Jill's Journal: Our last full day in Iowa was filled with visiting (and a pony) from morning until night and it was oh so sweet. So much of the goodness of America is wrapped up here in this little town called Orange City. Every time I’m here I wonder what life would be like if I hadn’t left at age seven, nearly eight. But I did and it’s special just to return for visits.
Zippy, who has been in Kim and Julie’s family for almost 20 years, is smaller than a Shetland and is the kind of pony that is priceless. Nothing phases this little guy, including four very excited little girls who have yet to learn how to properly behave around a horse.
Little girl #4 is Emma, granddaughter of Kim and Julie and the only other great grandchild in the family thus far. She’s a cutie and fit right in with my girls. They had quite the time!
Emma’s Dad is my cousin Brad…
And her Mom is Kristi, who was kind enough to give the girls long-overdue haircuts.
It was such a treat to visit with my lifelong friend Nicole. We met in kindergarten and have kept in touch ever since! That’s her precious new baby daughter, six-week-old Ruthie, in her arms.
And more pony time…dear Uncle Kim sure got his exercise today. I don’t know how many laps he got in, but between the round pen and the barn, it had to be in the dozens. The amount of time he has spent playing with the girls this week is just tremendous. He’s like a big kid himself and they are going to be very, very sad to say goodbye to him tomorrow.
This picture cracked me up…we tried so hard to get a nice picture of all three girls on Zippy and this is the closest we got.
Too bad we can’t pack up Zippy to come with us.
Jill's Journal: Our last full day in Iowa was filled with visiting (and a pony) from morning until night and it was oh so sweet. So much of the goodness of America is wrapped up here in this little town called Orange City. Every time I’m here I wonder what life would be like if I hadn’t left at age seven, nearly eight. But I did and it’s special just to return for visits. 
Zippy, who has been in Kim and Julie’s family for almost 20 years, is smaller than a Shetland and is the kind of pony that is priceless. Nothing phases this little guy, including four very excited little girls who have yet to learn how to properly behave around a horse. 
Little girl #4 is Emma, granddaughter of Kim and Julie and the only other great grandchild in the family thus far. She’s a cutie and fit right in with my girls. They had quite the time! 
Emma’s Dad is my cousin Brad…
And her Mom is Kristi, who was kind enough to give the girls long-overdue haircuts. 
It was such a treat to visit with my lifelong friend Nicole. We met in kindergarten and have kept in touch ever since! That’s her precious new baby daughter, six-week-old Ruthie, in her arms. 
And more pony time…dear Uncle Kim sure got his exercise today. I don’t know how many laps he got in, but between the round pen and the barn, it had to be in the dozens. The amount of time he has spent playing with the girls this week is just tremendous. He’s like a big kid himself and they are going to be very, very sad to say goodbye to him tomorrow. 
This picture cracked me up…we tried so hard to get a nice picture of all three girls on Zippy and this is the closest we got. 
Too bad we can’t pack up Zippy to come with us.
2 comments:
Well since Zippy is smaller than a shetland... you could put him in a dog crate on the back of the pickup and pack him along. Just saying ;-)
You are going to have 3 sad little girls when you leave on Saturday... good luck
Love you guys, Kris
What fun! Liz is so envious! Zippy is adorable and I can feel the love all the way here in KY.
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