On Saturday, we took the kids to the "King's Tree Trials"... a local horse race. It was our first time taking the kids to a horse race (James and I went to the Camden Cup once before the kids came along, where I was out of place w/o a HUGE hat & lots of jewelry... this was not the case this time... I didn't even see any big hats!) The weather was beautiful and the kids had a really nice time. James' company had reserved a spot at the finish line and the kids were able to stand right at the front of the fence... they were running a betting table... $1 per entry... and James lost a few dollars. Jacob actually picked 2/4 of the races we watched... he would just look up and say "That's my favorite!" James should have listened to him. After awhile, the kids were getting hot being directly in the sun... we were on the "inside" of the track... so we moved to the "outside" track where people could watch who had not reserved a space. Surprisingly, there were $100 bets going on over there?!?!?! Anyway, we sat in the shade and the kids had space to run around and play. Afterwards, we walked around and were able to pet a few horses, the highlight of Jessica's day... they were beautiful. Jessica told me that if she ever gets a horse, she will not race him because she thinks it is too hard on the horse... I agree.
Jessica & a new friend, Mackenzie, wait for one of the races to start.
Jaycie fans Jacob... a sweet moment.
This horse smiled for the cameras while posing for his 1st place photos!
Cooling down after the race...
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