Giddy up!

 Rylee has a new hobby!  She started horse riding lessons last week and I would say she's in love!  She's always loved horses, so it's about time she learns to ride and care for a horse.

 We've started lessons at a place called "Friendly Horse Acres" in Buckley.  It's a local non-profit run by a sweet woman named Laverne.  Rylee gets to ride and learn to groom a sweet horse named Rain.

Look Ma... No training wheels!!!

Rylee told me she would let us take the training wheels off "when I turn 6."  She was way more than ready...

The 1st video is the very 1st time she tried to ride on her own.

This 2nd video is of her at the end of our walk/ bike ride.  It didn't take long to get her confidence up.

The 3rd video is of Carson being the daredevil that he is... scaring his mother half to death.

Happy 6th Birthday Rylee!

Rylee had a busy, fun-filled birthday weekend.  Friday was her actual birthday.  She came home from school and we immediately started the celebration.  She opened presents and then we went out for dinner at Red Robin.  After dinner she chose to go to a movie night at her school.  Where she proceeded to sit next to a boy.  A cute boy.  And they wrestled.   Are you kidding me... it's starting already???!

Saturday night she had a "slumber sleepover" with her friends Madeline and Alexis.  The girls had a blast playing dress up, doing artwork, making pizzas, and just hanging out.  

Sunday we went to the zoo with Grandma and Papa and Aunt Mandy.  It was a gorgeous sunny day and we all had fun checking out the animals.  Afterwards we went to an early dinner at Duke's on the waterfront in Tacoma.

Rylee went to bed tonight with a huge smile and told me all the things she loved about the weekend.  I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful, sweet girl to call my own.   Happy birthday Rylee!!