Niagara Falls Trip Aug 2009

We took a road trip to Niagara Falls, Canada Aug 10-13th. Had a great time!!! Long car ride thought, about 9 hours getting there and 8 home. Would rather fly up next time and rent a car! But as the saying goes, getting there is half the fun (who ever said that never spent more than 4 hours in a car or plane!!)We did manage to get 43 of the 50 states with the license plate game thought! Never did get Hawaii, but did get Alaska!!! Anyway, would recommend this trip for anyone! The Falls are amazing, and so much stuff to do there! We did The Maid of the Mist, Journey Behind the Falls, the Cable Car over the whirlpool, the walk along the class 6 rapids, then there was all the other fun stuff at Clifton Hill: Guinness Book Museum, Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum, the giant sky wheel, indoor mini golf, wax museums and ice cream and candy stores galore! Not to mention shopping! Enjoy the photos!

Emma's First Dressage Show!

Emma rode in her first Dressage show at Furnace Brook Farm, where she rides (lessons one day a week and lease of horse one day a week) She also took her first (of I am sure many) Dressage tests, which she did great on! She is so proud of herself, and as I sat and watched her and listened to the reader call out instructions, I myself was amazed at her! She is a great rider for only 8 1/2 years old! I actually had to buy a book the other day for ME from the U.S. Dressage Federation, so I can actually know what she is doing! I have to figure out how to upload videos to this blog so you can all see her riding live! I think I may need another job to support this horse habit of hers!