3 Pumpkins and a Grumpy Horse

We went to a pumpkin patch today.  Connor's friend Daniel with us, since the pumpkin patch isn't as much fun without a friend when you're 11.  Claire was happy just to be with her family, although that probably won't last very much longer.  These pics were taken with my iPhone so the quality isn't the best!  I didn't have my card reader to use the ones on the camera.

Check out these 3 cool kids with their pumpkins and the cool scarecrow!

3 SILLY PUMPKINHEADS!

The mandatory tractor picture.  Claire was ready to take the hayride back to the main area by this time.

Looks like we had a totally fun, not-a-care-in-the-world kind of day, doesn't it?  Well, these pictures were taken AFTER  we met the REALLY grumpy horse. When we took the hayride to the actual patch to pick our pumpkins, we decided to visit the horses, bunnies, goat, and calf in the petting zoo first.  We approached the first horse and he gently stuck his head out to let us pat his nose.  Claire and I went on to the next horse and as she stepped up on the little bench to look over, (about 4 feet where the horse was standing), he turned his head toward her, bared his teeth, hit her in the face, and knocked her about 4 feet away from where she was standing.  She landed flat on her back.  She has a little scratch across the bridge of her nose, slight scratches on her eyelid, and she'll have a bruise on her brow bone.  It scared her so bad, and terrified me!  We watched for any signs of a concussion, and so far she's been fine.  Still, I really would feel better to have her checked out by our doc, just to be sure there isn't some small injury that we cannot see.  I mean, it's not like she just fell.  She was struck by a horse for crying out loud!  I'm seriously thinking of taking her to the doc tomorrow even though she's shown no signs of anything.  She ate fine, played fine, no nausea or vomiting,  no dizziness, no double vision.  Still not something I want to play around with though.

 So, that was our experience at the pumpkin patch today. I do want to add that they removed "Stormy", the grumpy horse from the "petting" stable and put him in the pasture.   Scary for me and Claire at first, but still fun.  She even went back to the stables to pet "Scooter", the horse that was so gentle and happy to see us the first time  .Please pray a prayer of thanks for taking care of her today, and pray prayers of continued healing and no hidden injuries that we cannot see.  I really think she's fine, but a mommy never stops thinking like a mommy, and above all, we want to protect our babies.  Today was just another example of our precious Savior's fingerprints all over our lives.  Thank you, my sweet Jesus.

Keep checking for fingerprints,

Kellie