Birthday party

On Wednesday, the girls and I went to Boise for Isabella's (Carla's niece) birthday party. They had ponies there for the kids to ride. Emma rode all by herself and wasn't scared at all. For those of you who know how she is around animals, you can understand why this is a big deal. As a side note, later in the evening, a big dog came in the yard and came right up to her. She kind of backed away, but never squealed and got scared like she normally does. She even went up to pet it. I guess we're getting better around animals. 

more fair photos

The girls loved tagging along with Michelle around the barn. Mich also took MJ on three rides at the carnival, so she was very excited about that. Before we left for the fair she said she just couldn't wait to go on the merry-go-round again. That is her favorite. She also rode the Kangaroo and Dumbo rides. Glad she was satisfied with her three rides. She also enjoyed watching Josh from ringside and playing in the dirt. 

Emma and Fallon

Emma enjoyed playing her friend Fallon. She is only a couple months older than Emma. Her parents also have Angus cattle and they live in Oregon. The girls had a great time playing in the dirt under the announcers table at ringside. They were exchanging rocks. Later that day I found Emma with her entire pockets stuffed full of them. Fallon saw Emma's pigtails and said she wanted pigtails like "Baby Emma."

Western Idaho Fair

Last weekend we went to Boise for the Western Idaho Fair. It was fun day, although it ended up being quite hot. The girls had a great time hanging out with family and cattle friends, as did Josh and I. I took almost 200 pictures trying to work on some new photography techniques I learned so it's been hard sorting through to pick out just a few. Hope you enjoy. 

Emma was watching Josh show from ringside. Then, she and Matt found a halter to play tug of war with. The girls enjoyed relaxing with their friend Fallon to watch a DVD.

Mackenzie in the morning

Every morning after MJ wakes up she asks to go outside to see her cat. I just love that the girls enjoy playing outside so much. This particular morning I was watching her and saw how beautiful the lighting was so I decided to take the opportunity to take some photos. Photography has been a developing passion of mine and I'm trying to do more of it and improve at it. I was also experimenting with a slideshow program on my computer so I thought I'd see how it all came together. Unfortunately when saved for the Web, the photos lose some quality, but at least you can see the composition of the photographs.

Being silly

The other day the girls were in the playroom. I could hear them talking about food and playing with the kitchen stuff. MJ brought in an apron to put on. Soon, Emma followed with another apron. She is Mackenzie's little shadow. I think it's cute. Emma then came in with this baby and carrier to put on. It was so big for her, but she was determined to carry her baby in it. I have a picture of MJ about that same age with the baby carrier strapped on to her too. MJ saw me with the camera so she had to pose.