Uh oh, are we in trouble?

Now that the girls are done with school, we are planning weekly outings and playdates with several of the other moms in our neighborhood. It's nice because one of the moms has lived here for nearly 7 years so she knows the area fairly well and has introduced some of us newbies to some fun places to go with kids.

Last week we went to Latta Plantation which has a huge variety of activities. We'll be going back again other times this summer to check out some of the other fun things to see and do (a raptor center, a nature preserve, lots of hiking trails, etc.). But this time we went to go to the horses and ponies. Talk about a lot of excited little girls!

We bought some bags full of special horse snacks (oatmeal and apple cookie-like things), and signed up for a pony ride for each of the bigger kids who was with us. Olivia never quite worked up the courage to feed the horses or ponies by herself, although she would put her hand under mine and allow me to give them a treat. Katelyn couldn't wait to give the treats to the horses all by herself and shooed me away.


And of course Katy couldn't wait to do the pony ride. She was third in line (she would have been first, but there were a few kids who ran a bit faster...), but waited so patiently. She had such a sweet, confidant smile on her face for her entire ride.







Olivia held back at first. She wanted to ride the pony, but she waited to watch how it went for all the other children first. Once she saw that no one got hurt, she said she was ready to try, but wanted me to walk next to her. I walked with her for the first two times around the path, but she went solo for the last two times.


It's too early to make any predictions, but I know I've got at least one horse lover on my hands...