Friday, July 3, 2009

The Ranch!

So, I'm a bit behind on the posts due to the following facts:

1) I've been on vacation for a couple weeks.
2) Our internet connection was on vacation for a few days
3) Colleen got me set up with Facebook....yes, yes, I am now up-to-date with the rest of the world. There goes my days filled with mocking all FB users--unless I want to be a hypocrite.

Anywhooooo, for Memorial Day weekend, Dave and Eloise were the best and let us all (including Ricky, Colleen, Chris and Morgan) cruise up to the Ranch! Okay, so pretty much the sweetest place to escape reality! With ample air and room to breathe, it proved the perfect escape from California! They have this beautiful plot of land with horses, a creek, a log cabin and a garden! Inside the cabin, there are two kitchens, plenty of bedrooms and a room filled with entertainment--ping pong table, air hockey table, flatscreen t.v., etc. Outside of the cabin, our senses were tantilized with four-wheeling, hiking, fishing and off-roading! Here are some pictures:

A bald eagle and her nest! It was HUGE!



We took a little family four-wheel ride down to their creek!





Kavella loved chillin' in the "Baby Bjorn!"




Cousin Drake! (Daren and April's boy)




This is the view from the main cabin--overlooking the pasture and smaller cabin.





Chris and Colleen bought themselves a new "Jeep Commander," so we did a little offroading!


A big Sunday dinner with the family!



Ready for church in her new outfit from Morgan!


Ricky and Kelly


Choco and his favorite toy


Making Junior Mint cookies




If you look closely, you can see Dustin on a four-wheeler...can you find him?


Ricky, Colleen and Chris


Hanging with Granny


Daren (Dustin's brother) and April (with their family) live nearby. This is Kavella meeting her Uncle Daren for the first time! Daren thought she was really chunky! It was nice to spend a little time with them!

4 comments:

Beaners said...

FINALLY!! You put more pictures up! I've been checkin every dang day! And yes I have room to talk... haha, no, no I don't, but I'll put some up soon, promise! :) I loved that trip! It was soooo much fun! I love our family and all the fun we have together! (Morrison's are included in "our family" to me, they are the sweetest, nicest people ever!) Can't wait to see you hopefully at the end of this month at lake Powell!! Love you!

Melisa said...

Oooo, I love rainbow pictures! And how cool to see an eagle nest!!!

Welcome to the world of FB, btw... ;o)

Jenn said...

Dude, I KNEW you and Colleen see each other more than "twice a year". Freaking ak*ld**efn.


I LOVE the picture with Daren and Eloise (that's her name right, Mindy's MIL's name starts with an E too, and I always mix them up). Kavella's smile is SO DANG CUTE!!

Deanne said...

The ranch trip looked like loads of fun! What a beautiful area! Kavella seems to take everything in stride as usual! Eloise is an angel! Love, Mom