Pony Ride

So we weren't quite sure how Amelia would do with riding the pony, especially how timid she was around the other animals. Well, we plopped her on and she seemed a little nervous.

She sat on the saddle, but made sure to have a hand on dad.

By the time she came around the circle, it was no big deal. The gal walking the horse asked Amelia if she wanted to go faster. Amelia responded "Yeah." Spencer and I looked at each other, thinking for sure she was going to freak out. The gal got the pony to do a slight gallop. Amelia had the biggest grin on her face. Both Spencer and I were so surprised. Our timid, careful little girl loved the pony ride.

I think this picture says it all...she absolutely loved the pony rides. We actually had to tackle the mini tantrum issue when her turn was over. She would tell us "mine" and we had to explain to her that it was someone elses turn. She was quite upset and would have been perfectly content to continue to ride. She actually had three turns. To pass the time in between her turns, she would swing. It was a big kids swing and the minute she saw the horse coming around the bend to where the next kiddo could saddle-up, she would bale off of the swing. It caught Spencer by surprise. Thankfully she somewhat held on and didn't just fall.

The comfort of daddy's protection. I love it when she comes and hugs on my leg. As long as I'm not trying to get something done in the house.