On the 14th we decided to celebrate my birthday because Ashley was going to be gone to Colorado the actual day of my birthday. For my birthday, we decided to go horseback riding at "Western Trails Riding Stables"(Ashley through Joshua rode horses).
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| the place turned out to be a "home business" |
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| the minors had to wear helmets when on horseback |
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| Mom adjusts the length of Nathanael's helmet |
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| Joshua could not get his helmet to sit "just right" |
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| Evangeline was very exited to see horses |
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| Ready to ride! |
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| Joshua on his horse |
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| me on my horse |
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| the horses were kept in the back yard |
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| The horses were beautiful. |
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| Isaiah riding through the city |
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| The horses had been trained to walk in a line. |
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| crossing the street |
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| The ride was a 90 minute trip, 20 min. city, 70 min. dirt trail. |
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| Isaiah on his horse |
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| Ashley on her horse |
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| The trail was very beautiful. |
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| Joshua on his horse |
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| Nathanael on this horse |
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| Daniel had a particularly stubborn horse, it kept stopping suddenly. |
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| Isaiah looked like a natural |
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| the ride was good and we all loved it. |
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| They even let Timothy and Evangeline ride around the stables. |
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| Evangeline was so exited |
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| She loved riding the horse |
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| Joshua took a picture with his horse |
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| After the ride, we went to a nearby park. |
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| Nathanael and Joshua playing |
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| Isaiah playing tag on the toys |
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| "Run Evangeline, Run!" |
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| Ashley, helping prepare diner |
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| For diner we had country fried steak, mash potatoes, green beans, and asparagus. |
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| The country fried steak was store bought. |
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| The kids dressed up... |
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| And some of the adults. ;) |
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| Evangeline and me |
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| Some of the restaurant staff |
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| The dinner was served with apple cider |
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| Dinner was delicious! |
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| Then we played "musical chairs" (Dad was being silly) |
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| And then we did "Walk Across the Yard Blind, Then Run Across the Yard And Find the Swedish Fish in the Whipped Cream, Then Stumble Back the Way You Came!". |
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| Dad was the champ at this game. |
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| Daniel and Isaiah giving it a try |
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| Daniel got a little off course |
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| Go Evangeline, go Timothy! |
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| She's in the lead! |
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| Dad and Mom go for the "gold"! |
Meanwhile, some of the kids decided Dad was too good at this game, so they replaced the whipped cream, that concealed the fish, with country gravy!
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| Dad: "Yuck, what was that?!" |
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| We finished the activities with a hoedown. |
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| Ashley and Dad dancing. |
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| Then we went back to the table for some pumpkin pie. |
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| It was good |
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| I'm a pie guy |
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| the puppet club |
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| whipped cream and cookies |
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| the pumpkin pie |
"And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labor,
it is the gift of God." Ecclesiastes 3:13 (KJV)
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