Okay, so I've been holding off making a post about our visitor's from FL because I've been waiting for a few more pictures...but I haven't gotten them yet, and more things to post keep piling up so I'll just put one picture that I do have on here.
My friend Sarah from FL and her mom came to visit us last month. :) It was all of a sudden to hear they were coming the next day, but it was awesome to have them over for a day, have them spend the night, and then get to hang out a bit more before they headed home Wednesday.
Laurisa has been taking alot of horse lessons at a horse farm 5 minutes from us (where she volunteers on most Saturdays).
She definitely enjoys every moment with the horses!
Here's a video of her riding the horse at a walk. She couldn't even watch it without walking away because it made her want to ride again so badly.
Last week Laurisa and Esther played in a concert they had been practicing for for a few weeks. They always enjoy getting to make music with other musicians in the orchestra again!
Sisters getting ready for the big event.
A warm-up won't hurt ;)
Mom was the only one of our family who attended, and I heard it turned out very nicely.
Y'all must be wondering about the "chaos" part of the title...What in the world happened?!
Well.. I'll let the picture tell you.
Nothing bad at all, actually! This past Saturday we went over to the aforementioned horse farm to see a trick-riding show, called: Equestrian Chaos. :)
Although it started at 5:00 p.m., we arrived at approximately 4:30 p.m. so we could get a good seat, and also because Laurisa told us we could pet the horses if we went before it started.
Since she was known there from taking lessons and all the volunteering, we got escorted right to the stable.
Smoky kept checking out Gabriel by tugging on his shirt. :P
After a few pictures with them, we took our seats again and awaited the show's start.
The horse farm has students that go there for physical therapy when they've either had accidents or were born with a handicap of some sort, as the rhythm of the horse can help them regain coordination and balance even when walking on their own.
For the first part of the show, they let a few of their students perform.
The first was a young man (early 20's) who suffered a severe football injury at the age of 18 while he scored the winning point of the game. The accident resulted in leaving him unable to talk, and really..completely paralyzed..
When he first went there for rehab, six years ago, they had to have someone riding on the horse behind him, actually holding him up on the horse, a person behind the horse, one on each side, and someone leading it.
Now? He can ride completely by himself..And can also spear small rings while riding, which, if you've never tried, hitting or ringing a target of any sort while on a moving animal, it is extremely difficult. His speech is also improving, which it's all quite amazing!
The next student, 12 year old Sarah, was born with cerebral palsy and has to use half crutches, but as the poem she wrote and recited during the show stated, when she's on the horse, she's just like everyone else.
Her poems have actually won awards and Nobel prizes.
The final student was Emily, born with down syndrome. It's amazing how much charisma she has, and what riding a horse could do for each one of them!
Then for the rest of the show...
Time for some trick-riding!
As for the crazy wigs and such..They were kind of like clowns, so they were pretty entertaining when giving a little bit of background about horses in ancient days and facts in comparison to humans.
Trick riding is really neat to watch!
There was even the owner's little daughter who was doing trick riding. I guessed she's about 6-7 years in age.
It was pretty neat to see another girl riding two horses while standing.
I thought I didn't do too badly taking the pictures without being able to see what I was capturing because the sun was so bright, and also I was trying to watch at the same time. xD
It was pretty neat to see another girl riding two horses while standing.
I thought I didn't do too badly taking the pictures without being able to see what I was capturing because the sun was so bright, and also I was trying to watch at the same time. xD
There were a few nice signs scattered outside of the arena.
They all did a really good job!
We have visitor's coming in just a few days! (Right after somebody's birthday..) So don't forget to check back! ;)
They all did a really good job!
We have visitor's coming in just a few days! (Right after somebody's birthday..) So don't forget to check back! ;)
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