Paris' Pony Party

Johanna Perry enjoying the pony activities:
Destiny and Callie petting the horses waiting to be adopted:

Sarah and Fletcher excited to ride:

Paris' 6th birthday party was held at Friends of Horses Rescue and Adoption. The facility is rustic but the people could not be NICER! The owner/manager, Bill, is super laid-back and was great to work with. There were four horses for the girls to ride with about ten volunteers that helped to lead the kids around an outdoor arena. It was great that each of the children got as many turns as they wanted on each of the horses. The kids rode for well over an hour and then took a tractor-pulled wagon hay ride around the property past the chickens, goats, horses and foals, and calves. There was lots of squealing and much fun had by the party-goers.

Paris' friends had pony treats (apple slices and baby carrots), but we made sure the ponies got the real deal with big carrots and some apple scraps, as well. The kiddos played "Horse, Horse, Pony!" which only varies from "Duck, Duck, Goose" in that you have to canter after the tagger who names you the pony and if the tagger is caught, he is sent out to pasture in the stink pot middle of the circle. The kids acted like this was the best game ever! So funny! They also played a variant of "Red light, green light"..."All the ponies in the pasture...trot. HALT!" And then, "All the ponies in the pasture....gallop. Halt!!" The kids could have played this much longer had time permitted.
Paris and McKenna. Fun that Sarah is super good friends with Kenna's big sis, Lexi. Kenna was excited that she got to have a sleep-over this time instead of it always being Lexi at our house!
Tommy LOVED riding Cowboy. He'd say, "Me ride Black Jack. NO! (ha! ha! he'd laugh.) Me ridin' Cowboy!"
The kids all seemed to like their turns on Flour, Cowboy, Grizzly and Bob.
Paris' favorites are paints. She's influenced Sarah in that way, too. Sarah now seems to prefer paints and palaminos, as well.
Noah grabbed a nap in the Bjorn once he got all snuggled up in his snow suit! We call him the baby polar bear when he wears it. He's pretty darn cutie, if I do say so.