by Kathy

Margaux and I planned a week this summer that was all-out crazy busy…and we lived to tell about it! It all started when Margaux said she wanted to give the girls an opportunity for riding lessons from me, and when I mentioned I was looking for some swimming lessons, she volunteered for that task. But it was also Vacation Bible School week. And we also wanted to gather up stuff for a parade entry for the girls to participate at the end of the week. So…..

Our mornings started at the church with VBS…

Complete with Bible stories, friends, face painting, crafts, and snacks (very sugary, very, very, sugary…who plans these snacks? –Egads! Oh well, it just added to your excitement, didn’t it girls? C’mon, let’s go!)

Then on to lunch at the ranch…(Eat some spaghetti, girls, even though it doesn’t taste as good as the very sugary snacks you just ate 45 minutes ago at VBS. Eat, so we can go ride…Eat, eat, eat…C’mon, let’s go!)

Get the horses ready…(Thanks for helping tie, Cassidy, but don’t pull quite so much…C’mon, let’s go!)

Lead ‘em out to the arena…(Stay in front of Harley and keep walking, Mackenzie, don’t stop…C’mon, let’s go!)

And ride!..(Ride, Aspen, don’t just complain about the dirt in your boots…C’mon, let’s go!)

Then on to swimming lessons (Swing your arms, girls; blow into the water, kick,kick,kick! C’mon, let’s go!).

Margaux was a trooper in the cold lake water and the extra buoyancy in her mid-section proved to be very beneficial.     [That's Cowboy Colt in the hangar:)] (“Motor boat, motor boat, go so fast, motor boat, motor boat, step on the gas”…C’mon, let’s go!)

Then get out the buggy and get it cleaned up for the parade (Clean down into all those button-holes girls. C’mon, let’s go!).

Trying on dresses for the parade to be “old-time girls” (You do look cute in that dress, and we’ll find aprons tomorrow. C’mon, let’s go!)

Getting out the stick horses to pretend to pull the buggy (Gallop over to the buggy so we can figure out how to tie them on. C’mon, let’s go!)

 

Whew!  I’m glad we don’t try to do that every week!  However if you’ld like to join us on our next misadventure….C’mon let’s go!