Sarah found out about a really cool thing in Marin County called Halleck Creek Ranch. It’s run by the local 4H Club. They run a free program for handicapped kids and kids with other disorders, such as autism. The kids get to take an hour-long ride on a horse through some beautiful Marin coutryside. Every week, they have three sessions. Today we took Porter for orientation. We learned about the program and formally applied to participate. Then we watched the afternoon session so we could see how it worked. Porter was chomping at the bit (pun intended) to ride a horse and was mightily upset when he realized he wasn’t going to be able to this week. Sarah found out about the program from the mother of Ryan, a new kid in Porter’s class, and they were there today, as well. Except for the tantrum at the end, Porter (and Alice) had a great time being outside (it was a beautiful day) and watching the horses.
Sarah told Porter he couldn’t ride the horses unless he wore a helmet. Apparently his desire to ride was greater than his general aversion to headgear because he wore this hat for at least half an hour.
Alice enjoyed being in the sun and fresh air today.
A Little Off the Top
Porter, who was looking a little shaggy these days, had his hair cut this afternoon. Usually, it’s a very traumatic experience for Porter and us, which is why we generally wait as long as possible between trimmings. Porter seems to hate anything to do with his head: hats, hair washing, and especially haircuts. Today was still traumatic, but it did go much better than the previous couple of times.