Weekend at the ranch.....

We decided we had better get down to see our family before soccer games start next weekend. We have 3 in soccer this spring, 1 in track and field and 1 in flag football ( He is not quite old enough to play so he practices with the team. It is his normal football team and he really wanted to do it. So his coach is letting him do all of the practices , he just won't do the games.) Thank goodness Tiny A is only 2. What are we going to do when all 5 kids are in sports. Atleast the track and field and football are not on Saturdays. They are during the week. And "No" this is really not that much better, because we have to work around soccer practices, piano lessons, young women presidency meetings(My calling at church....and since one counselor is a teacher our meetings are in the evenings..) But atleast we don't have all five events at one time on Saturday......Afterall, there are only two parents.......

Anyway this weekend home was wonderful. The kids drove the water truck while hauling water with Grand-daddy, drove the pickup while feeding with their Aunt Carrie. (M thinks this is crazy but it is how I grew up and I want my kids to get atleast some of the same experiences that I had. It was such an amazing way to grow up. And the kids are really great drivers! :) ) We went and played on some big rocks that when we were young kids we named The School Bus. It was all very fun except for the wind that just wouldn't go away.... Triple A was with his daddy and Grand-daddy while we were here so he is not in the pictures. Check out Tiny A....she fell asleep on the floorboard of the pickup as we were putting out feed....How many times did we all do this when we were little and out on the ranch with our dad? Probably too many to count...

It was also Carrie's birthday........So we had a fun dinner with everyone and had some yummy oatmeal cake( this is my very favorite cake, it has a very (not ) healthy broiled coconut frosting on top and the butter from the frosting soaks down into the cake...MMMMMM...I need some more!Good job MA) And then we had some super yummy Cherry pies. Yes, I had some of both and had some for breakfast the next morning...How could anyone resist that?

Carries boyfriend surprised her with a gift that made all the girls in awe and all the boys wishing he hadn't put that idea in their wives minds.

Aren't they beautiful? They are 3/4 c. diamond earings! Ahhhh! They are so gorgeous! Good job, Tom! By the way it was the first time we had the chance to meet him( He lives in Arizona) We thought he was awesome!So HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARRIE! She will probably kill me for this but I put a video on of the kids singing happy birthday to her.

On the way home we stopped and had lunch in Socorro with M's family. It was great to see them all. Our nephew. Roland, is getting so big and it is so fun to see him. He changes everytime we see him...What a cutie! Thank you to everyone for the great weekend! We love you all.