Cow Folk

Last weekend we went to Lund to help Grandma Brown and Papa Chuck do some work on the boys school at the Ranch.
Before heading out Papa saddled up Babe for us to give the kids a ride.
Soph had been talking about this all week and when we pulled up to the corrals she threw her hands in the air and said "Ride a horsey!!"

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 But then it was her turn...she was a little less ready for the actual getting on now...

 

But as soon as Papa turned Babe around she found her excitement again they even went into a little trot:)
and she rode again with Daddy
and again with Mama.



Then there was this natural born Cowboy who needed little instruction (and a really great horse) before he got the hang of it and took hold of the reigns himself.
He went with Papa first, then by himself, then with Kenny and then by himself again...and wasn't ready to get off even after taking her around quite a few times.
We walked her, lead her in, around, out of the corral and even got her to a trot a few times on his own (we aren't sure but the first time that happened might have been by mistake:)

Codee kept telling me how proud he was of Jackson all weekend, he worked behind a shovel right alongside all the other "mans" all day Saturday.
My kids are troopers in the car and I couldn't be more grateful for that on weekends like this one.
Soph even slept great both nights on those terrible tiny mattresses snuggled up next to me and Jackson of course slept with Ga. It was a hard workin' weekend but we were glad to do it and glad it went so smoothly.
We loved seeing the kids on Babe...we might even make the trip back again sooner than later.