Forest Walk About – My Little Pony LIVE!

Our weekend was going to be snow-tubing and then My Little Pony but in the middle of Friday night Cole woke with a fever and a very sore throat. He was down for the count most of the day Saturday, played some video games with a neighbor kid and hung out with Oma just chillin’.

Jo and Momma on the other hand didn’t want to sit around, we had been looking forward to heading up the mountain to play. After a phone call to Uncle Todd to say “hey,” we heard him say he would be taking a break from home work and the family would be doing a walk through the hills looking for deer trails, antlers, and poo. We invited ourselves (sort of) on the walk and quickly loaded up and headed out.

Beautiful walking trails, a pond and just lots to look at, touch and play with. Corri headed out on the trails thinking we would all hook up at some point, we even thought the same but we didn’t see her again till we headed home. Todd and Derian took Jo and I onto the first deer trail they saw and off we went through the woods. Derian pointing out the doe poo and the buck poo and teaching us the difference. Jo spotted a salamander right off along with a ladybug and other interesting plants and more poo. Todd showed us antler rubs on the sides of trees and again...more poo.

After a bit of walking, good old Uncle Todd dropped an antler in the path of Jo, boy was she ever excited to find a deer antler in the woods! That perked her step up for the rest of the walk. It sure was/is fun to tell your kids…there will be mud and water and it’s all o.k! Have FUN!

On Sunday we dressed up a little bit and went to a nice brunch before sitting in on the kids’ first stage production. My Little Pony Live! We told the kids five days before the show, thinking Jo would be the one most excited…she was excited but Cole went right into his room that night and pulled out all the cloths he wanted to wear to the show and put them by the front door. He was ready to go! They both love musicals.
It was a very fun show; Cole smiled the whole time and participated when it warranted, even learning “I’m a Little Teapot” with the movements. Jo? She didn’t smile much but she had a blast as well. She is like her Momma, totally engrossed in the story to the point that you don’t smile, laugh or participate much. We become one with what is going on and to do anything else (like laugh or talk) would take us out of the dream. We become part of the story itself. The following night she sang some of the songs from the play in her bath, so we know she had a very good time.

And then there was the weather? WOW…almost shorts time! Whooohoooo! Just a wonderful weekend all around.