This is a trust lesson. She has to close her eyes and take her hands from the reins and trust that the horse will protect her. She was a little hesitant the first time, but then had it down.

A girl and her horse. That is true love and the end of a wonderful week. She is living her dream!

Coolest kid in town!

My youngest grandson Zachary. Is he a cutie or what?!?! One of his best talents, among many, is that he is an amazing cook. He is one of those cooks that looks in the cupboard and just creates. He and his "sue" chef Peyton Grace made the most awesome pancakes. He added a little vanilla, just the right amount of cinnamon, and voila, gourmet pancakes. They were so good you didn't need butter or syrup. We had made pasta from scratch the night before. Next time I will turn him loose with that and watch what happens! What a great kid. Watch out world, Zach is getting ready to take you by storm!

Victory!! They RAN up this humoungous hill. That noise you hear is me huffing and puffing in the background trying to make it up the hill. Abby would raise her paws up if she could.

How sweet is this. They are probably looking for more worms, or discussing the life cycle of a bug. They are both brainiacs.

Cousins!

These are my youngest two grandchildren. You all are familiar with the little cutie Peyton Grace, now 8, how did that happen so fast. The handsome one is my youngest grandson Zachary. He is 13, how did that happen so fast, and a really terrific kid. He has my passion for art. He is smart and funny and sometimes a little quiet. He can literally make art out of nothing. His mind amazes me. I don't get him so often, being 13 and all, so I treasure the times I do. Peyton Grace thinks the sun rises and sets on her cousins. She about sucks the life out of them when she gets a chance to see them. Each one of them is good with her in different ways. Zach is like a big brother to her. They have a lot in common. When he was here this weekend they both hit the ground running digging up worms and exploring. What fun grandchildren are I'm telling you.

New blessings!

These are our new babies at the farm. I discovered one last week as I was watering my hanging plant. When I went to take a pic this morning there were four more additions. Nature is so very cool to me and one of the ways I worship God. I love just appreciating the wonder of all He creates. So here are the babies nestled safely between wave petunias and sweet potato vine. What a wonderful place to be! I'll keep you posted as we watch the miracle.

We also have our own resident red tailed hawk. He glides overhead, sometimes with some pesky crows trying to nip at his heels, but he looks at them with disdain and does exactly what he set out to do. Good life lesson there. We keep binoculars near so we can watch him when we see him. Peyton Grace does a lot of farm exploring with binoculars around her neck, a scientist in training :)