A few weeks ago we had the chance to go up the canyon for a great adventure! Somehow Scott talked this sweet lady that he's worked with into letting us bring our whole family out to her home and ride her horses. The kids haven't been around horses much, and they were so excited.
When we first arrived, Mrs. Hare took us around the stables to see where the horses slept, what they ate, etc.
Then to the shed to get the supplies we needed:
And finally, over to the corral to ride!
Nathan was having a great time already:
Here is Lightning:
Brushing down Dickie (he was the Grandpa of the group...27 years old!)
And Cowgirl, the wild Mustang they adopted about 18 months ago. She was so sweet and calm (not to mention beautiful.) Not what I expected from a "wild" Mustang!
Nathan was intrigued by it all:
He was the first to ride on Dickie:
Ryan liked the horses...from the other side of the fence! He was pretty uneasy when we actually went inside the corral with them.
Here goes Aimee on Cowgirl:
Looking good!
Ryan started to warm up a little:
And even got brave enough to go for a ride...although he kept that death-grip on Nathan for a while!
That's better...
Yay! He likes it! :)
Check out Scott's cowboy boots. Pretty stylin'.
Now for Anna's turn:
Nathan was very serious about this job:
And Ryan decided he was up for another ride:
Mrs. Hare was so sweet with the kids. I think she loved having them there just as much as they loved being there. By the end of the day, Ryan was calling her "Grammie." (Which is funny because she reminded us all of Grammie...a lot.)
Nathan playing with Lightning:
Aimee riding bareback! Both of the girls picked up on it very quickly!
Ryan wouldn't let Mrs. Hare put him down by the end of the morning:
Saying goodbye:
We had so much fun! Hopefully we can go back and visit again soon! :)
