Horse riding with Grandpa Rose!

The weather finally got nice enough for us to go to Blackfoot for an afternoon and ride Grandpa Rose's horse, "Snip"!  I have a few horse lovers in this house, namely, Kamryn, Morgan, & Kaleb!  The others like the idea but they are definetly more apprehensive.  Dad (and Snip) were good sports and took each kid for a couple of rides. Snip was amazing, especially for as young as he is and also for the fact that it was the first time he'd been out of the corral in quite a few months.  Morgan is not a bit afraid of the horse and she desperately wants Grandpa to give her private horse riding lessons:)  She dreams of the day when she'll be able to ride all by herself with out any one leading!

Grandpa giving Morgan a few pointers--Morgan's listening intently to his instructions!

                                       
                         The kids thought it was great feeding Snip right out of the bucket.  They'd start giggling             when he'd come and put his mouth right in the bucket while they held on for dear life.

Kamryn never tired of feeding Snip and waited patiently at the end of the truck for him to make his rounds and then she'd call him over for a snack!:)

Regan was not thrilled about riding..let's just say it's been a long time since she's been on a horse and she was a little freaked out and I think the fact that she was sick that weekend didn't help at all. Once she got on and comfortable, she decided it wasn't so bad after all!  I think she's giving Grandma the rodeo queen wave:)

Not sure why I don't have any pics of Porter, Jordyn, or Kaleb on the horse!  Bummer!

Kami and Kaleb decided that Snip's grain looked pretty delicious so after Snip's snot was all over the grain from his mouth being in the bucket, they reached in to try a bite.  YUCK!!  Kaleb thought it was pretty yummy so he filled his pockets so he could take it to school for a snack.:):)  Yum Yum!

I think Kamryn's made herself a good buddy!  She had perma-grin the whole time we were there!

Now there is a "city-slicker" if I've ever seen one--shorts and flip-flops, riding a horse!:)  

This little girl loves her Grandma with all of her heart.  She cries every time we have to leave from our visits!

Future Rodeo Queens!  Kamryn is my animal lover all the way!  She's not afraid of any animal big or small and just loves them with all of her heart.  She'll go up to the biggest dog and just start hugging and loving on it and the horse was no exception.  She kept giving Snip the biggest hugs and talking to him as she fed him his grain.  I was glad she was up in the truck because every time she got down, she'd get so close, I was sure she'd get stepped on or kicked--she wasn't a bit afraid of that happening:) 

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And...did I mention how much she loves her Grandpa too!

Kaleb jumped down from the back of Grandpa's truck and caught his pants on a sharp edge...luckily it only ripped a gaping hole in his pants and not his leg.  I don't know why it struck me so funny, but I got the giggles so bad just watching him keep putting his hand back there to feel the large hole.  He was totally embarrassed but kept a smile on his face and he even kept giggling about it!  

He didn't want me to take a picture of it so Grandma was sneaky and gave him a hug so I could snap a shot.  Nice!!

Morgan got to do the honors of letting Snip loose in his corral.  She was pretty excited since she's dreaming of having her own horse someday!