Sunday, April 7, 2019

Arizona Day 4

When in Rome...

In FL we went on a memorable Dolphin Cruise.  We decided to surprise the girls with an hour long trail ride on Horses!

I had to do some research ahead of time to find a place that allowed Emma to ride with a parent, as most places didn't allow it.

We lucked out with Ponderosa Stables!  It was great, there was even a MN connection with one of the workers.

We scheduled a morning ride so it wouldn't be too hot. It was perfect!

Before we started they showed us a trick that a horse named Mississippi does...he smiles on command
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Getting assigned our Horses

 Sally rode Buttons
 Mommy rode Ozzie
 Elizabeth rode Bandit
 Emma and Daddy rode Little Black
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Little Black
 Mounting up
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 It was a wonderful experience.  It was THE favorite for the girls, they gave it a 10 out of 10!

Then we headed back to our resort and had an afternoon of swimming


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Emma was a swimming machine.  She wanted me to record her the whole way
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She's so stinkin' cute
 Small world.  At the MSP I ran in to Jodi and we ended up on different flights, but going to the same resort.  It was fun to meet 2 of her kiddos and catch up.  Some of you may recognize her from Twin Cities Live.  She's also the sister to our Mortgage Broker :)  A beautiful Soul!
 Cheesin
 She wanted a pretzel instead of an Icee
 Cheers!
 Waiting for mom to finish up getting ready before heading to dinner
 Trip Advisor didn't disappoint.  We had a delicious dinner at Bobby-Q's
 Yummy Corn Bread and then a surprise of Mini Donuts at the end of the meal.  Lots of laughter and memories with this awesome dinner
 We made it back to our resort with just enough time to head up to Different Pointe of View to catch a breathtaking sunset! (the place I referenced in a picture from blog post Day 3)


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 Reid and I had a photo contest


 This was my submission



 This was Reid's submission



 Emma wanted a chance to be the photographer
 The judges collaborated and ultimately they picked DADDY as the winner :)
 We were up so high a helicopter flew by at eye level, it was very cool!

A memorable last day!

Next up, our final day, Day 5

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