Horsin' around

Today Annie and I got to go on a gathering with a mother's group we recently joined. The kids were brought to a horse stable and allowed to feed and ride the horses. When I say "ride," we're really talking a horse with a kid on it while someone leads the horse around the barn, but still, to Annie, it was *thrilling*. She's been around horses before, but always a little afraid to touch or get on one. Today she took the horse by the reins, so to speak, and rode not one, but two of the sweet equines available, Ella and Socks. Ella was the sweetest of the two and nuzzled us and enjoyed our attention very much. I think that's what won Annie over. After that, she wanted to ride another and feed the horses (something she originally wanted to watch but not participate in). It was really fun for both of us, and settled Annie nicely into her role as Kentuckian.

We've also been busy enjoying fall again. Yay, sweaters! We made our first apple crisp, decorated a leaf picture for school and have generally been just enjoying going "brrrrrr" in the morning when we walk outside. I love it, and given that I'm 8 months pregnant with the body heat of one with twice the blood volume of a non-pregnant woman, I've been enjoying the chill thoroughly.