I have wanted to take the kids on this "Cowboy Adventure" for about a year now, but we just had to keep putting it off, till now. The name? Just because I like to name stuff! Right after school we took off in the truck for Golden,Colorado, to Nana and Papa's house for a late-night arrival. Our first full day was such a great success, we went on a trail, horse back ride, it was Grace and Keith's first time out of a corral. Ethan and Zach, being too young, rode in the corral, and Pat, from the ranch gave Ethan a lesson on horses.
This was such a delight to Ethan, he did not mind at all not going on the trail, and he got two old horse shoes even! Ethan, of course came all geared up in his chaps and vest that Nana made him, along with a broken in pair of boots and a
very broken in cowboy hat, Ethan takes this "cowboy stuff" very seriously!
To start, the weather was a no wind, 65-70ish BEAUTIFUL day! Seriously, I mean, look at those BLUE skies! And, if that weren't enough, we saw around a dozen or more deer and a 10 point buck sitting in the tall grass, just watching us mosey on by, maybe 30 feet from us too! A truly awesome sight! And, if that weren't enough! We saw breath-taking views of mountains and a lake even, that was nestled between two mountains, we saw the skyline of Denver off in the distance, and even got to ride through a mountain stream.
One of the best sights to see was our thirteen year old, city boy, on a horse wearing his skater shoes and his shades, looking like he'd rather be somewhere else, that is, until he got on a horse, then, the brooding teenager look was replaced with a huge grin on his face, loving every second of that ride! Keith insists that we will not be given in any grandchildren from him now, and Grace, enthusiastically, "always dreamed of this!" I have to agree, one of those things I've always dreamed about, it was a new and wonderful experience for us all! Thanks Mom and Dad!
I have wanted to take the kids on this "Cowboy Adventure" for about a year now, but we just had to keep putting it off, till now. The name? Just because I like to name stuff! Right after school we took off in the truck for Golden,Colorado, to Nana and Papa's house for a late-night arrival. Our first full day was such a great success, we went on a trail, horse back ride, it was Grace and Keith's first time out of a corral. Ethan and Zach, being too young, rode in the corral, and Pat, from the ranch gave Ethan a lesson on horses.
This was such a delight to Ethan, he did not mind at all not going on the trail, and he got two old horse shoes even! Ethan, of course came all geared up in his chaps and vest that Nana made him, along with a broken in pair of boots and a very broken in cowboy hat, Ethan takes this "cowboy stuff" very seriously! 
To start, the weather was a no wind, 65-70ish BEAUTIFUL day! Seriously, I mean, look at those BLUE skies! And, if that weren't enough, we saw around a dozen or more deer and a 10 point buck sitting in the tall grass, just watching us mosey on by, maybe 30 feet from us too! A truly awesome sight! And, if that weren't enough! We saw breath-taking views of mountains and a lake even, that was nestled between two mountains, we saw the skyline of Denver off in the distance, and even got to ride through a mountain stream. 
One of the best sights to see was our thirteen year old, city boy, on a horse wearing his skater shoes and his shades, looking like he'd rather be somewhere else, that is, until he got on a horse, then, the brooding teenager look was replaced with a huge grin on his face, loving every second of that ride! Keith insists that we will not be given in any grandchildren from him now, and Grace, enthusiastically, "always dreamed of this!" I have to agree, one of those things I've always dreamed about, it was a new and wonderful experience for us all! Thanks Mom and Dad!
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