Last Minute Things Before Nationals

  Today I had school then my mom, my siblings, and I went shopping for some last minute stuff for nationals. I ended getting some good deals on valentines candy so I got some, because there is going to be 15 teenagers there so it will go fast haha:) When I got home I packed which took forever I always over pack and have a hard time deciding what to bring. Do you guys ever have that problem?


  Also I don't know if I mentioned this yet but my dad is putting 2 bedrooms and a bathroom in our upstairs. So I was looking at Walmart today and I saw these towels and I thought they would be cute for the bathroom. What do you think?

Getting Ready For Nationals

 Today I had basketball practice we are really trying to get everything perfected before we leave to nationals. I am excited but I am soooooooo nervous we won the national tournament last year so we want to win it again so bad!!

  I also helped with boys practice today. Our boys basketball team will be coming to nationals for the first time with us so that will be exciting. We will have a good cheering crowd which always makes the game more fun!


  I need to pack tomorrow because, Wednesday I have school, then my practice, then I help at boys practice then we leave on Thursday.

 

We Won Our Home Tournament:)

  Saturday my basketball team had our home tournament which we took first place in. Which is very exciting!! Today my brother had a BB gun shooting contest. Then I practiced basketball.

  We will be heading down for our national tournament on Thursday. We will be staying there till Saturday afternoon. I am excited but I am also super nervous:)

 I got some pictures of Tyree and Joey together they are still getting along good so that's a great thing!!

Here is the two of them together.

Joey is so cute he is really fluffy and a little chubby right now:)

Here is Tyree, every time I get the camera out he gets his ears perked up:)

  Our cat clay is super fluffy and a very big at here is a picture of him laying on my sisters lap:)

Photogenic Horses:)

 I got some cool pictures of the horses yesterday they had there ears up and looked like they wanted picture:)

This is Quinn

Ellie my beautiful 5 year old barrel prospect.

Bo the fun loving buckskin.

Take a picture now we all look good haha:)

Bo "I'm so done with the pics":)

  I put Tyree and my quarter pony Joey together yesterday they are getting along great. I am so glad because they normally both like to be the boss but they are just hanging in the pasture together:)

Tyree And I And Our First Trail Ride Together

  Today I decide to take a ride on Tyree before practicing basketball. I decide I would take him down the trail for the first time. He walked right up to me in the pasture so he was so easy to catch. He stood to the trailer like a perfect gentlemen. I was getting the dirt off of his face and he just leaned his head on me he is so sweet:)

                                                      He is waiting to be brushed here:)

  I got him all saddled up. He stood perfectly still when I got on so, we headed on down the trail. He was a little bit weary about a big crack in the ground where the water washed it out but with some convincing I got him over it. You can defiantly tell he is a barrel horse because walking is not one of his favorite things he kinda likes to prance but by the time we were almost done on the trail things where going smooth he was walking nice and we were having fun.

  After the ride I put him back in the pasture and I went to put away his halter, then I came back and he was drinking out of the water tank but when he saw me he came trotting up to me he is such a sweet horse!! I think he and I will get along great!!

My New Horse

  My new horses name is Tyree he is a 7 year old sorrel gelding. He has very good barrel horse blood lines he comes out of the Special Effort blood lines. His father was Secret Effort Dash , he was quit the barrel horse winning lots of big Rodeos and barrel races. Tyree is pretty quick where he came from he was running 1D times.

 

This was when I went put to feed him he loves attention so much!

  I have only rode him once so far since I have only had him for three days and I have been letting him settle in and I have been super busy with basketball but that will be over in a week in and a half then all my attention will be on my horses. 

  When I rode him he did great he was very calm but he was a very quick for the short period of time I practiced barrels on him. He is very well behaved he picks up his feet very well and he stands still while saddling and mounting.

  Everyday I go out and pet him he just walks right up to me and is very loving he also loves when I bring him treats!! I cant wait to get on him and start taking him to rodeos and barrel races and see just how fast he is.

  Once I get to riding him more and working with him I will put more up about him. Also if there is anything specific you want to know about him I will answer as best as possible:)

I Got Double Surprised :)

   On Friday night after I got done helping with boys basketball practice, my dad said we were going to go out to eat with my mom and siblings. So when we walked into the restaurant and we were standing waiting to sit down and all of the sudden somebody put there hands over my eyes and then turned me around it was....... my Grandma standing next to my Grandpa. I was really excited because I only see my grandparents about 3 times a year.

  After everybody got done hugging we got some pizza and garlic chicken wings to eat. Then we went to a hardware store and my grandparents got some cool stuff for there house. Then we went home and I got another surprise...... my grandparents brought my new horse Tyree I was soooooo happy:)

  Saturday we all went to a big museum It was so nice out we were feeding the ducks and sitting over the edge of a little pond at the museum. At the museums gift shop my sister and I both got heart necklaces they were only 3 dollars. Then we drove through down town and after that my Grandpa bought us all ice cream it was super good I got a Butterfinger blizzard. After we at the ice cream we came home and just hung out as a family.

   Today my Grandma took me out and told me what she knew about my new horse, and I rode him he is a really great horse. He is so sweet and kind. Then my grandpa gave me a Fitbit its pretty cool. Then my Grandma got sick to her stomach so, they deicide to go home. It was sad but, I'm really glad they got to come even if it was short!

  After my grandparents went my brother and my dad went to my brothers BB gun club and my mom, sister, and I watched  movie.

 

Basketball Games

  Today I had school and my sister and I had basketball games. My sister and her team won there game by 2 points. It was a really exciting game!

  My team and I won our game to! As I have talked about in one of my other blogs that I had no confidence in my shot and I hated shooting. I finally started telling myself I could do it and I made quit a few shots today. Success feels great! I also wrote Stephen Curry's quote on my arm it helped me to remember to be confident. This is the saying....

  Every Time I Rise Up, I Have Confidence That I'm Going To Make It.

                                                                                        -Stephen Curry

Our Dogs Like Horse Treats:)

   Today I had school. After school I practiced basketball in our arena, then I was out petting my quarter pony Joey he always loves that I bring him treats:) He is so cute he takes a bite of his hay then walks up to me and I pet him, then he gets another bite and comes back:)

  Its kinda funny that our dogs really like our horse treats. When I am getting them for the horses they always stand and wait for one. Here is a picture of the two dogs that like them, the German shepherd is Zoe and the black lab is Jack.

 

Happy Valentines Day

  I hope you guys are having a great Valentines Day single or in a relationship:) I'm single so my cat was my Valentine today haha:)


  Today my friends and I had a Valentines party it consisted of a lot of good food haha and games. All and all it was fun.

   One of the little girls from my church who is seven got me a juice box for a Valentines present she was so happy. When she found out I got her candy and a cute little card she gave me a huge hug she is so cute!!:)

  My super amazing dad got me a rose that was in a pretty glass vase floating on water and confetti.

  

  But to be honest with you guys I woke up this morning and I was like wow, Valentines day and I'm  single and then I walked into stores today and there is guys buying there girlfriends presents, all of this stuff can make us feel sad, but what we have to remember is we will find love in Gods timing so we just have to wait for Him and His perfect timing. God has somebody just for you, and maybe we think we are ready but what about the person God has for you maybe they aren't ready yet. So just sit back eat some chocolates:), remember God loves you, and wait for his perfect timing!

Fun Weekend

  My basketball team and I went on an overnight tournament again. We stayed in a hotel and had lots of fun so I thought I would share with you.

  Friday we headed to the place where we would be staying the night it was a 6 hour drive from home. My friends and I had just woken up from a nap and were about an hour from the hotel, when we saw and ice cream shop and we all wanted ice cream really bad so we stopped and got ice cream it was so good I got orange sherbet. The place was also very cheap I got a single scoop waffle cone for 1.79.

  When we got to the hotel the weather was beautiful it was 65 degrees. The hotel was also very fancy the bathrooms where huge and we had a good view from our room. I opened the window from our room and the moon looked so pretty! The picture doesn't quality is not great it was more of an orangish color.

  
  That night we went and watched some games, and then my brother, a few of my friends, and I played basketball with some boys that were there. Then we went back to the hotel and got ready for bed.

  The next morning we got all ready and went to the gym. We won our first game which put us in the championship game. We played one more game before the championship game we won that one also.

  We also won the championship game which was very exciting we were all very tired after three games in 6 hours. But we came home with a big trophy so it was a good weekend!

  On the way home we couldn't resist going to the ice cream shop again haha :) I got a strawberry shake this time.

Our dog Charlie was happy to see us when we got home. He is so cute :)

 
  Today I was so tired and sore from a long but fun weekend it was a lazy day we just pretty much watched movie and ate popcorn. But every now and then you need those kind of days. Our cat also enjoyed it he put himself under a blanket and settled down for a nap:)

Confidence

  Have you ever just had that feeling of I just can't do it why try, but you want to do it and be successful at it?


  Well in my case this is in my basketball game I am afraid to shot. I'm afraid to miss or disappoint the team. My coaches tell me I have a good shot and I make tons of baskets at home but they have to beg me to shot in a game. I just have no confidence in my shot in a game I get nervous and tense up. My thoughts when I am open to shot are "OH NO why do I have to be open why cant somebody guard me I'm gonna miss".


  If you are like me and this case could be with lots of things thinking your gonna fail is gonna cause you to fail. Even if you do this thing a hundred times practicing and you do it good, not very often will it work to tell yourself that your going to fail right before you do it.


  So the rest of the basketball season I'm changing my "oh no, I'm open" to "yes, I am open I know I can do this". I really think this will help in my game! I also encourage you in whatever it is that you may have that you say "oh no I cant do this" to I can do this I know I can". See how this helps you.

New Breast Collar

  I had talked about my new breast collar with beads in my last post so, here it is. It also came with a matching headstall.

I really like it. I love how I can pretty much put any color with it. Also it would look good on any color of horse.