We finally arrived at Penny's house after our long travels. We had never been there during the summer before and it was very nice to see everything greeen and alive. It was hot in the barn but it was also an all around great time. We had been trying to get all the kids into one picture the whole trip and finally got one.
All the kids in the back of the Ranger
with Penny.
The little kids wanted to help with the horses.
Catalina, Rocco, Amy and Lisa
at the little barn.
Sweating Rocco, Ina and Micah in the barn.
Resting in the Ranger.
Penny, Micah, Amye and Lisa after completing
the daily barn duties.
Resting after some blackberry picking.
Dinner after a long day.
Incase you missed this in the previous photo--
a fully weaponized burrito.
Tired out kids. A few of us were not feeling so well.
At our new favorite Salem business, Dairy Mart.
They had this delicious lemon soft-serve and
we returned there everyday to get more.
The boys having a manly moment.
Ina enjoyed the Strawberry soft-serve too.
Outside they had a "Putt-putt," or Miniature Golf,
and the kids had fun in the hot heat.
I helped Ina out a bit in her first
golfing experience.
Towards the end of our trip I took the kids,
minus Olive, to the park. Rocco was not feeling
well, so it was nice to see him enjoying himself.
On the carousel.
The little ones liked it too.
Spinning is fun.
The swings are funner.
Rocco agrees.
And Sunny was there for it all too.
The next day we drove home straight through. There was a brief stop in Nashville but we made it home to Watkinsville in one piece. Within a couple days the Western visitors returned home and left the house feeling a bit empty. We will all carry fond memories of the time we had together.
