Ready, Set, She's Off!

Addi and Company are off to the malls for some last minute back to school shopping. The malls were filled with CrAziNesS with everyone on the planet doing the same thing the day before school starts.

Here Addi happily walks toward the mall with her purse.

She gets her new hair do . . . braided head band . .

with an added feather!

Next stop, shoe shopping . . Nordstrom, Stride Rite, Skechers, then back to Nordstrom and . . . NO SALE! Addi has such narrow feet that she can walk/run right out of shoes that tie or tie with a velcro. It didn't matter the size, brand or price which meant hour after hour with nothing that satisfied the buyer. So her mama went shopping online, hopefully, she will have better luck!

After a nice dinner at California Pizza Kitchen, an early to bed beauty sleep . .  she is heading off to First Grade at Eastridge Elementary.

Have a great school year, Addi!
"Luv U to the outer planets with all the stuff animals and back!"

OUR SUMMER BLASTS . . . are over!

Addi loves when the Johnson kids and Gracie are visiting Grandma Susan. They always have a splashing good time playing in the cal de sac.

Its been years (2004) since we took the boats for a spin at Sammamish State Park. They may have aged but they still have a "giddy-up and go."

    

We visited Safeco Field for a Mariner's Baseball game on a double bobble head promotion for Randy Johnson and Dan Wilson.

I bought a LivingSocial special and took a glass blowing class and made an ornament. Fun, fun, fun!

 

We had a fun afternoon watching the horses run.  However, my horses crossed the finish line last. Wonder why?

For old time sake from the days of going camping, we had yummy-licious burgers and shakes.

  

We needed to add an educational field trip so we stopped at this fish hatchery to learn about the "Life Cycle of the Salmon."

Addi spent a week at Horse camp and loved every minute of it. She can't wait to go again!

After five years in WA, our Bubbles, will be starting her career in the Aloha State. She will be teaching students at Liholiho Elementary, the same school she attended as a youngster. Bubs, we will miss you but know that those keikis are in good hands. Island paradise is calling you home so . . .

Safe journey and until we meet again, ALOHA!

Summer arrives along with . . . HOT temperatures . .

"real" pool play . . .

and evening balloons floating by our house!

Up, up and away . . . 'til next summer!

Horse Camp 2012

This was Addi's second year at Horse camp in Sulton, Washington. It was quite a drive each morning but well worth it. She loves this camp with director, Eric, and instructors, Elizabeth and Ashley.

Upon arrival at the camp, the campers settle in with a coloring sheet. Sometime during the day, the campers do a special art project. This year, they decorated real horse shoes, made a picture frame, designed their riding shirts, and made a blue ribbon award for their horse.

Each camper learns to care for the horses including scooping poop!

Eric teaches the campers about the care of horses and of course, the safety rules when they are near the horses. No spooking the animals!

Addi enters the arena with her horse, Snip, for the horse show on the last day of camp.

The riders demonstrate trotting, steering, circling, reversing, and halting their horse.

Emily rides CJ, Addi on Snip, and Luke cruises on Henry!

Each camper "dressed" their horse with ribbons, braids, scarfs, for the BIG Show!

Addi loves every horse but has a special liking to Henry when she met him last year.

The show is over so its time to take Henry's saddle off and brush him down . . .

   Clean his hoofs . . .                                              Feeds him a carrot or two . . .

One last picture with Henry and Elizabeth . . .

Time to take Henry back to his stall . . .

And a big thank-you hug for Ashley!

Until we meet again!