Horsies

They're obsessed! We seem to be surrounded by horses, and with that comes the responsibility to feed them, right? It's so cute; the kids save their wilted carrots or wild apples that we pick from a nearby orchard and regularly make trips to feed our neighboring horsies. Just this morning we went for a little four-wheeler ride and happened upon four horses in an alfalfa field behind our house. You got it--15 minutes of picking and feeding. The craziest part is the kids have no fear--at all! Ty and Robbie both boss 'em around and get mad if they bite or nudge. So funny to watch!

Well, when my friend Aimee told me how cheep the pony rides were at Thanksgiving Point, I knew it was time for a trip. $3.50 and the kids were in heaven (we even went back for a second ride). Robbie had to wear his "cowboy ring"--the nail rings they make in Nauvoo--and then it was giddy-up from then on! Ty's been so proud of himself that he tells everyone he's a cowboy.