October is always a busy month for us as it is usually when we are able to get the most trail riding in, so our weekends are pretty full. Here are the highlights of our October fun.....
We started off the month with a quick visit from my Auntie Jane who was in town from Vancouver for work convention. She was able to come to our little farm for a quick visit with my parents and Greg and Bill. Amazing how even though we are able to see her very little, family always picks up right where we left off and we had a fabulous visit and dinner. Loved being able to share my animals and farm with her. Nemo was pretty sure he just wanted to hop a plane and go home with her!
The next weekend was our 12 year anniversary and annual trip to the Dodge trail ride in Wisconsin. This was our 6th year in a row of going on this ride.There are usually about 400 to 500 riders on this ride. We had warmer than usual temps and plenty of sun to go along with great friends and great horses for a nice long weekend. My parents came to stay with Megan and take care of the rest of the animals that we left behind. Thanks Mom and Dad!
The following weekend we were actually home, but Meg and I did make it out for a ride at Murphy with her friend from girl scouts, her Dad and brother. This was especially fun as usually Meg has to hang with the adults when we go trail riding. We rode for a few hours on a beautiful fall day.
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The weekend after that I went to our last big club show of the year up in Fergus Falls. I was not showing, but my friend Linda Jo's horse was in the derby, so we drove up and helped out with the runnings of the show and took care of Riskey and cheered him on to a belt buckle win in the limited open breeders derby. Megan got to come along and meet up with Grandma and Grandpa Haagenson as it was MEA weekend and she did not have school or daycare, so she chose going to the "lake" instead of hanging with Mom! hahaha
The last and final weekend of October Chuck, Linda Jo, Kris and I went to the Pillsbury Forest near Brainerd for the weekend. We left Friday morning and after road construction, a few detours and a blown tire on our trailer, we had a fabulous weekend with chilly, but sunny and dry weather. We will definitely be heading back there and will have to bring Megan there as well, as I am sure that she would love the trails! We had quite the adventure! Even saw some wildlife.....including a ticked off porcupine! Curt and Mavis came and stayed with her while we were gone this time and were able to celebrate an early birthday with her as well.
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| camp at Pillsbury |
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| Kris and Nemo |
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| The map.......hmmm it is a tricky one! |
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| Nemo hiding |
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| Notice the snow on the ground |
We also made time for pumpkin carving and Halloween somewhere in this crazy month!
Of course Megan was, believe it or not, a COWGIRL for halloween!!
Now on to November.......an equally busy month that started off right away with Megan's 9th birthday!!! November updates coming soon!
