See Horse Jump . . .

This weekend we took in "The National" at Spruce Meadows - we only planned on going one day, but Megan liked it so much, we went both days. Beside watching the amazing horses and their riders compete for $100,000's of prizes, they make the entire day 'kid friendly.'

They have carriage rides, pony rides, live Dixie bands (which Megan absolutely loved!), an "International Food Fair" (OK, mommy and daddy liked that part) and lots of places to sit and watch people....another of Megan's favorite activities!

The rides were free and took you around the area. The band played all kinds of tunes. Megan's favorite was the drum solos - that'a girl!


And of course there was the horse jumping. Being that we had a buggy with a kid in it - they reserve front row seats in the bleachers for parents. And as you can tell from the photos...that meant we were up close for all the action! Our little girl just stared in amazement - with the occasional "oh..wow..oh!"

For any of you that know the movie, "Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory" - don't you think these kids look like the Umpa Loopas? Anyway - we did and took a photo! As we walked through the ticket gate (free because of their 35th Anniversary) we were given these cool foam horses. We also got one for cousin Sierra and she loves hers too!

Speaking of cousin Sierra - we had a huge gathering tonight at the Acreage in Priddis with Katie's Aunt Eve. The cousins loved showing off their new skills (Sierra is now walking all by herself!) and Megan was doing everything she could to keep up - pushing her stroller. Megan used the occasion to wear one of her summer dresses - thank you, Grandma!

And after getting dirty and running around all weekend, we ended the night with our bedtime routine....which now includes a quick toothbrush routine. Fortunately she loves the feel of the brush on her teeth and gums and "opens wide" when she sees it coming!

You are up-to-date. Hope you had a great weekend too - be sure to let us know what you've been doing this weekend.