Today Was A Good Day

The boys and I got back to basics a little bit today.

We were early for Noah's horseback riding lesson, so I took them down the park and lake that is behind the horseback riding facility rather than sit in the car and wait our turn.  I'm so glad I did!  What a great time we had exploring.  I can't wait to take them back!  It was a beautiful park.  We saw all kinds of wildlife, the scenery was gorgeous and quiet.  Avery had a fun time chasing these crazy little birds that were running in the sand.  Noah was fascinated with the turtle we found and the family of Canadian Geese (Mom, Dad and 4 babies).

Noah's lesson went well today.  He had a group lesson instead of his usual individual lesson today, but it went really well.  He played Red Light, Green Light on his horse with the other little boy, who was also on his horse!  It was so much fabulous fun to watch!  They also "raced" around the corral, as best as two little boys with side walkers and lead walkers can race!  Avery did his best to cheer them on, yelling, "Go pippy pops, go!" from the paddock.

We also had a field trip to a local dog kennel for some dog safety lessons, therapy dog training and an agility dog demonstration.  What fun that was!  We met Jasmine, the therapy dog and Teddy, the 8 year old dog who took the agility course in, shall we say--stride?!  Jasmine was thrilled to meet Avery, but Avery wasn't as excited to meet Jasmine.  And of course, Tommy, the Attack Rooster.  Avery felt much safer from Tommy on Shawn's shoulders.  Fun was had by all!

All in all, it was a good in left field....