Friday, May 8, 2009

Derby Days

Every year for his birthday, Nick likes to go to a local horse track to bet on the horses and watch the simulcast of the Kentucky Derby. We usually go to River Downs in Cincinnati but this year we were in Columbus for Loren's show choir showcase so we went to Beulah Park instead.

Allie was very interested in all of the action. She loved watching the (crazy) people and just sat there, taking it all in. Victoria had given her this adorable feather headband that was a perfect Derby Hat! Random people kept stopping to tell me how cute she was in that headband.

We had a great time betting on the horses, although there were no big winners. We did let Allie pick a horse for one race (not the Derby) by placing the program in front of her and seeing which horse her hand landed on. She actually picked the winner but Nick wasn't able to place the bet before the window closed. Oh well, I guess we'll have to figure out how to pay for college another way. After the live racing was done and the Derby bets were placed, we headed back to Tony's house to watch the actual Derby. It was a fun weekend!



Excited to be at the race track for the first time.

Posing in front of the big board.

Having fun at the track!

Back at Uncle Red's house for the Derby Party.

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