Budweiser Clydesdales

Happy Monday to you!!! We had a great weekend with our grands~Saturday was a beautiful day and we took them north to a Budweiser Factory and Center to see the Clydesdale Horses; they've been in town for two weeks and we knew the grands would love seeing them. It was so fun! The kiddos knew the horses were big, just not how big they truly are. The kiddos all wanted to stand in front of this stall, because the horses name was Eric-like their dad.  After seeing the Wagon and reading about the horses, we headed outside.  There was a time yesterday that you could take photos of children with the horses, but being the weather conditions were horrid and there were white outs in Fort Collins, we were glad we choose Saturday to go.

They are just so gorgeous.  There were two big fellas in this corral and they knew how to put on a show.

The grands couldn't believe how big their feet are.

Here they seem to be posturing; it's been 20+ years since we were around horses on a regular basis-all I know is that typically when you see their ears back they aren't happy.  They began nipping each other and at one point reared up-which was incredible to see.  Little Man didn't see it,  as he was watching the gals making clicking sounds to get them to come over.  Our Carrie used to do that with our horse.

Then they began to run; let me tell you when they ran past us it was incredible.  It reminded me of when we used to go watch Polo Matches-at Charles Schultz's(yes the cartoonist, who lived in our old city) field.  The ground would always vibrate and you could hear the sound of their hoof beats before they got to you.

We went to the store afterwards to get some things and then headed home.  They brought lots of movies and so some spent the late afternoon watching them while others played outside.
Yesterday we woke up to about 4" of snow on the ground.  We anticipated this and planned to just stay inside.  Hubby did shovel the sidewalk, but it was too slippery for any one else.  We played several games, had lunch and then played more games.  Kim and Eric got back earlier than anticipated, due to weather.  The kiddos were so happy to see them!  Our afternoon was filled with football and relaxing.  This week will hold several activities and probably fly by.  I hope you have a great day!  While the sun is out here and it looks beautiful, the temp is only 29 degrees and the news is saying it is still very slick outside.
Blessings to you!
Noreen