A few new additions...

In May we bought Annie an older horse, Ginger, perfect for a beginner rider.  After just a month...Ginger died, turned out she might have been a little too old.  We had so much fun loving her, but Annie's little heart was broken.

Grandpa Doyle to the rescue!

Bo & Annie have June birthdays,

wanna see their presents from Grandpa & Grandma Doyle?

Annie's Jesse

Bo's Peppy

That makes for an awful lot of little cowboys around here!

And a lot of little cowboys means a lot of little boots.

But come December, we are gonna need to add this little pair,

for the new babe.

Makes me pretty happy, all those little boots!

I just love Happily Ever Afters!

Olympic Party ~ London

The Flag was waving and the rings were in place...

...Let the Games Begin!

The fun started when the athletes rolled in

on the doubled decker bus.

(Pictured below Team USA & Team France)

We enjoyed an English dinner of

fish & chips and fresh scones.

It was very exciting when the torch came by:

The last hand-off was the trickiest.

More like a snatch.

Then we all enjoyed watching the festivities in London.

I was just glad Rowan Atikinson got my text:

(The Mirror)

I needed to let him know about his little booger.

(Sorry only funny if you actually watched the Opening Ceremonies & even then...maybe not :)

and for the next few weeks....

...we will be watching wayyy too much T.V., 

and training for 2020 of course!

Happy Olympics!

"Growing Up Too Fast" Birthday Party

Party Day
out at Annie's Auntie Cake's again!!!

This year Annie's Birthday Party was "Growing Up Too Fast."

The kid's invites encouraged them to come dressed as adults.

They were sooo cute!

When they arrived they were each given

a cell phone and 2 credit cards.

After taking some pictures they were seated at

"The Jolly Tomato,"

a fine Italian restaurant,
for dinner.

They ordered from menus:

And they were very surprised when,
half-way through dinner,
they received a bill.

They learned quickly how to use their credit cards!

Although I caught this guy trying to pay with a stolen credit card.

I hope he didn't ruin your credit Gwinn!

After dinner, the girls headed to the salon

for manicures and pedicures.

 

While the girls waited in the salon

they giggled over girly magazines,

refreshed with lemonade & Sushi,

Glammed up their phones with some stick on gems,

and of course, they took ten years off just by doing this:

It was a relaxing spot to be.

Well, at least until these characters showed up.

The girls loved using their credit cards to pay at the salon too. 

When they checked out they received a salon bag

with nail products.

While the girls were in the salon,

the boys were on the greens,

getting in a round of golf.

 

They were very cute when they asked for help

adding up the scores because there were some big numbers :)

 

The boys got a little bag with a wallet in it.

They filled their bags with the goodies

they received through the night.

 

Throughout the night the kids were taking

driving tests with the man from the Minnesota DMV.

If they passed they received their Driver's License.

They were so proud,

"Mom, take my picture of me with my driver's license!"

Also, there was a dress up station where

kids could get their pictures taken.

Annie took quite a few pics!

At 7:00 the "Starbucks" opened.

Menu:

Lemonade 2$

Frappuccino 3$

Cupcakes 1$

And how will you be paying for that Ma'm ?

Looks like her credit was good!

 

They were all he cutest little "grown-ups" you ever saw.

At the end of the night...

...we just felt so blessed to have such dear friends.

And we all fell asleep smiling,

again.

Thanks to everyone who helped pull this off! 

Auntie Cake

Shelby

Mendie

Ashley

Sandy

Rachael

& my hard working Hubby-Love You Kel!

Blessed by amazing friends!