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Monday, March 2, 2015

It only takes a minute to make a special memory

Confession: I'm not the world's greatest visitor and I need to go visit my special family more often...Case in point:

LOVE this picture taken on my cell phone this afternoon.  All four enjoying their stroll in the sun-lit hallway of Oma's home.  Oma didn't want Lana crawling on this 'dirty' floor, so she was helping her to walk (on her own it's only a few steps before she'd rather crawl).  This developed into a chain of hand holding, and one of my favorite pictures ever!

She proudly told everyone we met that these were some of her GREAT grandchildren.
Special memory right here.


Friday, February 27, 2015

Reading time



Love what little kids learn by observing...☺ Love her chattering sounds as she goes  through her upside down book! Enjoy!

Camping at a ranch

 
We finished our eventful camping trip with a couple nights stay at a ranch near Kamloops followed by the long weekend camping at Logan Lake.  We found this ranch a bit by accident, and it was a GREAT place to stay and to relax!  They had 4 small cabins that were also for rent, a nice playground area with grass, a firepit, 4 camping places, and best of all...
animals!  Horses - almost 100; llamas; goats as wide as they were tall; dogs, chickens; and a few more creatures.  When we arrived, a couple horses were mowing the lawn with the goats.  We hadn't told the girls where we were headed as we weren't sure what it would be like, but at one glance, they were hooked!  :)



Our campsite.  Amazing views!
We were free to explore the barn at anytime, and we met many of the horses.  All except 2 were given to the ranch for various reasons and were taught how they were expected to behave. 

Facing off with the llama :)
The BEST reaction ever - Lana and the horses got along fabulously!  This horse would push Brian out of the way to try to reach her :)

The goats were always aware when there was food being served - this porky one enjoyed a few of our marshmallows before we stopped him!
A horse named Tara!  So many giggles about that as our favourite babysitter is Tara :)
And a RIDE - first a mini lesson, then off down the trail :)



A few last pictures to come...seems like awhile ago already, but I'm determined to finish this amazing trip on here :)