Well we did it, pulled off another year of ranch camp for our grandchildren. Connie and I host these kids each summer for a vacation in the Montana mountains. This year we had 10 of our 12 able to make the trip out.

Horse riding is always the biggest attraction. With 90+ degree temps we were starting mid morning and usually finished up by 2, with everyone getting a chance to ride their favorites.

With the exceptionally warm temps, afternoons were reserved for either lake time or waterpark. We’ve got an enormous floaty that will fit everyone at the lake so an abundance of fun was had by all.

Pretty quiet rides coming home in the evening, total exhaustion!

A fishing excursion with campfire and s’mores, huckleberry picking, and backyard cousin play time rounded out their vacation.

Saying goodbye is always hard. These kids have such a special time with the horses and it is unbelievable how the horses soften their demeanor around them.

Now the house is quiet and still😥. No more bare feet running the halls or playfull laughter. Our goal with this get together is to instill memories that will stay with these kids for a lifetime and I think we accomplished that this year. As they get older it becomes difficult to coordinate schedules to get everyone here at the same time, but they were able to overlap some days to get that special cousin time.

Now we look forward to next year guys!