We got home from New Hampshire at 1:30am Saturday morning. We were in bed asleep by 2am. We didn't get out of bed until 11am. Then we started the laundry and tried to get ready for the arrival of the Mini's, our two youngest grandmonsters.
Claude and I went into Georgetown and had dinner. Then we visited Papa until Andie and the Mini's joined us at his apartment. I got in Andie's car with our destination being the Kentucky Horse Park. Claude went to the grocery store to purchase groceries for the weekend.
The Kentucky Horsepark has a freebie evening every year from 4pm to 8pm. There are activities for the kids and this is where we were taking Hayden and Bailey.
Thinking the activities were in the part of the Horse Park we normally visit, we visited them first. Hayden tested the length of his stride if he were a race horse.
Bailey watched horses train in the big field with a track around the outside.
While in route to the Kids Barn, we paused at the big chairs for a picture of Hayden and Bailey. Then they posed for pictures in the big basket. They are pretending to be Easter eggs.
In the Kids Barn they tried lots of things. These pictures are of Hayden measuring to see how many hands high he would be and Bailey trying her hand at driving a carriage.
The next barn over is where the horses for the police are kept. These are a cross breed from the draft horses. There were two policeman getting mounted for the evening. Bailey is petting one of their horses.
We followed the crowd over to a field by the open stadium. This was where all the kids games were located. Bailey made a horse and had her face painted like a cat. We watched the cloggers. Bailey tried her hand at the horse obstacle course. I'm sure it has a more technical name but I surely do not know it. We got the kids something cold of their choice. Bailey had ice cream and Hayden had a snow cone. I got a kick out of how Bailey put her horse in her clothes so her hands were free to eat her ice cream.
We finished our visit at the open stadium where there would be a horse jumping competition. This was also free. Andie and the Mini's watched them make kettle corn and Andie purchased some to eat while we watched the competition. It was great fun to watch those beautiful animals go through their paces.
When we left, we were fortunate to run in to a cart that volunteered to take us to the parking lot to our car. Yippee!!
Sunday I went into Georgetown to church and choir practice. I picked up Papa and Tiny before I came home. Surprise when I entered the house. All around the island in our kitchen were the Mini's and Andie and they had been very busy. They made turtle cupcakes for me for an early birthday celebration.
We enjoyed the rest of Sunday and a good part of Monday with the Mini's and Andie. So nice to have them visit. Love family times.
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