Loa

Bracken started school again Aug. 16. I was going through withdrawals from having him home so much during the summer that I decided the kids and I needed to get out of the house and Bracken could study. So we went and visited Grandpa Anne & Grandpa Dixie in Loa, UT. It was a short trip but so relaxing! It was so nice to see my grandparents and fun that Hayes & Kamri know who they are and talk about them now. When I grow up I hope I can be like my Grandma Anne. She amazes me with her strength and her ability to comfort and not judge. Someone in my family (one of you will have to remind me who and help me quote you correctly) said something to the effect that you could come to Grandma's house in gym shorts and be served a dinner on china plates. She accepts you know matter how you are.

The pictures are out of order and I'm too lazy to switch them around but you'll get the idea.

Geese that flew over the house in the morning to land in this pond.

Hayes helping feeding the horses.

Hayes was so excited to see a 'real cowboy' shoe a horse!

the back of the farmhouse (showing the new addition)

Helping Grandma Anne with watering

watching the hummingbirds

investigating a stink bug on the cellar steps

My grandma had told Hayes & Kamri the night we got there that you could hear the geese honking in the morning as they flew past the house. They were so excited to see them that the minute Hayes woke up at 7 a.m. he asked if he had missed the geese. Not 2 minute later we started hearing some honks. Totally a magical childhood moment, the kids ran to the window to watch and then ran downstairs and outside to get a better look.We saw two big 'V's of geese, their honking was loud. Such a fun thing to wake up to.

We went up to the Dairy three times but I think Hayes would have preferred to live there. One of the time we were up they were feeding the calves so Hayes got to help bottle feed them. Then he was helping gather all the bottles to put them back in the basket.

Cow milking machines at the dairy. Kamri was a bit scared of all the noise and machinery so we stood back aways but Hayes wanted to go up the aisle of milkers to see the machines a little closer while the workers were setting the cows up to be milked. My grandma went up with him and when they came walking back I saw some little yellow green specks on my grandma's shirt. I pointed it out and she said she felt something landing on her...then we realized it was cow manure and it was all over her face and hair..and Hayes too! So funny! I guess I shouldn't laugh since it didn't happen to me. Hayes was disappointed we headed home to clean up instead of visiting the calves again.

love the peace & simpleness of small town life. I didn't realize exactly how noisy living in the city was until we were in Loa and Kamri asked in alarm, "what's that noise?!" every time a car drove past the farmhouse....it just didn't happen that often! So much quieter compared to the constant drone in Vegas.

Happiness is being a child freely playing outside......

or being the parent joining them :)