Well we had this great weekend planned and then Ken's work said he had to work. Bummer! I went back and forth if I should go ahead with plans. I decided that the kids have been waiting for this so we went. We were heading out to the Redding area to visit my Mom's best friend Kathy. I have never been out to her place before and I knew it was going to be a long ride.
So we packed up the van Friday morning and headed off. We first made a stop at my friend Valaun's house. I usually get to see her once or twice a year. Her kids were so big and so cute! We took the kids to the park and hung out for a couple of hours. It was so great to see her! She is one of those great friends that sadly had to move away!
Then we were off to Kathy's and the adventure of finding her hidden ranch. During the drive we kept feeling lost. We were out in no where land. Really, it was like a desert out there. I kept calling her to see if I was going the right way.
Yep, she said just keep driving. I was getting a little worried because it looked so dead out there.
Once we got to her place it was a site! There was so much land to see and play on. We were first greeted by Kathy's huge dog, Duke! He's the guard dog to the property and the goats. Daisy, the chiuaha came following behind him. Daisy was Tina's favorite dog. It was late Friday so we just hung out round the house. Had some dinner, played games and retired early because we were pooped!
The next day we began our adventure. We started by feeding the animals. Kathy has goats, chickens, a rooster and some newborn chicks. We then walked across the street to the neighbors to visit the minature pony ranch. There were hunddreds! They just keep reproducing! What a site! There's a creek going through everyones land so we walked along the creek and it was gorgeous!
We then went back to Kathy's and made lunch and took it out the their private lake. We had the whole lake to ourselves. We used the paddle boat, fished and watched Duke jump in the water! Lani then joined us and he his such a crack up! He was in a big truck trying to play hide n seek with the dogs! Crazy, Guy!
Lani then bbq a great dinner and got the ATV running for us. The boys and I had a blast on it. We took turns riding it all over the property. We then hooked up a wagon and took the little kids for a ride.
Sadly the weekend came to an end, but not before Tina woke up with a fever and laid in bed all morning. We began our packing of the van and took off for home.
We had such a blast up at the ranch! I think we found our new campsite! I can't wait to take Ken back! Enjoy the pics!
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