August Horse Tracks

In early August we went with our CA guest, Bill, and the kids down to the horse tracks - it was family day at the tracks. Team Johnson has never been there before, and it was a ton of fun! The day was very hot, but we made the most of it. We had some snacks & soda to cool down when we got there, and then the boys made their way over to the counter to make some bets. We then got some great seats to watch the race. It was exciting! Those horses sure can run fast and they look amazing! After watching a few races (winning a few bucks & loosing a few bucks) we decided to check out the family activities. The kids played on the wooden swing set that they had - lots of kids were climbing all around the playset. Next we were off to "ride" on the ponies that kids could ride. Holly was so excited about that. She named her pony Pokadot. The kids also got their face painted.

After being there for a few hours, we were hot and tired. Time to go home. Holly was asleep in the car about 30 seconds after we pulled out of the parking lot.

It was a lot of fun and I would recommend going on Family days (Sundays) to the track. It was fun!

Andrea - waiting for the race to begin

Holly looking at the horse information - she could make as good of a guess as I could!

Myles - he was very excited about seeing the horses run!

The kids were totally into these junk... I mean toy machines. I think they pumped in about $3 worth of quarters to get some really cool treasures.

Both kids got to ride on these machine horses -they had as much fun as if they were at an Amusement park!

Myles had his arm painted instead of his cheek.

Holly is looking sad - I think she got her foot stepped on and stayed sad for like 15 minutes about it. Not even a cute kitty on her cheek could help her mood improve!

Here is Myles on his horse - he seemed to have fun!

Holly riding her chosen horse - Pokadot! She squealed most of the time and was saying "Gidyup!"