17 December 2004 Cola in her homeland
17 december 2004 Pet cemetary
17 december 2004 Pet cemetary
17 December 2004 Apple Valley
17 December 2004 These trees fell over in a freak snow storm
17 December 2004 These trees fell over in a freak snow storm
17 December 2004 Desert brush
17 December 2004 Cola's family's yard
17 December 2004 Cola's family's yard
17 December 2004 Nicole's sister Kristen has more stuffed animals than you can shake a stick at
17 December 2004 We decorated the xmas tree
17 December 2004 Nicole gazes at the xmas tree
18 December 2004 Nicole's sister participates in a theraputing horseback riding program
18 December 2004 This is the only sports program available for disabled people in the Inland Empire
18 December 2003 Nicole and John (her brother) help Kristen mount her horse
18 December 2004 On Kristen's left is a trainer, on her left is a sidewalker (who makes sure she doesn't fall) and in front is somebody to lead the horse.
18 December 2004 One of the things people do is to ride the horse backwards.
18 December 2004 The program is all volunteer run
18 December 2004 Somehow, it got on a list of porkbarrel spending and has been criticized by several newspapers. They don't even have special Olympics in Apple Valley. Why is giving money to corporations ok, but giving a tiny grant to disables services "pork barrel"
18 December 2004 Nicole leads a horse back to it's stall, after brushing it, de-tacking it and doing other horsey volunteer things.
18 December 2004 Nicole, her mom, John. In a strip mall
18 December 2004 Nicole's dad, mom, her, and brother John in House of Louie Chinese restaurant on her dad's 70th birthday
18 December 2004 Palm trees and xmas lights
18 December 2004 Palm trees and xmas lights
18 December 2004 John
18 December 204 Nicole's dad
19 December 2004 Nicole in Apple Valley
19 December 2004 The high desert
19 December 2004 The high desert
19 December 2004 Dead tomtom in the hgih desert