Horsing Around at Brayden's 3rd Birthday Party

Today we drove out to the country to celebrate a classmate's 3rd birthday.  Evan has been incredibly excited since receiving the invite... it had a distinctly Western theme and said there would be ponies.  Now, Evan's never been one for loving animals he doesn't know, so there was a 50-50 guess how the pony part would go over.  But, always being one for a party, especially for one of his friends, Evan packed up his Cowboy hat and off we went. 

Brayden's party definitely didn't disappoint!  There were two ponies there, and while I was setting down my jacket, Evan hopped right up on one and started riding around!  I was somewhat shocked to see him up there when I turned around, but he was happy as a clam.  He didn't want anything to do with petting the horse, and thought it was pretty amusing that the horse started nibbling on his handler's sleeve as they were walking around the yard, but he was incredibly brave and so proud to be the first to ride the horse. 

While the kids took rides on the black pony (I can't for the life of me remember his name), Brayden's mom came out with fingerpaint, but no paper.  Hmmm... Yep - they got to paint the white horse!  Thunder stood patiently as all the kids loaded up on washable paint and made handprints all over his sides.  He was quite the piece of art when they were done.  What a clever idea!

As more kids came, the bouncy house was definitely the place to be.  It was pretty much an all-boys party, and I'll bet they're all completely exhausted tonight.  We parents had to drag them out of the house for cupcakes, and usually the mention of sugar sets them running.  It was a fantastic party.  Happy Birthday Brayden!