We were invited to go to the horse track for Mother's Day with Miss M's best friend, A's, family. We had gone last year for Father's Day and had a great time so why not go again. And it was a day we weren't home destroying our own home which I would get to clean up at the end of the day.
Willie loves a kiddie cocktail. We were in a suite with a bar close by. The kids eventually went and asked for kiddie cocktails and snagged pickles by themselves. I don't know how many kiddie cocktails they consumed throughout the day!
The suites had a buffet of food and also a candy bar. The kids raided the candy bar and had their first taste of pixie sticks. It's all over from there. You can't go back after eating straight granules of sugar for an entire afternoon.
Alex teaching the kids about the ways of picking the horse to win. We let the kids pick a horse they liked each race (there were 8 races) and we bet a few dollars. The kids enjoyed cheering for their horse which interestingly enough didn't really win any money and was generally number four.
Willie for the photobomb!
Adult only picture!
The entire crew. It's a bit dark but we don't have a picture of the eight of us so it's a win for now.
During one of the final races we were able to go down to the paddock area and watch the jockeys mount the horse and lead them onto the field. Then the kids stood on the fence of the track and watched the horses come galloping around. It was awesome to see them up close and hear their hooves running through the mud. I think the kids were most impressed with the size of the horses' poop they could see on the field! Oh to be a kid again :)
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