Swinging on tire swings, riding on horses, curious is life, keep moving forward

We had a picnic at this lake.
Some of us went swimming on that lake.

I was only three years old.
This was my first time on a horse, this was back in August of 1988.

I remember horse shoes.
I still have memories from this day. We ate on picnic tables. I remember the horses, food, lake, swing, people, trees, and I think my dad was there too.




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Rick, Katie, & Joey on the swings.


Swinging on tire swings, riding on horses, curious is life, keep moving forward

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We were near the lake.
We swung on a tire swing.


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My older siblings, Rick and Katie sitting around near the water dock or what looks like a home-made diving board.


We were attending our Cornelius Community Baptist Church picnic I believe.


Or it might have been a different church in Forest Grove or Cornelius which are two cities on the western outskirts of the Portland metro area in Oregon, USA.


We grew up in Forest Grove in the 1980s and 1990s.


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Here are some of the kids, some of the people, by the dock.


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Katie and others on a floating dock.


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Katie is in the blue. One kid is preparing to jump in.


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This was back in the 1980's.


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Joey on a horse.
That's right, my first experience riding a horse.


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Horses seemed so big to me back then.


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Joey on a white horse with Mr. Elkind and his son.


I rode a horse for the first time at the Horning's Hideout in North Plains, OR.


It was with our church in Oregon. There is a photo of me on a horse, being guided by Bob Elkind.


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Joey and a dog at the picnic.
This church picnic was probably on a Sunday or maybe it was overnight.


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