Betting on 5 in the 6th on the 4th.....

This weekend was full of firsts for Sequoia. It was her first Fourth of July, her first day of rolling over whenever she felt like it, her first fireworks and her first horse race.
Uncle Brian and Sherry came to town Friday to watch a friends' horse race at Colonial Downs. Colleen, Sequoia and I drove up to meet them for the races and fireworks.

The horse was number 5 and named Wicked but Worth It ... a promisingly feisty little name for a two year old filly who had never run in a race before (like most of the other two year old filly's in the race). She is a beautiful horse and we laid out Sequoia's college fund in hopes that the little filly would upgrade our choices to include the Ivy League

Well it was a dark and stormy night as we watched Wicked But Worth it fade along with our two dollars. Sequoia did not let it get her down though and went on practicing her standing up and flirting with people. Later in the evening we got to watch a nice fireworks display before heading home.

Brian and Sherry spent Friday night at our house and that comes with the built in benefit of getting to share in our tradition of starting the weekend with Banana Pancakes and a walk through our woods. We even tossed in a little Wimbledon and some scattered showers to add to the calm and easy pace of a good Saturday morning.

In the afternoon we drove down to Yorktown for lunch and a walk along the beach. It was a very refreshing day with storm clouds being blown around by a brisk breeze. I think Yorktown is a very fitting place for Sequoia to have spent her first Fourth of July weekend. We all enjoyed our visit and are now looking forward to the arrival tomorrow afternoon of the Murphy grandparents. Like I've said before, Sequoia likes to keep a busy social calendar.