The Nearsighted Cowboy

Circus Surprise Circus

(from October 30th)

The day before Halloween I planned to surprise the family with tickets to the circus. I even snuck into Laura's store and sent her this picture to get the night off and running. 

Circuses are weird to say the least. We had no idea what to expect.

And this mystery curtain didn't give us any help.

That's some camels and horses running in circles. I didn't get a shot of the dogs riding horses. That was something. 

I think the star of the show was this whirlygig that Yuula got. We may have induced some seizures. 

And of course, elephants. Taking a break from their harsh treatment to give us a handstand or two. Here's some nuts. 

We had a blast.

Monday, Medic, Maze, Molly

Geeez, look at this fall. Went to pick up Susie for an eye appointment Monday. Let's take a look and see how it went...

This is what Susie does the second we hit the road. Her eye appointment went well. No issues, and a new prescription. Whoopity doo. So now that we got her, what can we torture her with....

Hey Susie... ever been in a corn maze before?

The kids new Radio Flyer working out beautifully

Aesop loves it in here

The owner said Yuula could have a free cookie if she sat on the pumpkin like Cinderella. I don't remember that part of the movie, but, hey... free cookie.

On the way home Susie had the energy to stop in and introduce us to the infamous Molly. We thought she may be a figment of her imagination.... but No!

Molly has a lovely farm and Aesop got to pick the nose of some lovely horses.

We gotta get these girls a horse.

Ain't (Absolutely Was) My First Rodeo

Those are bulls. They're huge. Let me tell you why...

But first, a couple hours of bounce house

I don't know how this kids still going today. Don't worry, the breakdown is coming.

Transitioning into a more country western theme, she rode a pony

Then they opened the rodeo arena, and this is the first thing we saw. It pretty much summed up the next two hours. 

Bucking broncos, cattle rasslin', and barrel racing, Yuula hung in there, literally. Note the shoes have been removed. She doesn't know we're not in our backyard.

4 Seconds A Day: May 2014

Motherz, With A 'Z'

Yuula was so proud that she made he own Motehr's Day card this year. She kind of taught herself how to write those letters. I'm not sure if that's a good thing.

This year we upped the ante and brought Mommy breakfast in bed. Mainly because I knew she wouldn't get up for anything less than food in her lap.

I had a few surprises up my sleeves. First stop on the list was Columcille. Yeah I don't know what it is either, but it's awesome, enormous, and we're going to have to go back real soon. 

Then after a short detour, we finally pulled into Remembrance Stables, where I got Laura some time on top of a horse. Of course that time would have to be another day because even trainers are Moms to someone, but they were nice enough to give us a little tour of the place. Stayed tuned for that little adventure...

Look at the size of this damn horse

Yuula got to see the brand new foal

I really feel a strong bond with this guy

Next: lunch. And for some reason no one serves lunch on Mother's Day. Just a lot of late breakfasts and early dinners. But Mother wanted a sandwich, so after trying Thisilldous, Riverton Inn, and Johnny's we ended up back in Stroudsburg at Sweet Creams, and you know what, it's where we'd rather've been.

After lunch we took a nice stroll down Main Street and splurged on Starbucks. We got Oprah-approved chai lattes because, I don't know it felt maternal. They were okay.

We drove around for a bit and then stopped off on route 447 for a little riverside action. Laura fed the boy and Yuula picked flowers and threw them into the stream.

 The sun was going down and I know all Laura had on her mind was pork steak.

Kind of like us, in cat form. 

 there it is!

We threw the boy on the swing, and he just lumped there

We ended the day with a little hammock time for Mommy and her mommied

Girls Dreams Of Horses

I wasn't there but apparently it was at this moment that Yuula decided she would be acquiring a horse...

Old Fashion Funning

some more video from the Quiet Valley Harvest Festival

Can't wait til the Christmas Festival

Yuula Rides A Horse

Harvesting Classically

We joined the Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm this year, and have not done anything with it. So we were determined to attend the Harvest Festival there and at least get some of our moneys worth.

And it was lovely.

Yuula decorated this hideous pumpkin

I beat Laura in corn cob checkers (until she quit)

I finally found where Vashti Bunyan's been hiding

Yuula played some marbles when she could see thru her shag

Laura and Yuula got cast as part of the brood in the bee play

we saw a cow

Yuula intimidated ducks

She made some friends with classic fashion sense

And she rode a damn horse

Good day. Good sausage sandwich. I think we once knew that pig. He was delicious.

Just Once Around The Stable

She's added a new number to her nightly bedtime repertoire; horse-riding. She's got a whole thing. Scenes, characters, and something resembling a stroyline. Let's see where this one goes. I think she's just buying more time....