More Campout Cousins

 

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so much fun to relive the weekend through photos. A great one by Andrea of the girls clubhouse above! The weekend went by way too fast. Can't wait to go back. 

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the girls were hands on help pouring the cement pad for the new pivot 

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tiny insists in riding on Dad's "wap!" in the four wheeler. Nap time after the river 

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sheep "before"

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and after one shorn - poor guy getting made fun of by his buddies now ;) 

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and the littlest ones are already fence climbers

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Maisie and the girls making sure the firepit is ready

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for sparklers to celebrate!

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don't worry Dad we had the fire extinguisher close at hand ;)

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girls and Oliver building a diversion dam

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and catching frogs (while Donald catches them) in the irrigation canal

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headed to the river with a full house!

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that's a lotta little legs to tan. Come on summer!!

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close up of that awesome cake!! Piggys for Molly. Nice work Aunt Maureen. 

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Sunday Kat and Donald stayed after the troops left to help us fix and move the wheel lines. Kids in acres of new growth alfalfa!

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what a great weekend with family!! Even through the mild torture of a group photo ;) good sports all around!!

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Cousin Campout Year 2

 

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We gathered up the troops to celebrate the spring birthdays again this year - at the ranch!

it was the first time we've had guests up and got the big house camp style ready :) and stocked up on provisions like coors light of course. Ready to rock. 

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we arrived late Thursday night and set up camp with the girls. They helped Heff and a crew pour a cement pad for the new north pivot. Exciting ranch stuff! Oh and they all got knee deep in mud. 

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called for a tub bath 

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and then the first round of cousins arrived Friday morning! We explored the ranch a bit and let them run wild in the river. 

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this is the first time we've had beautiful sunny weather at the ranch and it feels so good!

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and then the rest of the crowd arrived for BBQ carne asada dinner 

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dinner outside for 25

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and Friday night campfire!

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Saturday morning activity. Sheep shearing!

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the dudes on the shears

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getting those sheep down to the skin. It was no easy task!

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spectators. They lasted two of the three sheep ;) 

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wool ready to make something of it!

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and then a morning hike around the irrigation ditch and up the draw to echo mountain - sister in laws and sleeping babes 

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me and my tiny 

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four wheeler full of kids up on the hill

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and then a lunchtime picnic out to the river in the sun! Troopy carried 17 of us out there 

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river walkers - so much fun to be out here in the wide open spaces!

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Tess in a watering hole 

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sassy ladies on the troopy

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afternoon wheel line pump fixin' 

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coors light and sunshine and chores. Pretty happy. 

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and afternoon piñata and cake for Molly and Caroline's birthdays. Uncle Donald roping kids. Always fun. 

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cake time. Maureen made an awesome piggy cake for Molly!

 

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caught um

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barn kids! All 15 cousins.

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Heff on a truck tailgate, BBQ'ing with a sleeping baby girl and a beer. Couldn't be much happier. 

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kids piled on the ranger Sunday morning to go look for duck eggs in the pasture

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and headed home. What a great weekend!!!

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