Snow!!!!!

Virginia gets snow some years and others not much. Being from Florida we always dream of a really good snow storm. Also since I lived in Utah until I was 15 I still think of snow in the winter and miss it A LOT!! Well this was officially our 3rd taste of snow this season but the other 2 times didn't stick at all. Since January and February are really the winter months that get snow we are being to hope!!! This is what was left last weekend, keep in mind the sun had been up for about 5 hours before I went to take the pictures.

Build-A-Bear

Since the house is under major renovation we did a last minute change of plans and went to Build-A-Bear. Emily said the plastic in the kitchen embarrassed her. I couldn't blame her, it embarrasses me also. Next year she will do a move party at the house!!! And, if you didn't already guess............she built a horse!!!

Happy Birthday Emily!!!!

It is hard to believe that she is already 7 years old!!!! Where have the years gone? Thanks Emily for bringing so much joy and happiness to our lives. We love you!!!



Emily has requested to have dinner at Red Robin tonight so more pictures to follow!!!

To cute to not share...........

Some cute pictures of the girls.

One Down, Five to Go

Well I have faced one of my fears with Emily riding horses..............her falling off. Saturday Emily rode a horse that was a bit larger than what she normally rides but she was such a great horse (Logan). Emily did really well with getting her ready and she was riding really well. As the lesson progressed she starting trotting and because the horse was a bit larger and a bit faster Emily got out of rhythm and started to fall out of the saddle and I was watching!! I have heard stories from others and here I was watching her fall. I am not sure if Emily managed to stop the horse or if the horse was just good enough to stop but it allowed Emily to swing her leg over the saddle and land on her feet!!! I wanted to run across the ring and check on her but decided that playing it low key was best, especially since she landed on her feet. Her teacher (Ms. Alex) walked over and had her get back on the horse and go right away. Alex told her that to be a real rider she needs to fall off six times. Emily looked scared for a few minutes but by the end of the lesson she was out trotting again and felt proud that she was on her way to being a real rider. I hope this week (weather permitting) she still feels the same way.

Emily getting ready to start her lesson.