The only thing you can predict about Indiana weather is that it is unpredictable. I'm not complaining one bit, but today is was 60 degrees, in JANUARY! How crazy is that? It is supposed to be 70 tomorrow, but we'll see, I'm still somewhat skeptical at that. Either way, I decided to take advantage of the warmth and took Big Sister to go ride her pony.

Big Sister, 3 1/2 years old riding by herself!

Up until today, Big Sister had only been lead around on her pony. I decided today to see what she would do if I gave her the reins. She loved it, despite her pony being ornery coming out of winter and the reins being little too long. I have to say I was impressed with the pony as well. He was a trooper, especially since Big Sister doesn't quiet know what she is doing yet. He needs some refresher on ground manner, but we can fix that this spring. We worked on using the reins and learning to kick the pony to make him go. Big Sister listens well when I give her instructions and she handles the frustration of the pony not minding her right away pretty good. I explained to her that it will take practice and she is just learning. She seemed to except that fact and kept on working at pulling his head up when he would stop to stiff something on the ground.

I had hoped that at least one of my children would take and interest in horses, since they are such a large part of our lives. Seeing her up on that pony, determined to ride him on her own was just magical. I can't wait to be able to let her ride the trails with me! This is the begging to an awesome new chapter for Big Sister and I!

Have a great day dear followers!

Okay, so life is just getting so busy the bigger my girls get! My youngest just turned 7 months old and she is moving around like CRAZY! My oldest didn't see the need to move around this much at all. Everyone always tells you that each baby is totally different, and I knew this, but deep down I wanted a clone, lol! I'm just kidding, my youngest is also very special in her own ways and I love that about her, she gives me so many new experiences that I didn't have with my oldest and yet my oldest gave me experiences that I have never had with my youngest. They really seem to have balanced out one another well and taught me a lot, even already!

On a side note, sorry I've been MIA for a while! I am going to try to get back into the blogging scene, hopefully nap times will correspond and they'll give me an hour to type, hehe! We'll see, please stay with me!

I've got some fun news! I finally bought Big Sister's riding helmet! We decided to go with the Troxel Legacy in Smoke Antiquus. She has a tiny little head so we went with the small. I fit it to her head in the house and it fit great but when I put it on her outside I must have messed with the adjustments and it kept falling forward on her. I'm pretty sure it was user error on my part and I think I just need to get used to the adjustment system a little more. The day her helmet came in I took Big Sister out to ride her pony! She just LOVES the horses and would have stayed on that pony ALL day long. She is a natural and I am just amazed at her balance for only 2 years old. She also has no fear. I was able to lead the pony without holding onto her. It didn't faze her a bit and she rode him like she had been riding since the day she was born! SHE is going to be FUN! We have also been blessed to have an incredible pony. He loves me and will do anything I ask him to, especially if I let him nibble on the grass every so often. I can't wait to see their relationship and bond grow as Big Sister rides more!


Thanks for staying with me dear followers! I've got some cool/controversial posts planned ahead so please stay tuned!
Kelsey