There were goats too

The goats were vastly entertaining.

The goats followed the girls up here in hopes of scoring some treats.

They were really cute!

Not a goat, but also very cute!

This cracked me up! Charlotte climbed the fence to reach the higher up leaves so she could feed them to the goats.  This goat was smart enough to use the step stool to get closer.

We took the goats out for a walk, in hopes of letting them enjoy nibbling the underbrush that could use some clearing out.

Spoiler: goats do not walk well, nor do they nibble on command.

Also not a goat, but it was fun to see Aaron between his MTC Home studying.

 

BUNNIES!!! and some chicks....

We took a little trip down to visit Kera and had a lovely time with her and Charlotte. The girls enjoyed the adorable baby bunnies, and the chickens and the goats, and the cat. And I took lots of pictures of that and no pictures of much else.  Oops. 

 

Sunday Shenanigans

Do you know what happens when the sacrament cups are not collected at church?!  Let me show you.  (And this was after church was over and they waiting for me to be done visiting.)

 

Silver Dollar City

We met up with family to spend the day at Silver Dollar City.  Dad was there.  Miranda and her family was there.  Some of Jonathan's kids were there. And Charlotte came with us.  It was a fun time.

Fun enough that Zachary fell asleep when Alex got lost and we were looking for him.

But aside from the missing-Alex issue, we had a marvelous time.  Dad enjoyed going up and down with Emily.

And Marian rode the Time Traveler multiple times.

Time Traveler was one of the most enjoyed rides.  Alex and his Dad went on it.

The new River Raft ride had a very long wait, and I discovered that I did NOT like it.

Yeah, the pictures are totally out of order.  But here is Dad, working hard.

And then a cute shot of Emily, as they descend.

I think this was a "proof of life" photo I sent to Dan.

 

Time at the Temple

My darling niece Issy was going to go through the temple for the first time in preparation for her mission.  We were very excited about this and formulated a plan to go there to be with her.  This involved taking my 4 girls, plus Charlotte on a 4 hour drive to Kansas City.  Dad drove with us and we were suppose to pick up Issy from the airport.  We were going to meet up with family there and the girls were going to babysit Miranda's kids while we were inside.   We were already on the road when we got word that Issy's connecting flight had been cancelled, and she would not be arriving in the evening.  

Well, we were already on the way!  So we kept going.  We were able to drop the girls off at a hotel, as Miranda did not bring her kids.  She and Deborah carpooled up together and we met up at the temple and had a lovely time. 

This is my new favorite photo! that photobomber in the back is the best!

My sister and the Temple.  What's not to love?!

Okay, these are totally out of order. But here I am, with my "I was there" selfie.

I love how tall Miranda looks here.  And I love my sisters!!

Me and the temple and the setting sun.

And I was really going for a shot with Moroni.  But alas, I did not quite get it.

Me and Dad.