My Husband the Cowboy

  Something I have wanted for a very long time is to be able to go riding with my husband. Up until recently we haven't had horses that we can enjoy in any other way except for english show horses. Either jumpers, dressage or hunter/jumper. Now we finally have some horses that aren't finely tuned performance animals, so it's okay for an inexperienced rider to enjoy some time in the saddle without the risk of undoing countless hours of training.

Adventures at the Thinkery

    The Austin Children's Museum has been a favorite adventure day location for us little kids and big kids/adults for the past two years. Ever since Ashlyn could toddle around I was dying to take her to play. Well now, the museum has upgraded to something much bigger and grander!

Rebuilding Routine

    Today made me realize that I miss blogging! The kids and I had so much fun playing outside on this beautiful day. I took so many pictures and videos! I think I've overwhelmed my instagram. But I also have missed expressing myself through writing. It helps me think, process, and remember.

Riding with Friends

  Over the past couple of months I've been out on the trails with a few of my friends, as well as family. The nice thing about having trail horses instead of performance sport horses is that anyone can ride them! Within reason of course.

Pancakes

  This morning Ashlyn got her first taste of an American tradition.. or at least I think it's American. It's probably not. But whatever, I just know I used to LOVE when my dad would make pancakes with us in the mornings.

A Carnival Party

   Kids parties are always a lot of fun. Noise, chaos, sweets, energy, gifts, and tons of really happy kids. Even for the adults it's a lot of fun. I'm not very good at throwing kids parties, I'm learning. To be fair I've only hosted three parties for a child.. and the first party doesn't count because she had no idea what was going on at one year.