Canterbury Downs

B-reals and I's alma mater sponsors a day at the races for families.  Someone told us it was the 16th year an alumna has paid for families to visit Canterbury Downs to watch the races and eat dinner.  Sadly, we'd never been until my college friend suggested we make it a family affair this year.  

I am so glad we did.  It was much more fun than I imagined and the girls did not want to leave.  Big C almost had a fit when we missed part of the first race.  There were 13 or so races so believe me, there was plenty to see, and she was not missing out.  

Canterbury has a big play structure for kids outside plus you can meet some of the horses before and after the races.  The girls really got into trying to guess which horse would win and cheering.  The fact that it was a beautiful evening didn't hurt! 

Mr. Schroeder bet on and won a horse race (after borrowing 1/2 of his bet from B-Real because all he had was were big bills),  I suggested he use his race earnings to buy us all ice cream. Being the nice guy that he is, he obliged.   Fortunately for his wallet our girls wanted cotton candy so B-Real bought their treats!