horse races

Papa was going to the horse races today and was trying to convince Reed to come with him. Reed isn't much of a horse lover to begin with so this was going to take some work from Papa. Papa said there was cotton candy at the races; this was a no go with Reed because cotton candy is sticking and gets all over your fingers. Papa mentioned hot dogs; strike two- Reed says hot dogs are spicy for his tongue. Strike three was not even anything Papa said. Reed heard that there was going to be a Spongebob Squarepants marathon on t.v. Blue, on the other hand, wanted to go where ever Papa was going. The races didn't start until 1:pm but by 9:am Blue had packed a lunch consisting of raisins, a fruit rollup, and a ding dong. He carried it around with him until it was time to go. Blue was afraid Papa was going to leave him so he followed hiim around the house. If Papa got up off the couch, so did Blue. Papa went to the bathroom and Blue followed him. Finally it was time to leave. With Reed's tennis shoes on and Colby's cowboy hat, Blue was ready to go. Luckily, we were able to convince him to wear his own tennis shoes and his fishing hat instead. They were gone for about two hours. When they got back, Papa said that Blue's favorite part was all of the rocks everywhere. When Blue had picked up enough rocks to fill both of his pockets he was ready to go home. So two races into the afternoon they left. But I'm sure it is a day that will not be forgotten soon by Blue or Papa.