Visiting the Country

We had a wonderful time visiting my dad the last few days. The weather was beautiful, the food was rich, and we made memories that are priceless. The fresh air, sunshine, quiet, and room to run as fast and as much as they wanted left my children exhausted for nap time and bedtime. They slept so well and long that I actually got the best and longest sleep I have had since Audrey was born!

Here are a few photos of our first hours at the house. We were waiting for Dad to come home from the fields and enjoyed the cool breeze and sunshine. We walked around in the garden, ate ripe gooseberries and sour blackberries (well, Colin loved them), and played in the rocks in a little area in front of the horse barn (no horses there anylonger, though).

The rest of the days we spent feeding cows, shooting off fireworks, eating a fish dinner with Aunt Jaleta, bailing hay, and fishing. Dad ended up catching the one fish here and letting Colin hold it. I'm attaching a video of this part, also.

Colin was stroking the fish's eyes and gave him a good petting before throwing him in the water.

This taken after Audrey fell head first into the gravel at the end of the driveway. She still looks cute, but if you look closely you'll see a few scratches on her cheek and a bit of a swollen upper lip. I just wasn't close enough to catch her. Poor baby. She was fine the next day.

This was right before Colin spent 1.5 hours bailing 25 round bails with is PaPa!

Audrey and I stayed at home in the yard while Dad and Colin were out bailing. I showed her how to make a flower chain necklace. This is Audrey modeling the said necklace, just before she pulled it off. Then, she enjoyed putting it on like a stole and taking it off again and again.

We had a great time, but it is always good to be home. We missed Clayton, too, along with Cammy. They were happy to see us, as well! Now, next week we're off to Kansas City!