We Missed You Mark

Mark went on a business trip to Mexico for almost a week, and Brian and I missed him dearly, but we found fun things to do to keep our minds off him being gone.

The first few days I cleaned the house, did laundry, ran some errands, and read a good book while listening to the loudest and largest thunderstorm we've had in what seems like forever. I thought the house was going to fall down, but maybe I was just super alert because for the first night in a long time Brian and I were all alone in the house (our basement renters were on vacation).

Then I thought since Mark wasn't here, Brian and I would go on our own little vacation, and what would be a better place to vacation than the Ranch? We packed up our stuff and headed up to the Ranch for three days of horse rides, baby jeep rides, hikes on the hill, playing in the streams, soaking in the hot tub, good dinners, and of course great conversations with my Mom, Dad and Mandy.

Brian did not really know what to think of the horse ride, but I'm sure he'll warm up to it with time. I however, LOVED the few rides I got to go on and I'm so happy to have horses at the Ranch again.

He still loves the jeep.

He just can't stay away from any sort of water even though all the water at the Ranch is ice cold spring water.

So to provide a little warmer water fun, Grandma filled up this little bathtub out on the lawn. Despite the lack of space, Brian and Jordan had a blast playing in this until. . .

. . .the hot tub was sufficiently cool enough for the little ones to 'swim' in.