The Paralympics

The Paralympics started last night.  Chris and I decided that we should support these games as well, because we felt kind of bad that so much focus is on the Olympics and then everyone just kind of forgets about the Paralympics.  And, the tickets are really inexpensive, so we thought it would be a good thing to take Nathan to.  We bought tickets to the equestrian event, because we thought Nathan would really enjoy seeing the horses - he loves animals!  Unfortunately, we didn't pick a very good day for an outdoor event.  It poured on us today!  Oh, and just in case anyone ever decides to go to an equestrian event in the future, not all equestrian events involve jumping horses, which is what we thought we were going to see.  Apparently "Dressage" is simply showing off what your horse can do (trot, stop and salute, turn, etc.) (yeah - boring).  But, we still had a great day and Nathan did love seeing the horses.  He was very intrigued by the fact that one of the horses that was standing off to the side had a blanket on his back.  He won't stop talking about the horse with the blue "night night" (that's what he calls his blankie).  We even got to see the Paralympic torch today and take a picture with it.

After we left the equestrian event (because of the rain, we only ended up staying to watch a couple of the horses compete), we stopped by the Maritime Museum (the entrance was right outside the venue, so it was a good place to stop to get out of the rain).  This was a good find because Nathan loves boats!  I know - such a boy - he loves sports, boats, trains, and planes.

Such a fun day, despite the miserable weather!

Heading to the bus.

Nathan was in heaven.  We took the bus and two trains to get to the venue!

Paralympic Dressage Arena

No, I don't wear sunglasses in the rain, there were actually about 10 minutes of sun before the heavens opened up on us.

Watching horses in the rain.

The Paralympic Torch

The Maritime Museum

Our little fruit lover.  We stopped by Daddy's office and this is what he brought home with him - an apple and a pear.  And, yes, he was eating both of them.