Thursday, May 21, 2009

First Horse Ride


We took Ally to ride on a horse yesterday as a surprise for her birthday!! When we pulled in she was like "Hey there are some horses, huh? why are pulling in here?"  "Do you see that horse over there? Look there is another one?!!"  Then we told her she was going to get to ride one of those horses- she was so excited!!!!!

She was able to brush the horse first, clean out the hoofs and then saddle it up. Picking out the right brush to use first.
Teaching her how to brush the horse.


Brushing the horse.
Finally getting to ride- that smile... never left her face!! She knows that people who ride horses wear those special riding hats, so when she got to wear one she was so excited. The little saddle they had was so cute.
Here she is riding on the horse.




She told the girl that was leading her around when they were finished, that she was coming back. The whole way home she just kept saying "That was so fun riding the horsey" till she fell asleep! She had so much fun! Wonder how many times I used the word "excited" in this post, cause that was the word for the day! :)

Happy 4th Birthday Allyana!!

Sweet little Ally is 4 today!! You are such a joy- I am so thankful for you!  I hope you have a great year! Love you, Happy Birthday Ally!


You loved sitting in your swing, most days you would fall asleep.

Love that smile!


Playing in your first snow in New York- it snowed the night we arrived- 24 inches!
Dress ups with your big sisters.
Cute little punkin!

You always loved to put shoes on your hands and crawl around, so cute!
Playing in the leaves...
Big sister Emme holding you, love those rosy cheeks!
You still love to check out bugs and are not afraid to pick them up!

Monday, May 11, 2009

Finally some toofers!!

She is so sweet... loved her in this hat, she however did not like the hat so much after awhile! :)

Ta da- you can finally see her two toofers!!!

Mikayla Walking

Mikayla took her first steps the day before Mother's day! :) She still crawls everywhere, but she will be running around with her sisters soon enough!

Raw Powerlifting Meet

Todd competed in a Raw or unequipped Powerlifting meet. Raw or unequipped means no special shirts or suits.  He finished in 2nd place! His friend Eric also competed in the meet. Here they are with their medals!

I took the girls with me, it was a long day for them, but we had snacks, coloring, a friend of theirs and a Leapster to keep them occupied! :)

Giving daddy hugs after one of the events.


His final squat was 605 lbs. Yeah buddy!
His bench was 435 lbs, I had Mikayla up there with me while I was taking video and she was not quite sure of what was going on and why her daddy kept yelling. But afterwards she gave him hugs!! :)


His deadlift was 633 lbs a personal best for him, he was so excited at the end of this video!! Still don't understand how the "slapping" gets you pumped to lift, but it does, and it always makes me laugh!! :)
We are so proud of you!! Love you Todd!!!