A New Hobby

What started as a few times shooting the "little bow" in the backyard has turned into a budding interest in archery. Yes, Kelly really enjoys shooting the bow and now she even has her own. Tom bought her one on a recent visit to the archery store. Here she is practicing on Saturday at the indoor range.

First Day of School

Today was Kelly's first day of workshops at Coastal Academy. Workshops are days when the kids are in a classroom setting with their teachers. Kelly attends workshops on Wednesdays and Fridays. The other three days are homeschool days.


Here she is right before we loaded into the car. We went shopping yesterday with Kristin and her girls. Mom Mom bought her this cute dress.


Kristin's daughter, Maddie now attends the Classical Academy High School in Escondido. Kelly loves her, and she's a great "big sis".


Here are Kelly's other pals, Emma (left) and Annie (right). They're growing up so fast!!!


Kelly is now a 2nd grader. Here she is in her classroom.


Here we are in the hallway before I left her.

More Fun with Cousins

Kelly spent time cousins, Christion, Eben and Sam. Her Aunt Julie sent these pictures to share.

Kelly loves animals so it's no surprise that she's feeding the goat.


The man working there asked Kelly to hold the lead rope of one of the horses. I'm not sure if it's a mini horse or a pony.


This is Buzz, the blind horse. Buzz has a friend who wears a bell so he can follow him around.

Here's Kelly with her cousins when they went on a hike. Christion (the one to her left) is about 5 months older than Kelly. Eben just turned 4 and Sam is 2.

Kelly went raspberry picking with her Meme, aunts and cousins. From what I heard, they ate more than they put in their containers!

The kids made a chocolate chip cookie cake and decorated it with the raspberries they picked. Cousin Emily (the tallest one) put a "K" on the cake in honor of Kelly.

The girls had a spa day and cousin Tommy had to get in on the action. Yes, he really is rubbing lotion onto her feet.

Our Friends are Moving....

...to Fallbrook, that is. It's only about 12 miles from our house, so it's not too much further. They're not living there yet, but were able to get the keys beforehand so they could get a jump on moving. On Saturday we went over to unload some boxes and have a bit of fun as well.


The men had a blast shooting their pellet guns, crossbow and bows. Annie wanted to get in on the action as well.



My friend, Kristin and I played what else, but Scrabble while the men did their thing. Her daughter, Maddie played too.

Only Three Days to Go

It's Saturday, and there's only 3 days left until Kelly comes home to CA! Tom and I can't wait to see her, as it's been way too long. Today we went the our favorite place to eat (for the third week in a row!) and for the third time they asked about Kelly. I'm anxious to see if she's changed at all in her looks. I know being back will be an adjustment for her, with the time change and the fact that she starts school on the 18th! Where has summer gone??!!

More Fun in PA

Kelly had more fun at her cousins' house last week. Here are some pics her Aunt Kelly sent.


Aunt Kelly says that Kelly's become quite the driver. Here she is driving her aunt, cousin Leia, cousin Tommy and cousin Annie.



Fun on the playground


Look at these two amigos!

More Horse Pictures

Another Baby!

A week ago on Sunday the other mini horse, Lightning had her baby. It was a boy, but I don't know its name.


Here's Kelly with her mini horse, Sierra.


This is Sierra's baby, Pinky.