Bob at it again......

Here's Bob, I think in his previous life he was a fisherman and just doesn't know it.

He caught this huge fish in a pond on the golf course where we live. I think it's a spotted red fish - (see the dot on his tail)

Anyway, he always catches and releases when fishing in the ponds.

Way to go Bob! Must be the glasses!!!

QUEBEC HERE WE COME......

Well, it getting very close to Hayden leaving for his trip to Quebec to play in the biggest hockey tournament in the world! So many countries are being represented, including England... I didn't even know they could play ice hockey over there!!!

Anyway, it has been quite exciting getting the dozen e-mails on a daily basis and trying to keep up with them. Then there's the 5 hour drive one way to Raleigh for a 1 hour training session and a 5 hour drive back. Let's just hope the little bugger appreciates this and kicks some butt in Quebec! GOOOOOOOOOOO HURRICANES!!!

SCHOOL

Sara, Nick and Hayden on their first day of school. They are all staying around the same height of each other pretty darn well. I am now the shortest in the family, which really comes as no surprise!

Sara started her freshman year in High School, Hayden started middle school and Nick is in his last year of middle school.

Since this picture was taken, I think they have each grown several inches more!

IEA Horse Show...

Here's a picture of Sara riding in her first IEA Horse Show with her new team from Storybook Farms. Sara had a great ride and finished 2nd in the jumping class riding "Henry" who was brought in from Evermore Farms in Ga. Sara also rode in a flat class on another horse from Ga. and finished 4th in that one.

When you compete in these shows, they go down a list and pull a horse out and it's the luck of the draw! Sara has done so well riding so many different horses.

Hockey Camp

This is the hockey camp Hayden went to. He said it was absolutely amazing!!! Hard work, hard work and more hard work.

Hayden was selected as the number one draft pick out of 33 kids - quite impressive to say the least.

He said he wants to go back next year, but for 2 weeks not one!

MALL OF AMERICA

On the way up to Minnesota to drop Hayden off at hockey camp, Bob, Nick & Hayden visited the Mall of America. Bob went to find a Starbucks - or the closest thing and the boys rode the rides. They loved it, and could have stayed all day.

Hopefully, we will get to go back there one day and we all can enjoy it.

RED BARN

This is a picture of our barn - we had been waiting and waiting to have it painted, but every time "the day" was scheduled, the weather did not cooperate.
We finally managed to get it done and it looks absolutely gorgeous!
This wasn't good enough though, it looked so nice that we had to do the inside too! So off to the paint store and we bought a nice light tan - looks like a brand new place.