She's A Natural...

...Cowgirl!

Now, isn't this picture a little frightening? My little speck of a girl, sitting, straight as a rod I might add, atop this massive, massive horse? It's a trick of the camera, my friends, that it looks as though she's there by herself. If you look closely in the bottom left corner of the picture you can see Alan's pant leg. She was escorted and was supported while on this great beast...but it does look kinda cool that maybe, just maybe she wasn't.

We spent Friday evening at my boss' house which happens to be a farm. One of the girls in our STARS program had written a persuasive writing to have girls night and was able to persuade Angie. So girls' night it was and Marley had a blast on the farm. I know she looks quite serious while on this horse but I do think it's concentration. Once she was off she asked to get right back up.

It's a half "look at me mommy" and half "I'm scared outta my wits" face.

They say she's a natural around the horses and that I should do something about that. Yeah, once the lottery rolls around we'll be all over that. In the meantime afternoons at the farm will have to do.

The girl can't be happier than when she's bouncing or jumping and the Leonard's big trampoline was right up her ally! When it wasn't the horses it was the trampoline.

She also got to see the cows

And that really, really large bull (that's close enough Alan)

She also got to feed the chickens and "pick" the eggs (is pick the right word?) She was so proud of her eggs and she got to bring a dozen fresh, Marley picked eggs home that she ate for dinner tonight.

After we got home Friday night it was time to feed the fish. We have had our first two fishie losses. It seems with our new light one of our fish contract "ick" because it was so stressed out and two of them, her two purple fish, ended up dying. It was so sad to see her standing at the fish tank saying "uh-oh fishie, fishie, fishie, uh-oh mommy, fishie sick." Ah, the circle of life...

Being silly with daddy on Friday night

She's a crack up this one

Then yesterday daddy went up to Northern VA to visit Justin and Marley and I went to lunch and the park with Mia and Tamika before I came down with the stomach but that has been rolling through school. Here are the girls at the playground.

They really enjoyed themselves!

Coming up this week Fancy comes to visit! And, Marley's going to be moving into her big girl bed...hopefully