And then this happened

 Cousin Katie was mowing the lawn on the riding lawn mower.  Marian saw a snake trying to get away, so of course, she had to go catch it. Fortunately it was not a poisonous snake.  Marian claimed she already knew that.  I'm thinking she maybe just got lucky.  But I digress....

The 4 girls had a marvelous time holding the snake and taking photos.  And, well, you'll see.

He's a good sized snake.  Long, but not fat-bodied.

See, check him out.

Everyone had to have a turn.

Even Cousin Isabelle. (Who took most of the pictures, by the way, so Thanks, Isabelle!)

And then this happened.  Oh yes, the snake got to ride on the zip line.

Apparently he liked it because he went down more than once!

Running Amok with Chickens

 It all started with a simple question.  "Why are there chicken feathers all over the ground over there?"

It seems that at night when they were running wild during the time other little girls were being tucked into bed, that some young ladies were having a little too much fun with the chickens.  The answer may or may not have been "We took the chickens on the Zip Line."

Later, I found out Isabelle had some photos I wanted, and she let me borrow her SD card to get them, and I found these on it as well!

Pool time

No, not  real pool!  We put up the kiddie pool and the kids had a good time with it.

Why we love Grandma's house

 Grandma finally got 2 outside cats.  I am deathly allergic, (as is grandma!) but outside cats make for great delight in the girls.

This is Athena.  Rylee was so happy the cat was willing to be held.

Athena is a very sweet cat.

 

And such a pretty kitty!

Saint Louis Temple

I had the opportunity to go to the St. Louis Temple.  I went with my dad and 3 giggly girls.  Marian got to go in with her cousins Katie and Isabelle and they seemed to have a positive experience and finished off 15 family names.  Dad and I got to do family names too and it was cool, especially because the name I had was "Marian Charlot"!

It was a 4.5 hour drive each way.  Which wasn't too horrid on the way out, but coming back with 3 very wired teenagers in the back was a little crazy and noisy!  Totally worth it!