Horses & School

We were lucky enough to visit my aunt's horses, Bud and Tia, last week.  Ann boards her horses on a beautiful farm in a neighboring state. It was such a happy place.  The owners of the farm are so passionate about what they do and you can tell they just love their horses.   

 

Layla was pretty tickled with her time at the farm.  It was the day after her first day of school and we had been looking forward to our big horse day all week.  My dad was nice enough to watch Grady and Layla was able to spend the day with a bunch of her favorite ladies :)

 

Layla loves animals, but she really surprised me with her confidence and fearlessness around and on the horses.  Let's hope she approaches school in the exact same way this year!

 

Ann's pictures below tell about our day perfectly.  We rode for so long that we missed lunch! 

 

 

 

 Our whole crew.  Ann, Layla, Joan, myself and mom!

 

 

 

And that was a wrap to a wonderful day!  Thank you to Ann for having us to the farm and showing Layla into the horse world!  And to Joan for keeping Layla fed, hydrated and very giggly :) 

 

School update:  Layla had a great first full week in school this week.  She cracked Ryan and I up with her stories this week.  Layla told us she had trouble finding her friends because they were all in the same color clothes (it was color week!) but yet she has already successfully memorized her special number (student ID number) so she can access the computers.  Layla loves her teacher, snack time, music time, P.E. and analyzing the behavior management system in the room.  Recess is the area that seems to be the biggest area of uneasiness and questions.  We have now gotten through school pictures, Layla's first hot lunch and five early wake-ups.  Big week.  So big that Layla fell asleep at rest time in the classroom.
 

Resting after school with a big pile of new library books

Grady is slowly adjusting to the transition.  He is of course confused by Layla's new whereabouts, but it is also a huge change in his sleep schedule.  He now has an earlier wake-up and an earlier and shorter nap.  Poor Grady (and mom).  Hopefully by the end of next week he will be a bit better adjusted to his new sleep schedule!