Yep, that is my reiner with a barrel saddle on!! She was really embarrassed and would not put her ears up for a picture. She is absolutely the BEST horse in the whole world. She is my sanity. I bet she would have came up the tree house steps with me if I would of asked. We both enjoyed a day off of ridin' and slidin'!! She is in such good shape she barely broke a sweat.

J W Jones Stables and Trail Riding.........a new place Dave Shaw told me about.

There are little cabins like the one in the distance scattered throughout the area.

Marion and Trickle riding on the trails.

Riding up to the highest tree house that I have ever seen!

The tree house went even higher yet!!! Easton, you would like climbing this tree with Grandma!

Climbing Trees

This is my grandson Easton, climbing trees in his front yard.

I was out trimming around my flowers this evening and was excited to see my first rose! Spring is really here!! It was getting dark so the picture does not quite express how beautiful it is. The mosquitoes enjoyed me as well.

My First Rose of the Spring

OK I do not know how to put these in the correct order so you have to go backwards......

Dave shinning up the side of a clift

Dave and Rita Buckles are our trail riding friends. Dave does some of the GEO cach hide and seek stuff. He had the coordinates for one off of trail 9. He found it!!!!!!! In a Tupperware container. It contained a dollar, a knife, a notebook, a pen, etc. I guess you are suppose to write in the notebook and leave it there. We were quite excited!!! I shinnied up as well and took some pictures. My friend, Pam, and her grandson's found one in West Point cemetery not too long ago.

Trudi and Jigs

I rode Jennifer's horse, Trudi, this weekend. She did very well for not trail riding before. We had to have a couple discussions about going across water and downhill. Fortunately, I won!! She was doing quite well by yesterday afternoon. I still had to help her some but she is gaining confidence. Jennifer now owes "me" a training fee!?!?!

Memorial Day Weekend Annual Trail Ride

It was a great weekend as usual riding in Hoosier National Park. Great stress reliever!! We cooked our meals this time and it was quite yummy. I tried a new pasta salad with artichoke hearts and it was great. Last night I made a shrimp and crab boil with whole corn on the cob that was a recipe in my Country magazine. It was absolutely wonderful. I will make it the next time we have a family get together. To top things off I had made an apple pie and a rhubarb pie the morning we left. Definitely, a non diet weekend. I did get up and walk 2 miles though. It was so beautiful and so fragrant with all the blooming spring plants and trees.

MOST IMPORTANT EVENT OF TODAY

PLEASE scroll down past the dog and hot tub pictures and view the earlier posts from today. The hot tub and dog pictures are fun and cute, but the major focus of the day and our purpose for today's visit was Joe's (and his family's) new calling as Bishop of the Coldwater Michigan Ward.

Benson supervising the fetch the ball game!

He took control of those Labs and showed them who was boss right off. Obviously, the superior by far dog!!!

Brody and Red

Posing dutifully for the camera!