the two rooms that I had sponged and I really liked them so haven't changed - but now I'm ready for a change.  I am painting it the same Tuscany gold color that I did in Ryan's room as I liked it so much.  I ordered a groupng of nine pictures from my Dominican Republic trip to be printed on canvas and they should be here on Friday (and will go in the den).  Need to have the room ready to go!  I will have pictures to post tomorrow of the before/after as the ones I took tonight didn't come out so great as it was getting too dark. 

Mark visit with Ryan

Yesterday Mark had his first visit with Ryan since he returned to New Life in May.  Next week Connor is allowed to go visit him and both are very excited.

Giddyup!

Kelleigh had her first riding lesson yesterday and was a natural at it! She was beaming and loving every minute of her lesson with her instructor Kayla on Molly.

Here she is getting the feel of the horse without using the reigns ...

then with reigns.  Within a few minutes she had control of her and Kayla took the lead off.  Molly was pretty feisty and had a mind of her own but it didn't phase Kell and she adjusted and got her back under control.
 

By the end of the lesson she could guide Molly with just her body movement and Kayla let her ride her throughout the stables as she introduced the other horses.  Kell loved her and wants to ride her again.

Today we went and got the paddock boots, helmet, and pants so she is set to train in style!

Jake is 3 today!

Happy Birthday to our sweet boy Jake who is 3 today.  He is very loved by his golden brother and makes me laugh every time he runs into his "bat cave" under my desk!  Despite our daily efforts to fatten him up, he's still very sleek and our resident gazelle! 

Today is also the 4th anniversary of Mark's dad's death.  So hard to believe it's been that long.  He was just two weeks shy of his 93rd birthday...

We're excited that Todd will be in town later this week and is able to spend Thursday night with us.  He'll see Connor's first home game and we'll get to catch up on the latest.  Friday Kelleigh has her first horseback riding lesson - she's so excited!  Hope she loves it.