Friends with Benefits . . .

No! Not those kind of benefits . . . what were you thinking?!? We have some friends who own a beautiful horse named Ima. They board her at a local horse barn and recently invited us to join them for a fun afternoon of feeding apples and carrots to all the horses, punctuated with a super fun ride on Ima for Sarah.

Here are a few photos of the fun . . .

Sarah and Sarina

Will, Sarah and Sarina

Sarah and Sarina ready to ride Ima

Sarah riding on Ima with Samantha

Sarah and Sarina on Ima with Samantha and Will

A Fun Ride

Playing on the big rock in front of the barn

Brushing Ima after the ride

A Little Trip to Utah . . .

At the beginning of the month, we took a little trip to Utah for the annual Elk Hunt with my family and for some quality time with Tim's parents. We had a wonderful time! Camping was as fun as always(highlighted by a surprise visit from Tim's brother and his wife), and it was even better to have a few days to relax and for Sarah to play with cousins and Grandparents before heading back home. Sarah didn't want to leave. I was able to spend a day with my best girlfriend growing up (we went to pre-school together), and it was wonderful to sit and visit and just catch up. We also spent an evening with our friends Dan and Rachel, whom we knew in Pittsburgh - so fun to see them again as well. Anyway, overall a wonderful trip - here are the photos to prove it . . .

Laziness? . . . . or Craziness?!?

Well, I'm not really sure which it is, but I find myself, once again, trying to play catch up with my blog posts. Why don't we view the situation with a 'glass half full' outlook, and say that it is not due to laziness on my part, but just due to the full schedule I have been working with over the past few weeks. Okay, that said, here is a catch-up slide show from the end of September . . . We took advantage of the nice Fall weather for a little neighborhood bike ride, Tim and I had a 'date morning' and took a great hike on a local hill while Sarah was in school, Sarah loved catching some 'Eastern Ringneck' snakes in the front yard while we were doing some yard work, and we spent a fun morning at Clyde's Cider Mill with some friends . . .

So, now I am caught up through the end of September, but as you can see, we are already halfway through October, and I have a ton of photos to sift through from our recent trip to Utah . . . so, if I can get on the ball, there should be another exciting post soon . . . so keep checking back multiple times a day - I know you can't wait . . . you know who you are.