Barn Day

I had no intention of being at the barn that long when we left this morning.  But ya know....  A little respect issue with the horse before we get started and resulting lesson of who bows down to who (or whom), a little riding in the 210 degree heat with 200% humidity and the resulting heat and sweat build up of previously mentioned horse, a little breaking up of fights between the kiddos forcing me to hoist Gabe in and out of the pack and play, a little hosing down to find four limbs with scabs on the lower legs (none were human) that requires some scrubbing, and a little of this

which required some more hosing, and little chit chat with the barn owner about a poor distressed lady that had to put her horse down today equals almost FIVE hours of pure sweat.  I'm exhausted.  Poor Kai was looking forward to our play time after the kids went to bed but I just don't have it in me.  I also decided to mow the front yard after the kids took a nap when we got home.  I figured, I'm already covered in every known nasty thing at a barn, I can mow real fast.

Hope had a GREAT time.  Not so much the first hour or so stuck in the pack and play, but after riding Lee I took pity on the kids and let them run around.  They were so good playing away from Lee but not too far away.  And then while I was on the other side of Lee from the kids, Hope found the mud puddle we were creating by hosing Lee down.  You can see in the picture just to the right of her left sleeve is a dark spot....that was it.  Just at the bottom of the little concrete hill.  She was covered.  She had a blast.  And after getting used to the temp of the water in the hose...she enjoyed her hosing too.  But I think we've lost another shirt....