Younger daughter is fearless around the horses. I had never been to the barn before the day of the horse show and I couldn't believe her. She treats them like big dogs.

Here's cousin S with Abby


And Older Daughter's very first competition:


Poco has some new jewelry to wear

Home for awhle

Busy few weeks! We went with The Husband's family on our annual trek to Knoebels Amusement Park and a long weekend of camping. We went too close to July 4th this year so it was much more crowded than usual. Hopefully next year it'll be a little later.

We had to take all 3 dogs with us since our usual dog sitters were on vacation, and I'm happy to report that everyone was very well-behaved, including Shadow, the car-ride-hating, obnoxious-barking sheltie. When we went to the park we left the shelties back at the campground with Grandpa and took Wilma. She was wonderful at the park but she decided that she didn't want to go on the Antique Cars with her former roommate, Hayden (my SIL's Lab). So younger daughter drove the car with her two aunts and Hayden. (Unfortunately I didn't get a picture).

The kids have been going to "Receation" at the park every morning last week and this coming week. The park has a really nice pool and on really hot days they get to swim. There's also a mini-golf course and a real, working carousel. I don't think they've been on the carousel except when we went to the town's anniversary celebration last month but they do get to play mini golf. It's been a nice break in the middle of the summer to give them something different to do and give me a few hours break every day.

Thursday The Husband had to go into NYC for yet another medical procedure. In typical Columbia Presbyterian fashion they called me in after 2 hours only to tell me that they hadn't started yet. Anyhow, everything is well for the time being.

Yesterday Older Daughter participated in her very first Horse Show. She and her 3 cousins all did very well. She won 5th place in one of the two events that she did, but several of the riders in those divisions were either professional or had been riding for many years. Apparently the rule for her division is that either the rider or the horse has to have been showing for fewer than two years. Dumb. I'll post pics tomorrow since I'm completely wiped out today from all the sun (major sunburn even though I was in the shade most of the day)

This week we're trying to fit in a viewing of "Order of the Phoenix" before Friday night when Hubs will take the older two to Barnes & Noble for the LAST of the Harry Potter book release parties. That night I'll be taking younger daughter to see the Scranton Yankees game since we have tickets and she and I haven't had a chance to go yet.

So we have a few quiet weeks before heading up to Maine in early August. And I think the minute that we get home The Boy starts "Fall Ball", so I plan to enjoy a few weeks of baseball-free evenings.