Surprise!

We went to get Emily's hair trimmed last night. It has been sort of lifeless lately and brushing it out has been a battle. So we thought that we'd trim off a couple of inches. Well, 3-4 inches later and she has a cute little bob.

I was worried as the lady was cutting as Emily wasn't paying attention and I thought she was going to be upset, but she LOVES it! She couldn't wait to get to school today to show it off. And she was asking me this morning if we can get it cut like this again when it starts to grow out.

WHEW!

Horseback Riding Take Two

Emily went to horseback riding lessons again on Monday. No big surprise, she still loves it! She is now asking for a riding helmet like the other girls. And she made a friend named Lauren this lesson that they got on like two peas in a pod.

Emily rode a different horse this time. This one was named Cash and Emily loved taking care of him.

It is just so wonderful to see her so sure of herself during an activity.

Game, Set, Match!

As many of you know, Tony has made the tennis team for his high school. We are so thrilled for him. He has taken lessons and stuck with it since last year and his hard work has paid off.

We are waiting now to hear what he will be playing: varsity, jr. varsity or expedition. Those try-outs have been going on for the past week. He is hoping to hear tonight. He should also know if he will be playing singles or doubles.

We are on pins and needles and he is hoping to hear tonight. We will keep you posted.

Simon says, "Trot"

Tonight was Emily's first horseback riding lesson. She won a gift certificate for 2 lessons at an event at Vinnie's daycare last October and we finally signed her up for lessons which started tonight.

We showed up and they don't let the kids get afraid of the horse. They gave her the lead and told her to stay there while they went to get the saddle with instructions "just pull back if she starts walking away". Emily didn't even hesitate and stood there like she had complete control over this huge beast. Then Emily lead the horse through the stable areas and into the arena all by herself. The instructor put her up on the horse, adjusted the stirrups and then walked away and told Emily to walk to the back along the wall. The instructor went back and closed the door. I was a nervous wreck watching from the viewing area, but my girl did awesome! I mean really, really awesome. I wish you could have seen her. She grinned from ear to ear the entire lesson. She was just beaming! She had a great time.

She walked around the arena. Then the teacher lead the horse to trotting and let Emily take off while Emily went around and around the ring all by herself. And the the teacher set out 4 cones in the middle of the ring and told Emily to lead her horse through them ... that was the only instruction. And Emily did it! She didn't even hesitate.

I just loved seeing her take to something so quickly! She has tried so many different things and has had fun at them, but she has never taken to something like this. No nervousness. No floundering. Just Emily and the horse. I really enjoyed watching her.

More pictures found here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=94862&id=657663199&l=89653

Final Basketball Update

Tony's team played in the finals on Saturday. They went in ranked #2 and they played against #1.

Tony's team played well and can hold their head up high for taking 2nd place in the tourament.

Basketball Updates

Kristen’s team played in the finals yesterday and WON by 7 points!  The other team was good, but they weren’t able to shoot and that is primarily because of Kristen.  She had an excellent defensive game and should be proud of her performance!  Kristen’s team was up by many more than 7 and the other team got some shots off at the end as it was Kristen’s turn to take a breather.

 

Tony’s team won on Saturday and they are now in the finals and playing the #1 team in the league.  His game is next Saturday (3/7) at 1:45pm.