Horses & Fairies & Birds, Oh My!!

Lilly has had a little break to recover from her last round of high-dose chemo. We are trying to do as many fun things as we can before she starts the next phase of treatment. We had a really fun weekend... We went up to Oakley and Lilly got to ride horses! She had the time of her life!

Kenzi had been following Lilly's blog and had sent me a message via Facebook just over a week ago, asking if there was anything she could do for Lilly. I was very touched that she would want to help brighten Lilly's day. I told her she loves to get mail and she would LOVE to ride her horses if she was ever in town. (She's going to college in Arizona) 

It worked out perfectly because she was coming into town over the weekend, so we set up a time to come visit. :) Kenzi and Lilly became fast friends! Lilly talked her ear off the entire time she was riding Buckwheat! I'm sure they had plenty to talk about... Kenzi is going to PA school and is considering going into pediatric oncology. I am so excited for her! 

She will be AWESOME!

Lilly rode Bucky for over an hour! When she finally got off him, she said her legs felt funny!

These two have decided to become pen pals. Lilly already received her first letter from Kenzi when we were visiting on Saturday, and Lilly is already writing her back. I think this will be so so good for Lilly. It's just what she needs right now.

Emery was so nervous around the horses. There was NO WAY she was going to get close to the horses, let alone ride one. But she still had a fun day from far away! :)

Bucky is an old horse. 34 years old! Perfect for a little six year old girl to ride to her heart's content. :)

I am so grateful for Kenzi and that she felt inspired to reach out to Lilly. I know Lilly and Kenzi will be friends for a long long time!

The following day on Sunday, we went up to the Fairy Forest. Have you ever heard of it? Me neither until a couple of months ago. It's up Samak and you'd miss it if you didn't know what you are looking for. It's at mile marker 17. There's a little pull-off area to park your car and you follow the trail, through a camp ground, across the river bottoms, and over a fallen log...

 It was fun exploring through the forest, looking at all the different fairy houses.

There was a fairy saloon, a fairy fire station, and many fairy houses... Lilly has decided there needs to be a fairy hospital for sick little fairies. That is our next project we are going to work on! Hopefully we can get it finished and up there before it snows! 

Fun Day!

On our way home, Emery was NOT ready to be in her car seat and she threw a FIT! So, we stopped at a friend's house and visited for a while to get all the wiggles out.

I have never seen so many hummingbirds before in my life! Jen Gostick has two of these hummingbird feeders and she has to refill them once a day! Crazy! Afterwards, the ride home was much more pleasant... It was a fun fun weekend and I'm so grateful for the adventures we had!