Saturday, June 25, 2016

Nikki and Dan Visit!!!!

Avery's good friend Nikki came out for a visit ...

... and any good friend of Avery's 
is a great friend of mine!!!

We all had a great time where we went out to dinner ...

... visited our old stomping grounds ...

... played at our favorite toy store ...

... showed off our great swimming skills ...

... and had a huge barbecue at home ... 
even Grandma Wendy and Grandpa Charlie came over!!!

Avery was even in a big Chinese show 
while Nikki and Dan were in town ...

... where there was a crazy 
Chinese lion dance too!!!

We took Nikki and Dan to one of our favorite places,
 "the barn" to see all our great horsy friends ...

... such as Mommy's horse Sophie ...

... and our great new friend Miss B!!!

Thanks for visiting, Nikki!!! 
We love you (even Miss B does now too)!!!

Sunday, June 19, 2016

Happy Fathers Day!!!

 
To one of the most manly fathers we know ...

... a father who always teaches us 
critical life lessons ...

... a father who always forgives us 
during times of unreasonable actions ...

... a father who we can always make laugh 
with all our crazy dance moves ...

... you are the best Daddy in the whole wide world!!!

Happy Father's Day, we love you!!!

Friday, June 17, 2016

Viva Las Vegas!!!

Road tripping to Las Vegas for Grandpa Eric's 80th birthday party 
along with some R&R poolside at a fancy fancy resort!!!

Grandpa Eric next to his birthday cake ...

... and he needed some major help blowing out 
all of his 80 candles!!!

Fancy fancy resort check-in time ...

... we even had the fanciest view from our room
... the "American Ninja Warrior" obstacle course!!!

And then dinner in the Grand Buffet dinning room!!! 
You can eat almost anything you would ever want ...

... Emery was completely full after her 4th plate!!!

After a great night of fancy hotel sleep ...

... and another couple of food plates at the Grand Buffet ...

... it was time to go poolside to the 
wave pool and lazy river ...

... and even lounge around for some R&R 
(Rest & Relaxation) ...

... that is until it was actually nap time for some real rest!!!

Then we met Grandma Judy & Grandpa Eric for lunch ...

... and then we all went to a huge aquarium 
with all sort of animals to see and touch ...

... some fish even looked right at us and said 
"Hi" over and over and over ...

... and this one kept seeming to say
"Get me out of here and back into the sea!!!"

There were tons and tons of crazy swarms of 
fish, sharks, and even octopuses!!!

Next up we met our twin friends
 Gianna and Alexa to go to the ...

... circus!!!

We ate carnival food and saw crazy circus acts like people on the trapeze ...

... and someone got shot out of a huge cannon ...

... and a tiger trainer was in a cage with 15 tigers!!!

The circus really exhausted Emery!!!

Driving back home after a long Vegas
 adventure always makes one sleepy ...

... except for when you unexpectedly wake up 
for a potty break in the middle of nowhere!!!

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Goodbye Our Sweet Sparky ...

Oh Sparky, our sweet Sparky, 
you were the best horsey we've ever met ...

... you took our love and loved us right back,
 oh so much more, we will never forget!

All the times we rode you on and on forever, 
and you just kept on trotting like the best ...

... all those times your old bones would say "no no no", 
but your great big heart just kept saying "yes yes yes"!!

Everywhere we ventured off to,
our wild trail rides felt like too much fun to be allowed ...

... but it would be tragic if we didn't tell you, 
even around the stables felt like we were in the clouds!!!

Oh Sparky, you will be missed, 
the way only best friends will ever know ...

... our dreams of riding in the rings, 
come and visit as we lay down to rest below.

Memories of that last day we parted, 
still sting even though it's already been some time ... 

... all those memories of our last outing, 
continue to run around in our hearts and mind.

Remember our last walk, 
it was the slowest walk that ever was ...

... you knew it as well as I did, 
our paths were splitting and there just was no pause.

These captured moments will always show, 
love can and will always endure ...

... and our memories will last a lifetime, 
or at least until we make new ones in the future, for sure!!!

We love and miss you Sparky!!!