When I was growing up we didn't do a lot of recreating. When you have cows and crops to take care of there isn't much free time set aside for having fun. We spent a lot of time together and it was fun but we had fun while we were working. When Dustin and I were dating one time we road horses all the way from Circleville to the top of Beaver Mountain. It took us 7 hours. It was the first time I had spent time on a horse for anything but work and it was the first time I realized sometimes people just do these kinds of things for fun. I remember telling my grandpa about it and he couldn't understand why would waste that much time doing something like that. The funny thing is that I married a man just like my dad and grandpa. He is always working on the ranch and his idea of a weekend off is going to my dad's ranch to help there. He is supposed to take every other Saturday off but if I don't get him out of town he will go to work anyway. So I have started planning things for his weekend off so that we can spend more time with him and we have had a lot of fun.
This last weekend was a weekend off so I told him we were finally going camping. He told me he didn't have time to get the trailer ready, but I was so determined to go. I got off of work early and pulled the trailer out and had it cleaned by the time he got home. When he showed up I had everything ready so that all we had to do was load the Rhino on the dually and head out. We pulled the trailer to a spot on top of the Beaver Mountain where a bunch of Dustin's cousins were camping. It is such a beautiful spot. The Beaver Mountain is gorgeous this time of year. We had a great time. We got up Saturday morning and went for a Rhino ride with Spode and Jayda. We ran into a bunch of guys who were chasing bears and we spent the morning following their dogs to trees where they had caught bears. One of the guys gave Dalley the sweetest little seven month old hound named Molly. She is really pretty but I am afraid she is going to get exiled to the other side of the river like Dustin's other hounds, because she loves to bark.
After we were done chasing bears we loaded up so that Dustin could shoe a couple of horses before it got dark. Then the next day after church we went to the Piute with Dustin's family and had a great time. it was a fun weekend and I am glad I could convince Dustin to take a couple days off!
Deer on Beaver Mountain, it is so pretty right now
So Handsome
Spode and Jayda
Once they told Dalley he could have Molly, he grabbed a piece of twine and he was going to tie her in cause she was his. He has already taken quite a shine to her.
This is sweet little Molly
Spode and Jayda ahead of us on the trail
View out our front window
Jayda really likes Dustin, Dalley, however is not a big fan of someone else taking up his daddy's time
Dalley driving the Rhino
Hopefully this is where we will be spending a little more time before it gets too cold
Dustin trying to get up on the knee board
The boys out on the boat
When we got to Piute, Dalley's friends Cache and Carter were there with their Uncle Allen
My little poser
Dustin was really good at the knee board, by the time we left he was doing tricks
Michael Mouse just floated around in his life vest. We lost him at one point but luckily we found him
It said "Dalley" till he tried to help
Daisy in her life vest, she loves swimming
When it was his turn to do the stick horse barrel race he was too scared to do it so Dustin rode the horse and carried him, it was pretty cute.
Right after his sheep ride, still a little pissed about his hat falling off
Riding the sheep
This is after the chicken chase, he wanted the chicken but he was nervous with all the other little kids around
Chicken Chase
Start of the chicken chase
We let him have his very own soda from the concession stand. He thought he was so big getting his own, but of course he only drank about 1/4 of it.
More of the barrel race
More dummy roping
Playing with his cute little friend Sage
Proudly displaying his number
