School

So for all of you that don't know, I have decided to go back to school. I am attending Prescott College (but still living in Tucson). I origanally was going to get my Masters in Counseling and Psychology with a concentration in Equine Assisted Mental Health, but when I went to my orientation and registration last week I discovered that I really dont want to be a counselor. So I did some research and found that the Master's in Education with a consentration in Equine Assisted Learning is a much better fit. I'm really excited about the program and had a great time in Prescott. Here are some pictures from last week.

I started out at the campus for 3 1/2 days. We had registration and workshops to attend. The weather was wonderful and the town was beautiful. Then I spent 3 1/2 days on a Ranch.

This is my firend Meredith. She is also attending Prescott College.

We had giant Banana Splits in the Town Square. Yum, Yum!

The Ranch and horses were amazing. It was hard to leave. I can't wait to go back in November.

Shawn's B-day

We celebrated Shawn's birthday last week. The best part was being able to get all the family together. That seems harder and harder to do as we seem to grow larger in numbers almost every year. This year Stevie made Shawn's cake. It didn't come out exactly as she planned, but I thought it was awesome. It was a Mad Hatter cake with edible pictures covering the layers (how creative is that). Stevie has made amazing cakes this last year. If you want to see more check out her blog http://teeanngiggles.blogspot.com/

Silver Medal

A good friend of my family, Lacey Nymeyer, won a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics in the 4x100 freestyle swimming event. Lacey has had a every successful career so far and we are very proud of her.

A bunch of friends and family gathered to watch the race and celebrate her victory. We had such a blast. I love watching the Olympics, but when you know some one participating in an event makes it even better.

Camping

Camping with the Schagels is always fun. We played cards, hide-n-go seek in the dark, gatorade top racing, dirt bike riding, hiking and much more. Hope you enjoy the pictures.