Texas, Part 6 (Ranch-tastic!)

Ah, the final installment of our Texas sojourn.  We got several days to play on the ranch, although it was a little chilly the last couple of days there.  Good thing we had our traditional bonfire!  Grandad is a firebug, but he was pretty diligent in preventing the flames from spreading.  Owen got a kick out of putting his shoes and jacket on over his PJs!

One daily (sometimes multiple times a day) request was to go for a walk in the woods. Owen loved this!  And he actually got to be pretty good at finding his own way around on the acreage.  Hadley, too, loved being outdoors, but she didn't wander quite as far.

This particular moment was when H pulled some leaves off of this little plant.  She said (in her low monotone), "uh oh..." and tried to put the leaves back on the plant.  It cracked me up, and the memory deserved to be preserved for all eternity. :)

Owen also still loves to get some Tractor Time, if he can.

With a few minor, recent replacements, this swingset and the monkey bars were staple backyard toys from my childhood.  It's good to see them still getting some use in this modern age! At least they do when my kids come to town.  Loved seeing them on the teeter totter together!

The monkey bars can be lots of things, including a rocket (Here Granna and Hadley are cleaning out the 'broken' rocket boosters)...

 or a prison!  Owen is trying to save the princess who was trapped in the dungeon, but she finally took matters into her own hands.

Everyone knows that Grandad loves firewood.  Is it any wonder that he has such an epic woodpile on the premises?  Owen even got to use the new log-splitter a few times!

Thanks for hosting us, Granna and Grandad!  We love you!