We are off one whole week now!

YAY! It's Friday and I have all next week off for the 4th of July! I am so excited about not waking up at 4am tomorrow! This week was a busy one as well! Monday we had the day off for a vacation day and came over to Heather's and we all went for a horseback ride on the dikes across from her house along the river. We took Gentleman, Star, Synara, and Sunshine. Heather, Jeremy, myself and Kyle Williams went and we were gone for about 2 hours! Gentleman didn't act like a gentleman for the first 1/2 hour or so, we ponied alongside Heather and Star and then I felt safe enough to go it alone and he was fine! I did end up hugging his neck once when we cantered for the first time and he stopped dead in his tracks to check out some wood on the side of the trail! But, I didn't fall off!

Wednesday night my mom, Phil, Chelsea, Heather, Brian, Carly and Maggie came over to wish me a happy birthday and brought some nice gifts as well (clothes from Mom, a shirt from Chelsea, and some pretty dessert plates from the Walsh's). I am so lucky - I even got some balloons that spelled 40!

I got some cute pictures of Isaac hoola-hooping with a hoop and with the WII game! Amber posted it on her facebook page I guess (something new I need to check out!). We have been over to Heather's a few nights this week, working on the new stall. Tonight, Brian and Jeremy are finishing it up. Lyndsay is playing on the floor by my feet and Erin is upstairs playing with Maggie. It started raining so we came in to make dinner and Curt, Carly and Isaac are still playing outside. Heather has a sand pile with some tents and toys set up and the kids have been having a blast playing out there! We were going to stay at the camper tonight, but there are supposed to be storms going through the area.

This week I am getting my hair cut and might do a few other things as well (nails, new dress, etc.) - we are going to a wedding on the 6th and spending the night of the 5th there (it's in Holland, MI). Brooke and Curt will be at their dad's all week and Amber is babysitting another boy at our house yet. She is working at her cleaning job she used to have tomorrow as a fill-in. She and Brooke are at a youth activity tonight - they went to Pontiac to a LOONS game I believe.

Well, Lyndsay is calling for some attention - I will update more later with some new pictures as well!

cHRIS