Boating on the Lake

 We made it back to the lake a second time.  And the last time.  Callie felt it vital that Aaron go with us before he went home.  So we all went.

Warrior pose from Dad!

Rylee had a great time splashing and playing.

And the boat.... well, it was a hit and got much usage.

All the Family Together

 I know, I know!  I have been severely slacking in my blogging.  I really do plan to catch up!

July 5-9 Dan and his folks were here in Mountain Home to hang out with us.  I was not diligent and took no photos other than these.  Sigh.

 The kids and their grandparents.  I cannot explain the chicken.

Dan and his parents.  They look good!

No such thing as too many animals

 My mom has a delightful friend who has some fun animals.  One of the more interesting things she has is peacocks, and since Rylee loves peacocks, the girls were delighted to accept an invitation to go visit.

 The pony was super sweet and loved the attention.

 Sadly, the peacocks were not the pettable variety.  They were still awesome to see- one full plumage male, 3 more young males and a mom with a baby!  Plus, we found a ton of fabulous feathers to bring home.

The little burro was adorable!

The girls were happy to give him lots of loving.

So much cute!

A little 4th of July fun

I know, I am rather behind on my posts. 

We did do some fireworks.  Usually I let whatever men-folk are around deal with it, but there weren't any.  Sigh.  So I went out and got some sparklers and stuff.  Nephew Aaron got a bunch of loud bang-bangs.  The kids very much enjoyed the evening.  The air was quite muggy and thinking about raining, and the fire-starters were struggling, but there was still much fun had by all.  Well, all but the neighbor's poor dog.

That's SOME pig!

 My dad has a cool family in the area with a giant pig.  Her name is "Porkchop", but she managed to elude becoming dinner.... so far!  We went out to visit her and took along some goodies.  Apparently she enjoys donuts and root beer.

 Katie was impressed.

Porkchop thought we should have brought better donuts.

But she was willing to hang out and sample.

Then she decided a bath would be more fun.

Did I mention she is about 600 pounds of pig?!

Rylee wanted to ride the pig, but settled for this.

 Rylee enjoyed seeing her cousin Samantha as well.