Xander got to participate in a little farmers class this March. His first class taught him about goats, then pigs, bunnies and at the last class, horses. Xander didn't love the class all the way through each time, but we made the best of it. Dada took Xander to the classes and Mama was able to tag along for the last three classes.
By far, the best part of all four classes was the pony ride at the end. We had been concerned that Xander would not take to the pony ride based on his personality, and how horribly Dada reacted during his own first pony ride at a similar age. Luckily the pony was being handled by an incredible woman who knew the best way to handle all parties involved for the best result. She had a feeling that Xander was going to love the ride and despite our suspicions she turned out to be absolutely right!
At first he was a little scared to get onto the pony and have to sit on the pony alone - he tried to slip off back into Dada's arms. But the pony handler knew that if we could get him to stay on long enough for the pony to start moving, the motion of the pony ride itself might just be fun enough for Xander to hang on. And she was right!
Here is a short clip of Xander on his first pony ride. He laughed and smiled almost the whole time. Mada and Dama said this was possibly our best experience together as a family thus far - seeing pure joy in an unexpected situation like this was simply priceless!
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