Carriage Rides and Carols

My favorite neighborhood activity is the annual carriage and carols.  Everyone interested in participating pitches in $10 and we rent a horse and carriage.  The carriage has 4-5 benches so we can smash a lot of people on each ride.  The horses pull us through the neighborhood while we sing. 

My friend, Liz, spearheads the event so the boarding point is in our cul-de-sac.  There is a table set up with hot chocolate and cookies and a patio fire pit.  This year Liz even got a group of choir students from either the college or the HS (don't remember which) to stand in the cul-de-sac and sing to us. 

Last year, we had some issues with remembering words to songs so this year Rita and her family made song sheets for everyone.  The kids and I have a blast!  Jared tolerates the activity for our sakes.  I think Bella went 3 times this year.  She couldn't get enough. The first time we all rode as a family.  When we got off the carriage and walked to the hot chocolate table, Jacob was already missing.  As we looked around trying to find him before he got trampled by a horse I found this scene

I should've realized if Murphy was out, that's where Jacob would be.  Jacob LOVES Murphy!