Everyone knows that you open the cards first.
James thinks that cards are boring.
Ryan isn't bored. He could do this all day.
Woo hoo! A pocket knife! This was Ryan's number one birthday request.
The last gift...
Holy moly that's a big Lego set!
James approves!
Sneaking in a little Lego time before school.
April 2010 
Rockabye babies.
James and Basil.
Eek!
April 2010 
There really isn't a lot to do in Unionville, but Trish made sure I saw all the local attractions.
I bet you're jealous that you haven't seen all these amazing sites!
It was fun though, and every drive involved passing through scenery like this...
and this. Beautiful!
1994
Do you think he's trying to tell me something?
while Ryan prefers Lego. Look, it's another spaceship!
March 2010 
Shelly was staying in a cute little apartment over one of the outbuildings. She took care of the family's horses, as well as some of the neighbor's horses. This pinto gelding belonged to Bruce Springsteen.
Shelly and Arabesque.
We spent the morning in Colts Neck and then headed over to the Donovan's Reef in Sea Bright, New Jersey.
Shelly and I having way too much fun.
Although Shelly and I lost track of each other for more than a decade, we have recently reconnected through Facebook. Hurray for Facebook! It's so wonderful to find old friends!
James and I have been drawing dragons together.
Technically, James' dragon isn't a dragon at all. It doesn't have wings, so it's a drake.
This is my dragon.
April 2010 
This is Diana. I met her while I was working at Judy's Tack Shop. She had worked for one of Judy's main competitors, Quail Hollow Tack, and the two of us had spent many a hot summer afternoon comparing notes. I liked Diana very much so we kept in touch after she left the tack shop and took a job working on a small horse farm in rural New Jersey. 
Diana loved her dogs as much I loved mine, and we tried very hard to take a picture of the three of them on this stone wall.
Unfortunately my goofy puppy refused to pose properly!
Gizmo, Diana, Penny, Jennifer and Abbie.
Trish and I on the wall. 
Sharing a laugh. This was such a fun vacation--filled with friends, fun and beautiful horses! 
I love Surprise--he's so cute! 
After Surprise was put up, we went for a ride. Trisha's mount was Cyrano.
I love Cyrano, too. He's one of those "so ugly he's cute" type of horses.
I rode Katie...
and Cara rode Austin (he's the one on the right).
Cara and I hung out for a little bit after our ride, but I wasn't kidding when I said that Trisha's schedule is full. Almost as soon as she climbed off Cyrano, she was right back to work helping a young student get ready for her riding lesson.
Hair everywhere! Seth says Abbie sheds too much, but I think Phoenix has her beat!
