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A sign of things to come?

(Also, please do not judge my spelling)

Ride 'em

Today Beckett had his first "horsemanship" lesson. I met his teacher Michele the other day when we were at the park and she was giving one of his classmates a lesson. She has a horse rescue organization and uses rescue horse to give kids lessons. I really liked her system because she teachers the kids all aspects of taking care of horses. He started by grooming the horse (Ellie) and he learned all the safety rules. Then he was ready to get on. At first he was a bit nervous, ("Horses are not really safe for 3 year olds,") but then he started to get comfortable and pretty soon he was asking Michele when he could come back and also saying that next time he didn't need her to hold the rope. (later in the car, he asked for lasso)

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Alden, of course, is just as cute as ever and has started walking. He'll take two or three steps before toppling over. If he's going for the remote he can get a up to about 5. He's demonstrated his persistance (read: stubbornness) at the babysitter by spending the whole day going after the tricycle despite several war wounds. He likes to push it around while holding on to the seat. You'll notice all the photos are seated. That's because I don't dare take my eyes off him to get photos when he's up and running.