An afternoon on the farm

Mike had worked a pretty stressful stretch and I thought he would enjoy the silence that comes with an empty house. Off to the farm we went! What a gorgeous day we had helping Gram's prepare the garden and Papa gave horseback rides.  Kaleb was there to play, too, which is always exciting for Mackenzie who daily declares that Kaleb is her best friend. Grams taught them the general rules for throwing horse shoes and they had fun doing that and looking for early emerging toads. Mason, who was still battling a cough and running nose, wandered a bit and following Papa as he worked around the farm. There were several fits in the sand, though, which drove us inside to give him a long warm bath.

My dad loves to lead the kids on horseback rides. He keeps saying that he thinks Mackenzie won't need him to lead the horse much longer.  She'll be doing it on her own.

What a great big sister!

Down the road with Buddy dog

I took this photo for my sister. Over the hill is my parent's drive and each time I turn onto their road at this spot and I hear the gravel beneath my tires I always feel a sense of " Home".  Home would be even more home-y if she were here.

A country moon. I couldn't pass this sprinkler with out stopping for a picture. Good thing my Littles are used to " photo driving" with me. They even point out things to take pictures of, too.  Like this:

Mack liked that you could see the calves in the field.