THEY CALL ME... MEME!

Monday, July 25, 2016

For The Love of Horses...

Sarah, Julia and I headed WEST... oh wait, really we didn't go far from home!
KD Guest Ranch is about 21/2 hours from our house~ in beautiful Adamsville, Ohio!
Their slogan is 
"Where the East meets the West"
My little cowgirls!

Checking out a few of the horses...
"Which one will I get?'


Saddled up in the sitting room!


Checking in with MOMS!

Julia gets beautiful SAGE~

Sarah get beautiful Savanah~


IT IS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT FOR BOTH GIRLS!



Each day, twice a day, we would tack our horses and ride!  It
was a thrill to bond each day while grooming and tacking!




After each ride we would walk our horses to cool them down~
then we always had peppermints for treats!


I had the beautiful Leata!


We had fun doing activities like Tean Penning, Barrel Racing and 
some other fun trick games!

My girls were naturals on their horses!


The lodge at KD Guest Ranch!
We rode over some pretty spectacular terrain ~
many pastures and hilly landscapes!






They had a play set~
Dave and Kari Burkley, the owners, have 3 beautiful children.
Braylie, Bronc and Colt


Braylie and the girls became fast friends!
That week there were only 4 guests on the ranch so it made for a 
very special time!

LUNCH TIME!


The pool was awesome too!






Our Cabin was Pintos Place!

It had a sitting room, and a loft above it with 2 twin beds,
perfect for my lil western riders!


Bathroom


Kitchen area with Double bed off to one side~


A second double bed in a closed off room!



The kitchen!


We spent lots of time rocking on the porch
of the lodge, and we ate 3 meals a day inside!



We had one downpour ~ about 20 minutes one day and received
a DOUBLE RAINBOW as the reward!


Julia, Braylie and Sarah!

Movie night at the Lodge!
Kids in PJ"s

Fun games outside!

Posing!


Sarah and TANK!


Kari taking Julia and Sarah to arena~
Julia on SAGE
Sarah on TANK





Team Penning instruction from Kari





Marty, the other guest and I bringing in the calves with Dave!




Dave giving us a bit of instruction too!

Braylie on TANK~ showing us what we need to do!

Kari~


Sweet Bronc!


Dave~





Braylie showing us her TRICK!


Here we go!







Sarah getting BALDIE~WHITE FACE!



WE DID IT!





We go at it again!


Julia waiting her turn!








Julia's turn on TANK!


Sarah watches and cheers!









TANK and Rosie


Games at night!


Silly Sarah

Goofy Girls

Dressing for dinner!


Costumes for skits the kids put on for us!

They moved the theater chairs and performed for us.


Sarah drawing of SAVANNAH

Julia's rendering of SAGE

Pretty Girls!


My one and only Rosie~

She has a way with animals...
she waited patiently for this barn cat to befriend her!

Sure enough, the cat could not resist!

Sarah rode SAVANNAH on trails and TANK in the arena because he
was better at barrel racing and cones than SAVANNAH!


SAGE liked to do all things!!

ENJOY THE PICS!
WE CAN'T WAIT TO GO BACK TO 
KD GUEST RANCH!

























































Monday, May 9, 2016

More vacation fun...

My sweet boy enjoying an evening of gaming!

Best Buddies... Mya and Molly

This girl... Rosie and her faces when I say SMILE!

Mya and her cute pj's!

Time with Papa!

Beckie and Tim

Sarah and her mom!

Molly and her Mom

Sarah looking so pretty!

Our easter egg hunt day!

Loads of candy!

Papa sending Cayden flying!

Meme and her girls!

Molly and Cayden!

We enjoyed a trip to the Jungle Putt Putt!








Turtles and Gators... 
oh my





You Scream
We Scream
We all Scream for
ICE CREAM




It was the never-ending vacation!!

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Picture holding a place in time...

Chalton"s...
The Churches and the Waltons!
2016

Here they were in 2014
My, how they have grown!
Things sure changed in a few years! 
They are a blended family now!

Bri and her babes in 2014!

Here they are today
2016
Cayden is 7!
Mya is 5!

Beckie and her girls~ 2014

And Today!
2016
Sarah is 10!
Molly is 8!

Tim and his kids~ 2014!

And Today!
2016
Mason is 16!!
Julia 13!

We had a fun time at Pasta Night, meeting old friends and taking lots of pictures!

This girl and her children were sure missing their Daddy Cyle!
One year we will get him to Florida again!
He is a hard working Dad!

One of Bri's best friends lives in Florida and she joins us every year at Easter for 
our Pasta Night!  This is Bridget and Bri... old college buddies!

Here's my girls!
Bri and Beckie

I'm so very proud of both of these girls...
They are both such great moms...
They are both so different and so alike in many ways~

They have done a lot of laughing together this week!

Tim, Beckie, Bri and Dave talked me into doing 
The Tough Mudder on May 7th... my birthday.

They may be trying to kill me!!