Is she cute or What???

Today was Western Day at Claire's school. She took her stick horse, Flicka, and we added some freckles to her face, which she totally loved, since it meant she had make- up on her face.
This girl is just a hoot. Everyone needs someone in their life that can make them "bust out" and Claire is that person for me. Sometimes when I'm not paying good attention to her and she says one of her funny things , she'll say " Mom why are you not Busting out like regular?" I do regularly laugh with this girl and her funny sayings. Most recently what I can remember off hand went something like this:
Mom: " Claire when are you going to stop wearing Pull Ups at night and go to the potty like a big girl."
Claire: " Mom, a Pull up is a potty."
So there. Guess I better just get rid of the comfy sleep-in pottys she has so graciously being wearing for almost 4 years!

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( bites taken out of the cake on request only , as seen below)
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Girls and Horses................


Well I had no idea "horse fever" could last so long! My girls are in no way getting over their love for horses any time soon. 2 weeks ago I was able to take the girls to visit Gwen's friend , Victoria and her horse named Flash. Victoria's sweet Mom instructed the girls on the proper way to brush, feed and lead Flash. Even for a person who doesn't know a thing about horses it was clear this horse was a prize possession. Shiny and clean, Flash was a delight for my girls to brush , rub and even ride (very briefly) bareback. Race had fun just kicking back, as usual.
The trip to this beautiful farm gave the girls and little bit more of a clue of why our backyard is not fit for horses. They still strongly argue that a miniature pony would be fine. Gwen thinks I'm stifling her dreams but I just told her I'm helping her really appreciate the pony she can get when she has her own money and farm!