Riding on the Fourth of July

Cole and his family came up from Nashville to spend the July 4th weekend with us. One of the things Julie, Kate, and Susie most wanted to do during their visit was ride the horses.

So, early Saturday morning we headed out to the barn. We had quite a crew: Lisa, Curt, Vanessa, with Ian, Mila and Lukas, and Cole, Emily, and their family.

Since I was horse wrangling, I didn't get any photos, but Vanessa did and put together this video. The horsey part is the first part and goes to 2:30; after that it's video of our family enjoying the holiday. 

Hokey was an absolute gentleman with the kids and we had a terrific time, although Susie was a little disappointed that there were no pigs. (How she got the idea that there would be pigs is beyond me!)

After our ride, Kate enjoyed helping me fill the trough and while we waited, Aunt Lisa snapped our photo since we were both wearing horsey tee shirts!