Family fun with dogs and horses

Craig's sister Kathy, her husband Tyler, and their 6 month old baby Brooke were in town from Colorado last week. They stayed with Tyler's family who live only 45 minutes north of us so they came down to visit for the day. Then the next day, we headed up there to hang out and let the kids play with their 3 dogs and 3 horses. This was a new experience for the kids since we don't have a dog and they've never been up close to horses before. I knew Brandon would probably be okay since he is curious about everything but it would take some time for Briana to warm up to the animals. Brandon loved to watch the dogs run around the yard but when they got close to him, he'd scream and curl up into a ball on the ground bringing his arms to his face for protection. Funny that we'd never taught him how to protect himself (he is only 2 years old)but I guess when your body suspects danger, it is a natural reaction to do that. Then he'd pop back up and get all excited again like nothing happened. Briana was clinging to life to whoever would hold her while the dogs ran around. She would rap her legs around your waist like a monkey and would get nervous when the dogs came close. She did better with the horses but as you can see from her face while on the horse with her cousin Brooke, she wasn't such what to think about it all. After awhile though, both kids relaxed some and had fun picking up hay and feeding the horses. Brandon even got used to the dogs and started chasing them around the yard by the end of the day.