Holden's 8th bday

Our little Holdie turned 8 years old yesterday. We can't believe it, 8 is such a milestone to me, he will always be our little guy though. We celebrated by having his 2 best friends over for a slumber party. They made their own pizzas, went night swimming, made ice cream sundaes,played Legos, and danced the night away with their glow sticks like they were at a nightclub! So funny... We had our family over in the afternoon for a "dog" party to celebrate with him. He and his friends made a rock band and performed many songs for us, it was adorable! Then, we were off to Medieval Times. It was a lot of fun and he was very sad last night that his birthday was over. He's already planning his next year's party...

Holden's Horse Camp Demonstration

Holden wrapped up a great week at Horse Camp at Ridge Riders in Covina. He learned so much, until this week the only experience he had with horses is riding a pony at a street fair! His horses' name was Pepper and the biggest horse there. He learned to ride her, tack the horse, clean up the stable, groom her, etc. It was a really great experience for him. He won the "most improved rider" award, he looked like the cutest lil jockey~

Holden's horse camp

Holden is LOVING horse camp. It is such a great program. He is fearless with the horses, and is riding every day and learning all kinds of riding terms. His horses' name is "Pepper". He grooms her everyday. He is so darn cute in his black cowboy boots. It is worth the hour drive every day to see how much fun he's having and how happy he is. The camp is so great, they do games, crafts, clean the stables, grooming, riding, feeding, you name it! What a great experience for our Holdie. Hopefully we will see you all at the demo on Friday.

Griffin is home!

Griff is back home and safe & sound. I'm sure he will be driving me crazy in a few days again but for now I am so happy to hug him and have him back! He has a small cold and he was filthy from head to toe, the bottom of his feet were black as can be, but other then that he is just fine! He cried when he saw us, so sweet, he really missed his home and his family. Thanks so much to everyone who sent him packages and letters, he saved them all, I was touched by them. He kept a journal all about how he didn't like camp and that the food and water were"tasteless"-lol! No matter what it was a growing experience for all of us and he was exposed to new things. I think he has a better appreciation for the comforts of home for sure!