Ryker chuckled, looking at Pyper with a wide smile. "If she eats a lot that just means she'll grow tall and strong." He said cheerfully.

Martin grinned widely at the laugh. You could still barely see the grey streaks in his light brown hair. He pretty much looked the same as when he was 40. "Pyper is a special little gem."

"She is. " Abby grabbed Pyper's bag off of a chair and walked back over to Martin and Ryker. "We've got everything in here right?" She hiked Pyper higher on her hip and threw the bag over her shoulder.

Ryker nodded. "Everything should be in that bag." He answered, glancing at Martin. "Thanks- again- for watching her- again." He chuckled a little.

Martin clapped a hand on Ry's shoulder. "My pleasure! I will never not want to watch Pyper." He answered cheerily.

Ryker tried not to duck- Martin had ALWAYS whacked him like that, and it was rather comical if you thought about it. Martin wasn't a big guy, and Ryker was pretty tall, but Martin did a GREAT job reminding Ryker than Martin was neeeever going to slow down.

Abby bounced a little, making Pyper laugh again. Abby giggled and gave Martin a side hug, squishing Pyper between them. "Thank you Martin." She said before walking Toto the truck and buckling Pyper up in the back seat. She tossed the bag on the other side of her seat and waved goodbye to Martin. "Gampa Martin" Pyper said, her hands slapping against the side of her seat.

Martin smiled. "As I said before, always my pleasure." He answered, watching them leave before closing the front door to the small house he owned.

Ryker chuckled at Pyper's little laugh, nodding at Martin before walking out with Abby, grinning at the baby's words. "Not many babies can speak at just over a year old." He commented, making sure everyone was settled before getting into the truck and driving back to their home, only 6 minutes away.

"She's just a smart little cookie. How about we go ride today? I need to work Sun and Shadow anyway. We can swap so we can both ride today" Abby glanced over to Ryker, listening as Pyper played with a toy in the backseat.

"Agreed." Ryker nodded, glancing back before focusing on the road. "Yeah. I'll take first baby shift." He chuckled slightly, pulling into the drive and stopping, going around to get Pyper out, heading towards the house.

Abby smiled and skipped to the barn, grabbing Sun and brushing her down. She debated if she should bareback or not. "Bareback?" She asked the mare. Sun lowered her head a little and Abby shrugged, putting on her bridle and walking her to the arena. "Bareback it is" she smiled and mounted, moving Sun into a working walk first then trot and canter. "Oh it feels so good!" She said as she hugged Suns neck while she walked. After a few laps, they ran a slow practice barrel pattern. "I'm not going to push you too hard today. Shadow on the other hand..." she smiled. "Your son needs some more lunging under saddle lessons" she dismounted and walked Sun back to her pasture, letting her go and putting her bridle back in the tack room. "My turn!" She said as she plopped down on the concrete and looked up at Ryker

Ryker exited the house soon after with Pyper, carrying her over to Serpant and letting the big stallion sniff the small girl's face. Pyper shrieked happily before giggling, one small hand accidentally smacking Serpant's nose. The stallion snorted and lowered his head, his ears floppy. Ryker chuckled before walking out to a clear spot and playing with Pyper for a little bit, then Abby came over. "Have fun. She's In a good mood." He said, standing and throwing a saddle and bridle on Frynn quickly. The mare was much calmer now, and even faster than she had been. Ryker mounted her and did some warm ups and barrel patterns, still loving the feeling of rising.

Pyper played with the grass on the ground before pulling herself to her feet and walking over to Abby. Abby smiled and picked her up Pyper, taking her to the field that Shadow was in. Shadow tossed his head and trotted over, nuzzling Abby for treats