Friday, July 8, 2011

July 4th, 2011...

We went up north to visit family for the holiday weekend.  It was good to get a change of scenery in a neutral place where no memory landmines existed, but coming home again to this house that only ever knew us as 4 was more difficult than I had expected.  H had a blast on the farm, here are some highlights...

 It was only at the very end after many blurry shots that I realized accidentally that the "fireworks" setting on my camera coupled with flash really does work...
 H on a recreational vehicle with a doll...  She seemed to enjoy it.
 H's "sister kitty", we learned that she really, really likes kittens, too bad Mommy is allergic to them, and H is allergic to doggies...  :(
 Visiting the cows...
 Riding the tractor with Grandpa...
 Swimming at Baptist Lake with the cousins...
 We were fortunate to have been handed down a life preserver just weeks before, I would never have thought to pick one up given recent events, it sure came in handy though!
 Grandpa talked the neighbors into letting H ride a horsie for a bit...
The farm life certainly did seem to agree with H, on the car ride back and since she has been pretty sure we should turn the car around and go right back to Grandma's house, hard to compete with beautiful country settings, all manner of interesting mechanical and animal rides, instant friends in cousins and extended family of all ages, and ready made "pets" of all varieties.  Maybe C was onto something with his fondness of sheep...  :)