Levi's First Trail Ride.

Levi has been doing so good since his training.  His confidence has grown so much.  He seems even more laid back than before.  One night after I had been working with him at the ranch, she asked to pony him down the trail at the ranch.  He did absolutely awesome.

He did so good that the next night, Sidney asked me if we could haul them out to one of the trails in the foothills.  We both agreed that we would do it without expectation and just see how it went.  We got there and saddled them up.  He was super chill.

We started off with Pigeon up front.  Pigeon naturally walks very fast, and I had to keep holding him back.  

We decided to see how Levi did out front.  He was amazing.  He seemed so confident and so relaxed.  He set a nice pace that Pigeon was happy to follow.

We rode for quite awhile and decided to turn back, so that we could end on a good note.  Levi side-eyed the holes, but other than that, he was very relaxed.

I think he may be a trail horse at heart.

I just had to stick this picture here.  I upgraded our grain buckets and cleaned our shed.  It looks so good.  It is funny how organizing and cleaning brings me such joy.

Patriot Women.

Well, I did a thing.  I joined a women's shooting club.  It has been quite fun.  We meet once a month and do some pretty cool things.  Sometimes we shoot.

Sometimes we learn new things.

I have been enjoying the comradery.  It is a great group of women.  

Junk Drawer - August 2025.

My dad wanted some caramel popcorn, so I delivered.  This is seriously the best (non sticky) caramel corn in the world.  I got the recipe from a build a bear cookbook that the girls had.  It is a keeper!

Sidney's first day of 11th grade.  Back to in person school she went.  It has been a transition for both of us.  

My lime light hydrangeas are giant this year.  I love them!

Kendall SFO Bound.

Diego took a trip to Cali to visit his family.  They invited Kendall to join him.  Their first stop?  The science museum.  Kendall said it was awesome.  I love this picture, not only for the cool suits, but for the crazy smile that Kendall is adorning.

Grandpa told her that a crab sandwich was an absolute must.  She obliged and enjoyed a delicious sandwich.

Diego and his family are die hard Giants fans.  He goes to a game every chance he gets.  Kendall joined them for her first professional baseball game.

The stadium view is awesome!

Sadly, the Giants lost big time that night.  They had been on a winning streak and that streak continued after this one loss.  Drat!  A good time was still had by all!

It was a great trip and a weekend filled with fun!

Celebrating Sidney and Mom.

We celebrated the twins birthday's at Red Robin (Sid's pick).  The balloon man stopped by our table and made Sidney a special balloon bicycle for her birthday. 

My  mom got her a lovely, delicious cake.  Funny story, Sidney loves the attention being on her.  This was news to me, as I despise the attention being on me.  So, we made sure to celebrate in style (and very loudly).

My beautiful mom.  I think she loves sharing her birthday with Sidney.

Two beautiful girls here.

Happy Birthday to these lovely ladies!

Dutch Pups and Coffee Art.

Kendall brought the doggos some Dutch Pup bandanas.  They wore them with pride.

Kendall has been practicing her coffee art.  She is getting pretty good.

Night Glow, Night Rides and Night Life.

Sidney is really living her best life.  I may say that often, but it truly brings me joy.  I remember a day not so long ago that I worried about whether she would find her independence.  Well, she has.  She and Kennedy went to the hot air balloon night glow.

Sid and Corinna went for a late night horse ride.

Sidney enjoyed the lantern festival with her friends.

Wyatt Flores at the Revolution Concert House.  Ask her how the ride home went...

Just in case you were wondering, she still loves her job...if you can call it work.  I think she loves the doggie snuggles.  Though one of the downfalls is that she gets very attached to the dogs.  Dogs have much shorter lives than we do, so she has experienced some loss in the past year.  One of her favorites, Finley, passed this past month.  It was very sad.