I opened the accessory packages right away. There were all kinds of great things - a picnic basket, cups and plates, cutlery, a water bottle and jug of milk, and all kinds of food. I sorted and bagged everything and put it all away into my Props box. The horses were too big to fit in any cupboards, so they just stayed in their boxes.
The next day, we were passing through the Valley of Fire in southern New Mexico - a desolate stretch of cracked black lava dotted with cacti and yucca - and I thought the roadside stop there would be a good place to unpack the horse and see how it worked with my dolls.....