Polo...

Who knew Polo was such a watched sport (in Central Indiana)?  Ryan's group at work had a family get together last weekend at the polo fields.  I was expecting small crowds as a whole, but turns out Hoosiers like polo.

Quinn brought along her friend, Whitney, to join us.  She is around enough - she practically is family!

We had a great evening of horseplay (pun intended)...!

We also learned a lot about the sport too... like it is a 4-on-4 sport.  Each match is divided into four quarters called chukkers that last 7 minutes, 30 seconds each. In between chukkers, spectators take to the field to hang out or throw around the football.  After two chukkers, and what I would consider halftime, the field is again littered with people.

At this particular polo field, it is tradition for the candyman to visit at halftime.  This candyman makes his appearance by PLANE, dropping hundreds of bags of candy each tied to individual, handmade parachutes.

The pictures do it absolutely no justice, but the field is littered with kids young and old, each vying for a chance to score a bag of candy from the candyman's airplane!  You can see the parachutes in the sky if you look very, very closely!

While the entire night was absolutely enjoyable, and most likely something we will do again as a family despite the 45 minute drive there, the candyman stole the show!  It was such a cool surprise!