We covered some miles this spring break! After I watched Cressey do her Miss Pennsylvania presentation for the fourth grade Pageant of States on Thursday morning, HG and I jumped in the car and headed south to make it to Gulfport in time for HG to get a practice class in before the rings closed. We checked into a fantastic VRBO in town and ordered our favorite Mexican for dinner. She had a good day of showing in the Gulf Coast Classic on Friday (at 2"9' since it was her first show on Ham, won a red ribbon in blue/red rounds), and then John and Cressey drove down together after school and work. Saturday morning came early, but she and Ham did well again (this time at 3") with several ribbons and ultimately winning second in the classic! It stormed all night Sunday and into the morning, so we decided not to risk a new horse on wet footing and ended the show on a high note from Saturday's accomplishments.
Sunday, we headed to Alys for some fun and some rest, and HG's friends joined us. We had such a great week with good, warm, mostly dry weather except for one day of 'marine layer' (on our bonfire night, of course). Cressey and I tried a new-to-us place to make art out of glass, and we celebrated Evelyn's 17th birthday.
Friday, the girls and I headed back to Gulfport for HG to take part in an Ole Miss leadership retreat for the weekend. Cressey and I did a lot of reading and visited the aquarium while HG worked. She enjoyed seeing Ole Miss as a student instead of just a fan and met a lot of fun, involved kids from Mississippi.
Practice on Thursday
First time seeing HG as the owner on show stuff!
I was so nervous to be responsible for HG's brand new SAA class ring while she was riding
Friday
Tell me your rider is a teenager (her OctoBuddy was holding her phone to her helmet)
Our VRBO had unobstructed water views and a cute screened in porch
And the cutest neighbor's kitty that we called Tip (and later learned his name was Lagniappe)
Saturday
Finding out she got second in classic
Cressey had to visit the MS beach again this time
HG and I noticed this sign at the VRBO and thought the 'Cayman' sign was good luck
As I was cleaning out the fridge, I created a disaster for my birks
Ham was WORN OUT Sunday- Susan sent us this pic. Looks like he appreciated a day off too.
Made it to Alys- think these snacks will be enough to last six days??
Fully stocked for teenagers!
Cressey's settled in her spot! She finished three books this week
Headed to dinner and happy to be back with our bikes
Love seeing all the bikes at the back door
Somehow- under the umbrella in the shade at the pool- I burned the heck out of my right shoulder. So John caught me trying to get some sun on my left shoulder to even it out a little.
Shard Shack in Grayton Beach
You can see the marine layer in effect here. Like we were stuck in a globe of fog.
Hastings was in town too and came to see us for our bonfire night, along with Rylee's mom and brother. Such a fun night!
LOTS of crab hunting!
The girls surprised Evelyn with decorations for her birthday
Hard to keep up with Cressey and John!
Sammy is OUR FAVORITE at Caliza!
Our finished creations
Mississippi Aquarium
7 week old penguins
We found out that Kho Kho was in town too, so we met them for breakfast on Sunday
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