Ride 'Em Cowboy!

 

Gabe and Gavin were invited to a birthday party for a classmate of Gabe's last weekend, so we went to the polo club to see what it would be all about. It was a cowboy themed party complete with horse invitations, a horse cake, cowboy boot shaped balloons, a horse pinata, a petting zoo, and PONY RIDES!!!

Gabe loved it and rode his first ever pony! He donned the riding helmet right away and went over to wait his turn in line among friends. When it was his turn, I put him up in the saddle and showed him where to hang on and off he went. He waved to me from across the corral and he talked the pony walker's ear off. The pony's name was POKEY and Gabe was so proud of riding her.

I will say, it was somewhat difficult to snap good pictures because just as much as Gabe loved it...Gavin wanted nothing to do with it. No horse petting, no feeding carrots, no brushing the pony, and certainly not riding. He really didn't want Gabe to ride or for me to stand too close. Gavin had no desire to put on the helmet either when Gabe offered him a turn.

But Gabe, was a natural cowboy! Yeehaw! Great party!