Saturday, June 28, 2008

Here is the undefeated team in Leadline Horsemanship. Naiya and Grandma. They're getting a little cocky. Naiya is so proud of her trophy, but what's so cute is that she's equally proud of her third place ribbon she got in another class. Horse show days make for long, hot days. We started about 9:00 am on Thursday and went until 6:30. Friday was 9:00-4:00 and by the end of the day both kids were having
melt downs about every 3 minutes. Jamis is in Moab, river rafting with the young men for youth conference. He left on Thursday morning. When he's gone I realize just how much he does for the kids and I.

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Naiya. She just turned 5 on the 10th of June. I can't believe my little girl is 5. She will be starting kindergarten in the fall and asks me EVERYDAY how many days she has until she gets to go to school. I love being a mom to this beautiful, amazing little lady. She brings such joy, laughter, and love to my life. Along with the occasional challenge... :) I LOVE HER! As many of you know, until the beginning of May we were living with Jamis's family in Lake Shore. One day his aunt Jana Rae came over and said to his mom, "Shauna your yard is beautiful". Naiya, upon hearing this got a little shy and said "Oh, I'm not yard, I'm Naiya". She's so innocent, curious, full of life. I'm so thankful that Heavenly Father trusted me enough to send her to our little family.

Naiya had a horse show 2 weeks ago. She showed her pony Nicki. She was soooo good! She did all the things her Uncle Jordan has been teaching her. It was a long 9 hour day for Jonas and Naiya. We also had my 2 nieces visiting from Arizona, so it was a little chaotic. But so fun to see Naiya riding well and so proud of herself.