addie's new bff

for forever, addie has been asking to ride horses. she has an imaginary horse farm with around 1,000 horses. these live in our yard. and follow us beside the car whenever we go somewhere. and then, she rides them through the store. sigh. she is so my child. i had an imaginary horse farm when i was her age. but in my defense, mine were always happy to stay in the imaginary barn when i wasn't home.

anyway, i finally found a stable where she could take lessons. and, thanks to prodding from my friend kendra, actually scheduled her for lessons. she started last friday afternoon. i know that her kindergarten teacher heard all about it. in fact, anyone who would listen heard about it.

her first lesson was with astron. apparently, he is the go-to horse for newbies. he was so good with addie. and her instructor said that she did really well for a younger child. i guess, the young ones normally have lots of problems controlling the horse at first. but addie did really well! i hope she keeps loving it.

and the people there were the nicest ever. so much friendlier than the snobby gymnastics moms. they were nice to me even though ian was screaming and crying because HE wanted to ride a horse (he has to wait until he's five).

so, i wanted to share a few pics of addie with astron. and then, i have to share another one because there is the coolest old building that i'm taking addie back for real pictures sometime soon (and you know, i totally asked!).