* * * MIHARA RIDING CLUB * * *

Today Hayleighs girls scout troop used some of the $$ they raised from their cookie sales and went "UMA" riding. I do think that she was in Heaven at the farm, it was kind of bittersweet, sure made me want to get back home to the "Warner" farm for some of our own riding of Gpa Keith's "UMA's". They showed the girls what they fed the horses: alfalfa pellets, corn oil (for shiny coats)apple cider vinegar (to keep the flys away) and it really works there was not one fly for as hot as it was and a can of pumpkin (to balance out their bellies). Mind you it is still humid and hot at this time and I did not have enough time to apply a new coat of DEO so my smell is just fitting in with the smell of the barn! After this they showed them to brush the horses and to "tack them up" and they each got 2 laps around the arena. I want you all to look at the view, yes it is right next to the ocean, I told Hay you won't ever get this chance to ride a horse and have this view she agreed! Enjoy!

~ Soccer Saturday ~

Today we woke up and the themometer on the back porch read 105 at 9:30 am, and that was telling us what our day would be like, Hunters game was at 12 pm, Holy cow can I just tell you that my deoderant has failed me today for sure, and I had some serious Mt Dew going on, Darrin even told us today that he is going to break down and start wearing a speedo and wife beater! I will for sure post that for all of you to see!
Any how Hunters team lost due to the heat and "NO" motivation as she told us, below is a clip of her last game at CAMP FOSTER hope you enjoy!

*~* WHAT A PERFORMANCE *~*

What a great young performer!

*~* THANKFUL THURSDAY *~*

Here we are again to another Thursday, and this week:

I am Thankful for all of the emails that I get from family and friends, I love to hear from you all and they don't seem to come in as often as they did before! I understand that you all are busy but want to thank the ones that do send a lil hello ever so often! It is funny how a lil hello will make my day!:>

I am also Thankful that AFN has aired a few of our favorite TV shows and that AI has been one of them! We have enjoyed watching them all but our favorites were of course David A, (Hunter and Hayleigh LOVE you David A) and mine for sure was Brooke!

I hope that you all have a really good LONG weekend and please be safe in your travels and know that we will be thinking of you all!

Love to you all!

~~~ Hunter's Soccer Tourney ~~~

Hunter's team had their first game last night (wed), the record hasn't been the best but I guess they have had fun! It was a single elimination, her team held them at 1-0 till the second quarter, then the "OKI Bombers" scored on them, so at the end of the game it was 1-1. So needless to say they a "shootout" of course the "twins" on her team decided who should take the kicks, and they did pick her and let ladies before gentlemen! She slammed that ball right over the goalies head and right into the corner! That made the whole season not being the best! Her team pulled away with 3 out of 5 winning that game so they move on to the next game on Sat. The video is awful but thought the die hards might be able to unscramble it!! Keep your fingers crossed for the next game!

~ ~ KONICHIWA from IKEI ISLAND ~ ~

We decided to head to "CHURCH" today! Maybe this will be our new place of worship for us on Sundays, we took the Parkin family with us Dustin, Katie and our new nephew Orion. The waters were a little choppy and white today as they have moved us into TC-3, they are saying that the typhoon should be here tommorrow, as they said that 2 weeks ago, any how Darrin hurried home and put our outdoor belongings into the little storage shed and I guess you could say "battoned down the hatches"? We will see what tommorrow brings, Hay is hoping that it will get here so there will not be school, can you imagine her having to stay in the house for an entire typhoon? I think I will send her out in it and see if she can make her way back to UTAH in the wind!

Hope you all had a great weekend!

We LOVE you !