My sister, Tracy and her beautiful children, Joel, Carly and Nathan, along with Nana Jane, came down for a visit this weekend. It finally stopped raining and although the ground is good and soggy, we all managed to spend lots of time outside playing on the barrels, riding in the tractor, feeding the horses, playing in the hay barn (and in the MUD), and petting and riding horses/ponies. Ed made a spectacular dinner on Sunday of homemade fried chicken with mashed potatoes, gravy biscuits, corn on the cob, and cake the boys made for dessert. Aunt Kristy made breakfast the next morning of pancakes with the secret ingredient and Nana Jane made lunch of macaroni and cheese, sandwiches, corn on the cob and fresh fruit.
We were really excited to see Cousins Carly and Joel riding Honey and Dusty by themselves. They picked up how to ride pretty quickly. Nathan also joined in and let me lead him around on Honey. Carly indicated she might want to show Dusty next year ~ GO Carly!
Aunt Tracy was amazed at all the dogs at the Ranch who provided as much entertainment as anything. Milroy running through the pasture like a deer, Private coming from behind as we headed up the barn driveway, Emily tasting Nathan, Cy holding onto a stuffed animal and sitting quietly with mouth wide open on the chair, Mimi sleeping in her crate and Hoss constantly tackling Emily. Jackson shared his kittens with Cousin Carly and they held them in the garage for quite a long time. They are so cute!
Joel was able to catch two tree frogs, one for himself and one for Austin. We are keeping them watered and fed in jars. All of our cousins are soo much fun. We were so glad to have them visit and will look forward to seeing them again soon.
