The Oil Ranch

Last Saturday the weather was fabulous! And you can't pass up fabulous weather days, so we decided to take a little trip to the Oil Ranch. We all had a fun time on the ranch. They have lots of different activities and we spent the bulk of the day there. We packed a picnic lunch and just enjoyed being outside and seeing all the animals.

The ranch was decorated for Fall:

Rachel surprised us all by showing us that she's mastered pumping. Any parent knows what a fabulous day this is! I had just taken her to the park recently and she was still having me push her. Who knows how long she's hidden this ability of hers...

There were pony rides. It took a bit of convincing to get Rachel to go. But once she went for a ride, she loved it...

Audrey not sure what to think at first, but she enjoyed it:

Farmers Rachel and Andy:
Having fun walking through a haystack maze:

Audrey checking out the rooster. The girls got a kick out of all his cock-a-doodle-doing...

Going on a hayride:
We fed some cows on our hayride (yes, that's the cow's tongue!):
A Texas Longhorn:
Audrey in the barn:
Having some fun:
Rachel figured it out:
Playing in the hay:
Petting a pony:

Rachel milking a cow... She was terrified to do this. But once she did it, she thought it was the coolest thing. We even went back a second time. And let me tell you, she was one calm cow to let all these kids milk her.

A fun train ride:
Miniature golfing:
The petting zoo:
Audrey loving her shoulder ride:

One more pony ride... And Rachel was so proud of herself because Dad didn't have to walk alongside her this time.

A snow cone mess (the picture doesn't do it justice):

We enjoyed our day at Oil Ranch. As we were leaving Rachel informed us that we needed to come back every day Daddy doesn't have to work. So it was definitely a hit! :)