Cheer Camp 2011

Jocelyn looks forward to Gracen's cheer camp every year! She is kind of shy, but she always knows the routines and the cheers very well!

No Training Wheels!

I'm finding a lot of pictures that I haven't put on my blog, so I'm kind of playing catch up. Jocelyn started riding her bike without training wheels this summer. She was SO frustrated in Texas when we took her training wheels off, but the next time I took her to practice, she DID IT with ONE PUSH! So funny. I started her off on the grass and I think it helped her to not worry about falling on the pavement. The next day, she was racing with the neighbor boys! I feel bad we didn't take them off sooner, but oh well.

Cantering video

Jocelyn was the only one at her time slot today for lessons! HEAVEN! :) Private lesson for the price of a group lesson. I think we have decided to work on getting her in a show. Exciting!!

Naughty!!!

One evening, I noticed Zap's back had two big white spots. I pet him and it looked like he had just lost his hair. I got nervous thinking, "I wonder if he is sick and is losing his hair!" Then I looked over at Jocelyn who looked VERY guilty... Jocelyn Kay! It was then I remembered her bringing me the scissors to cut out the hair ties in her hair and then taking them in the hall and I heard "snip snip". At the time, I didn't think anything of it b/c she has NEVER cut her hair or anything else that's not suppose to be cut. She was in big trouble!!!

Looking the Part!

I have posted a lot of horseback riding pictures lately, but I couldn't resist. My Mom bought Jocelyn a new English riding outfit and she looks so cute!! I think she feels so confident in it too b/c she was riding exceptionally well on Saturday and says it was so comfortable! Such a plus! We wanted those really tall boots, but the girl at the store said they are very uncomfortable and are used for shows. Bummer. Someday we'll have to do a show!

This is Bonnie. Jocelyn has had a lot of fun riding her and Bonnie has a cute trot and always holds her tail up. Miss Emily calls her a "real" horse and calls her "zippy". Thankfully Jocelyn has great control of her!

Riding video

This is kind of funny for me to say, but oh well! I love when new people come to lessons (usually older people) and act like they know everything about riding and then Jocelyn out rides them! This was one weekend where it was just Jocelyn and one other rider and she was older and acted overly confident. When the lady got out there, she had zero control of the horse (her own fault, not the horses) and Jocelyn was being made the example! It makes me laugh...in a humble sort of way, of course!

10th Anniversary!!!

Has it really been TEN years?!? I'm such a lucky girl! My husband makes me laugh (and occasionally roll my eyes) and I wouldn't know what to do without him! He is perfect for me and has taught me so much over the last ten years. I feel blessed to have him and Jocelyn is blessed as well! LOVE YOU, BABE!!!! Can't wait to see what the next ten years brings!

English Riding!

Jocelyn is learning to ride English style. She has ridden Western for two years now and we are excited for her to learn a new style! I can imagine she will want to learn to jump sometime in the next couple of years. I don't know if I'd be able to watch, but I know she'd love it! We'll see what happens, but she had so much fun today!

She's working really hard to keep her hands low. It's hard to remember while she trots and posts, but Ms. Emily is good about reminding her and teaching her some tricks to remember it!

Poor Zap!

This cat is hilarious. He will sit in the baby stroller and let Jocelyn RUN like a crazy girl around the house! He just sits there. Weirdo! He's kind of too heavy for the fabric, so I don't think it'll last much longer.

Horseback Riding Update!

We started horseback riding lessons at a new ranch a couple of weeks ago. We felt like it was time to move on and find somewhere Jocelyn could progress and learn new things, so we went to Liz Sanchez Stables. We LOVE it here and couldn't be happier. Jocelyn is back with her FAVORITE riding instructor, Ms. Emily and is so excited!

This is called a cross tie. I love that the kids have their own area to tack up their horse and they can walk in front and behind the horse.

Jocelyn and Lily. Such a sweet horse!

Joc made a card for Ms. Emily all by herself. So cute. It says, "You are the best horse back riding teacher ever! Love Joc. To: Emily."

Ms. Emily and Jocelyn.

They have lessons in the awesome covered arena!!! No more sunburns and super hot lessons under the sun. Hooray! They have a great viewing area for parents in the shade. LOVE!

After her lesson, Jocelyn wanted to go visit the other horses.

We had so much fun and we're really excited to see how much she learns here!

1st GRADE!!!!

Jocelyn picked out her outfit by herself this year for school. She loves this ruffly shirt! Of course, I think she looks adorable! I just can't believe she is in first grade now!

She also picked out this "twist" hairstyle. Then she told me she felt like a teenager!

Meet the Teacher!

Is she REALLY in first grade? Yikes! She was very nervous to meet her teacher, but excited to be on the big kids playground! Her teacher, Mrs. Martinez was a kindergarten teacher last year, so we had some interaction with her and we're excited for this year! I think Jocelyn will learn a lot and be challenged with this teacher. Joc was excited because a friend from church is in her class this year, along with two boys from last years class. I was excited because the two girls I didn't want to be in her class, weren't!!! GOOD!

We made this little gift for Jocelyn's teacher. We filled the empty squares with Dove chocolate. I think it turned out pretty cute for a last minute gift AND for about $20! Yes, we are those people who kiss up to the teacher. So what!!