We spent a lot of our time together with the horses getting them in halters, leading and ready for the ride back to Idaho. We also worked with Kelo. We were able to get a halter on one of the horses (Sweet Pea, Alex's horse) before the visit and she was able to get caught. The other one, Shayla, she didn't want to be caught and had to be cornered to get a halter on.
Sweet Pea was a complete sweetheart!! She was so easy to lead, Jacqueline did it by herself many times were we up there.
It was wonderful to watch her with the horse! Shayla was a little harder to get but ones she was caught, you saw her fear melting away and she was leading well!
She is very pregnant (Kelo is the daddy, and she is due any day! And yes, those are scars on her belly and shoulder)
Messing with the horses just about every day was fun and I learned a lot. I also got close to to the horses, even Kelo!
I gave him kisses!
Kids had fun playing with the horses and with Grandma! Kevin got some great tips and suggestions from his mom on how to work with Kelo.
There was a county fair during their visit that I made brownies for, Zucchini Brownies! I wanted to do a craft project but it didn't get done, but it will be ready to go next year!!
The brownies going into the fair!
What I won from the fair, a jar of honey and 2 packets of yeast!!
The night before they left for Idaho, we had a BBQ at the house with Nathan and his family, His dad and brother came, and Sandy's 2 sisters and Mom and Dad came too!! We had a full house and it was a blast.
(Top 3 are ours)
Chowing down!
Dad and Nathan's dad
Kevin and Nathan!
Mom and me, not sure what I was talking about
I had to do this one, I stepped on a frog just before the picture was taken, it either squirted water at me or touched me with it's tongue. ewwwww!!
Mom and Kevin's Mom
Had so much fun with everyone, I cant wait to have another BBQ with everyone again!!
The garden, I have been getting lots of green beans and peas every other day!! Zucchini every few days!! Just yesterday I picked a few carrots, turnips and beets! Bell peppers will start being ready in a week or so!! The pumpkin plant has about 6 pumpkins starting to grow, so excited to watch them grow!! A few weeks ago I added a butternut squash plant to the garden, it was dying and i got it for nothing (last of the green house, they weren't charging for the dying plants) and surprisingly it is growing and as long as the rabbits leave it alone I might get some squash! The rabbits are eating the flowers off the squash and melon plants. Tomorrow when I'm in the garden I think that the zucchini that I left yesterday will be ready, as long as the flower is there I leave it until next time!
This was picked the day of the party.
6 days later (yesterday) peas and green beans have more then doubled!
I am really enjoying the garden, I have already figured out what I need to do next year and what I'm doing wrong. I'm thinking of going a bit bigger next year too, not sure yet!
The kids start school in 11 days!! Crazy!! They both are excited to go! Summer vacation is nearing an end, but it has been fun and I am looking forward to that first parent teacher conference (and that is in October)!!
Have a wonderful day everyone!!
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