After our plans to go south for Memorial Day weekend didn't turn out (FYI, if you plan to board dogs over Memorial Weekend, waiting until the last minute to try and get a reservation isn't going to work out for you, but you all probably knew that...) we had a pretty quiet weekend at home.  Everyone we knew went out of town so until Monday afternoon we spent the time at home. 

Monday we went to a birthday party.  The birthday party featured horse and pony rides and other animals.  It was a lot of fun - until Reagan was determined to ride the horse and someone had to ride with her.  Since Chris has a camera, that meant I had to ride a horse.  I've never be on a horse.  Honestly I've never really even been close to a horse.  The first problem was that I had to get on the horse.  I really could have used a step stool, ladder, longer legs - something.  I managed to get on the horse and then had to hope and pray the horse wouldn't get freaked out by me being anxious.  Of course, if I was anxious Reagan was elated.  She clapped and laughed and squealed the whole way.  My daughter has no fear, but I make up for it.  Will, too, wanted to keep riding horses.  I was so relieved that he is old enough to ride a horse without his mother. 

Monday afternoon neighbors started to return to town and, before the rain, we had a pool party for the kids.  Great way to start off summer.