Sunday, May 3, 2009

The 135th Running of the Roses and My Darlings' 1st!!

Five years ago, Anne made her debut at the Kentucky Derby bringing Abigail Leigh a stuffed "Smarty Jones." This year, Avery Kathryn and Riggs Trey were definitely dressed for the Derby but they each had other ideas and experiences about what was special about the day! Next year will be better!


Oh Daddy! Just a sip . . . hey, this stuff's really good!! I didn't know we could eat leaves!!


How exciting Dearie!! I don't have a clue what the Kentucky Derby is but I sure do like all the animals and the people on TV. Is this our new Baby Einstein?? What is a pony? Daddy, do I get a pony someday? Hey, this is some strange music!


Dearie, we wanna pull for Einstein in the Woodford Reserve!! Hey Dearie, why are these ponies running in the grass? I thought you just told us about the dirt track for horse racing and how today the dirt was mud because of the rain last night! Did you know the ponies would run on the grass?


Yea!!! We won!! Our pony, Einstein, won the race!! Dearie, what do we get?? This is so fun!! What happens now!

Clearly, time we got to THE race of the day, my li'l darlings were sleeping. What a run it was and, "Mine the Bird" definitely proved that miracles, in the face of all obstacles, can AND do happen. I knew that all along . . . Avery and Riggs are living proof!