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Reunion Ranch...


This year, Daniel's company picnic was at Reunion Ranch, about 5 miles from our house! In years past, the events have been at Sea World, Fiesta Texas, and other places that are a longer drive so we appreciated the very short commute this year!

The Ranch had a completely different feel than a large amusement park, but it was so fun and I think all the kids really enjoyed themselves. Katherine kept saying how that was "the best place ever!" She wished she could live there she said...

There was a lot of fun activities, like horse riding, rock climbing, a large playscape with zip lines for the kids, tepees, paddleboats, relay races, basketball, BBQ, icecream and Snow cones, and more! The kids really seemed to have a blast and it was very nice not to have to wait in long lines to ride a ride with small kids. Plus it was nice not to have to worry about the kids running off since we had the whole park reserved and there was a large green field the kids could run on, so we didn't have to worry too much about them getting lost. The weather couldn't have been any nicer either and overall it was just a great evening out!

Here are few pics...(sorry if they seem a little fuzzy...I didn't realize the camera was on a low quality image setting until we got home).
Matthew proudly showing us his blue tongue from his Snow cone-

Katherine peeking out of the tires on the playscape-

Katherine and Matthew climbing the rope wall on the playscape-

The guys paddleboating along-

Katherine on the Zip Line...she loved this!-

Daniel and Matt on the Zip line...this is my favorite picture of the day! They were going so fast that I didn't think it would even show up but it looks so neat how the trees are still moving but they're faces aren't completely blurry:)

Katherine climbing the rock wall...she did this at least 3 times! She loved it!-


Katherine riding the horse...she loved being able to ride and steer the horse all by herself! The horses would follow each other in a line, but the kids had to kick the horse to make it go and pull back on the reigns to make it stop. She learned how to steer the horse out of the bushes one time too...:)

Christopher could have spent the whole day/night playing with balls...I think he will be a sports boy! (At the library this morning, he blurted out "Baw" (i.e. ball) in a loud voice and started running. I was wondering what he was talking about until I noticed the world globe sitting on top of the bookshelves. Smart kid! Good thing it was too high to reach:)




Here's a family picture from the day...

Oh and these pictures don't relate to Reunion Ranch, but they are from a Dinosaur park the boys and I visited this past week. They loved digging in the sand looking for dinosaur bones, climbing on the rocks, and having a picnic lunch at the park.




"In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." - Matthew 5:16

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