It was that time of year again. We had the absolute best time at the ranch this year. The kids had so much fun playing with all their cousins. The weather was great the whole weekend too. Jake’s uncle brought golf balls up and we hit them all weekend. I think Jake was practicing for the next time at Top Golf. Of course the kids rode on four wheelers and dirt bikes the whole time. Uncle Brent even taught Benjamin how to take care of the next bike up 100 by showing him to check the oil and tires first. Noah rode the 50 like a pro too. The big girls and the little girls each stayed together and had a blast making memories. The big girls were off the whole time and the little girls were either being taken on rides or playing on the swing. One time the big girls came back and Emma was telling us they found rattlesnakes at the other cabin. So Jake went over to check it out. He found one of them and killed it. He said it was pretty dang intense. He chopped the head off and brought the rest back to show everyone. It was crazy the body kept moving even without the head! Noah said it felt gross, Navy wouldn’t keep her eyes off of it, but didn’t want to get close after it moved when she touched it. I was so proud of our four girls for coming and getting us and being so brave after!
A big group of us went and shot skeet. I usually don’t go as I watch the kids, but this time I went and shot my first shot gun! Benjamin got to shoot too and hit his first skeet as his first time with a shotgun too! Uncle Jeff was prepared and brought a little handgun to teach the kids how to shoot and be safe too. Navy hit pretty dang close to the bullseye and was pretty excited. He was awesome and helped me too!
Each night the kids all put on a parade for us. The second night they even threw candy! They sang and danced and put on quite the show for us. They had a little pool up and when the boys needed a rinse I took them outside and they hopped right in. They thought it was hilarious and loved their shower ranch style. We did a fruit by the foot challenge too. Jake, Jason and Chad all competed against one another. Chad obliterated them!!!! He had the whole thing gone before Jason and Jake were even half way.
The best part of the trip was spending time with everyone. We loved chatting away like always. This time we got to spend time listening to Jake’s grandpa tell us stories a few times. It was beautiful as we listened of his love for the ranch, the temple, his wife, kids, family and the gospel. Thanks for giving us a place that we can make such great memories Grandpa, we love it!
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