Mountain Ranch

We just got back from the mountain Ranch and we had such a good time. This year we were brave and we drove. It's a 12 hour drive and Liam didn't do so good on the way to Cali and that is only a 5 hour drive. We were nervous so I made a these fun things for the car, yummy snacks, books and plenty of DVDs. We broke the trip up over two days and left Tuesday for Albuquerque. I am glad to say it went a lot better then we thought it would. Liam only had a few rough spots but over all it was okay. The next morning we got up ate breakfast and drove the rest of the way to the Ranch. We spent the next few days hiking hand fishing, relaxing, watching trains, and enjoying each other. I was not very good at taking pictures this time. However I did get a few shots. Just for the record Eli and Jacob actually slept at the ranch while Liam, Cecil and I drove and stayed at a hotel about 20 minutes away.

Thing to remember:

• Eli was really good at catching grasshoppers. He would catch them and say they were his friend/pet. 
• Eli loved hand fishing and Jacob did a great job teaching him. Eli even caught one. Jacob had him put the net in the water, then he chased a fish toward Eli he yelled for Eli to lift up the net, and Eli did! Thus pulling up a fish!
• Liam was a good sport about everything and did great. He would try to walk and do everything by himself. However once he got tired you knew it because then you had to carry him or he would just cry and cry.
• Liam's favorite thing to do was dig. He was just pick up his shovel and bucket and walk around the placed moving things around with his bucket.
• One time we went down by the stream to look for snakes. After looking for a while they were about to give up when Eli spotted one. His face was so cute. Then he lost it only for little Jacob Malnar to find it. Jacob (my husband) was able to catch it so all the kids could see it and touch it.