a sister ride and some blessings.

She gets home early.

I ask if she would like to go for a ride. She happily agrees.

We pull on our brown Justin's and off to the tack shed we go.

We brush manes and coats and throw the saddles on their backs.

We put the left foot in, and swing ourselves up (not before snapping an Instagram picture, of course :).

We take off--anxious about the adventure that is sure to be had--just us sisters.

Blessings abound.

sister coming home early and going riding with me

We cross the street and settle ourselves in for the lengthy ride down the country road.

Neighbors pass and we wave.

A lady yells to get our attention. We stop. She wants her granddaughter to touch the horses. We even offer to let the little girl ride. It was her first time to be on a horse. The smile on the little girls face was worth it.

Heading back home, we pull out the iPhone to play some tunes.

Who cares the sis and I were singing like nobody was listening.

We head back down our sandy driveway--singing.

Thinking no one was watching, we choreographed some silly moves to the song while riding our trusty steeds.

We look over, and there was a neighbor man swinging his little one. Laughing and smiling at us, it was obvious he was quite entertained by our silliness.

Blessings abound.

horses who roll and get dirty

We arrive back at the shed and tack down.

The horses are free to roam yet again.

Before they head off to the woods, they lay their massive bodies down and do what they always do after being tacked down.

They roll, and roll, and roll, and roll.....

Oh, how it makes my heart happy.

Blessings abound.

woods in the backyard

//more blessings here.//