The cliff notes are below......
In March we decided to put our 4 year old horse in training and on the market in hopes of finding a kid friendly horse that would be more suitable to our family. Our sweet Remmy went to a wonderful show home with some experienced kids to start her show career.
While her quick sale was unexpected, it didn't take us long to find the "mare of our dreams" who quickly stole our hearts and derailed Sams gymnastics career and steered her into the horse show world. 
I am now entering the equivalent of "toddlers in tiaras" in the horse show world. Call me selfish, but I LOVED it as a kid and I needed these creatures in my life again. BONUS, not only one but TWO of my kids are all in ;) I'm not one to brag but Ava clenched a first place ribbon (in a class of two where they both won first) in her very first leadline class!! Sam did great as well and is a true diva in the horse show ring.
It's not what I expected though. Being 9 (almost 10) Sam is pretty sure I know nothing about horses. She is so convinced of that that we had to hire a trainer because all I got from her was eye rolls and sass. So here I am now, a glorified stable hand demoted to wiping off her boots before a class and cleaning the slobber off the horses mouth before they enter the ring. Not exactly what I had in mind but after she watches me kick butt at our show this weekend I think I might gain a little street credibility. We'll see.
Ava beat all odds this year and became our first kid to land us at Children's Mercy hospital. Three sutures later and my 4 year old dare devil was good to go. My money was always on James.
Not much else to report now, we are enjoying a fun filled summer at the barn, the lake and Schlitterbaun. School will be starting before we know it and I am finding myself ( for the first time ever) dreading back to school time. These little boogers are fun to have around and keep me laughing, screaming, and they single handedly keep our local winery in business. 
