Yeehaw!

The Ranch trip was awesome! We somehow fit 80-ish people in the lodge

(and surrouding camping areas) which was total chaos but so much fun.

Rachel, my mom, and I were in charge this year- so we were super busy. But inbetween responsibilities we played games, swam in the pond, relaxed, went to workshops taught by talented cousins, looked in the old buildings remembering when we had to do "changeovers", ate the biggest & best smores of my life, etc...

I meant to take a lot more pictures, but like I said, we were busy.

I mostly just LOVED sharing this special place with my little man.

Dirty face, dirty knees, and all.

He LOVED the bounce house. (Anything that makes him feel like a big kid.)

Hah, a little too much bouncing...

Poor kid actually got the stomach flu the next day.

And looked like this most of the rest of the trip.

We were so thrilled when Stephen showed up Saturday morning as a surprise! He was able to find a super cheap flight and made the trip if only for a day and a half. It made my weekend!

Jake was a little weirded out by the barn dance. I thought he'd dig it....

But it was hard to pull him away from the party lights...

Everyone else seemed to have a great time!

I'm so grateful we could share these memories together.

Thank you, Grandma and Grandpa for bringing the family back to the ranch.

We sure missed you Caleb, Becca, and Dad.

The last morning I was determined to take some cute pictures of Jacob in the amazing sunflower field. He was so not in the mood. Which is understandable. So this is the true storyline... Even Buzz Lightyear couldn't change his mind.

We did get some pretty great photography practice with a few other cousins and their families- I'll be posting some of those on the photog blog soon.

(And Yes, I still need to send out those invite emails.

I just wanted to post this quick one today...

Thanks for the comments and addresses!)