I LOVE New Adventures

When we Longmires moved away from the Jessups, we knew it was only a matter of time until we made an appearance on the Texas Range.  While it may have taken over 9 months to get on the books, and even though only 3 of us Longmires could make it, we packed our bags, grabbed our boots and headed to Saint Jo, TX!

Lily loves all things horsey and ranch related, so I was fairly confident that she would love all things cow, farm and hay related too.  I wasn't wrong!  We have been here 2 days and Lily is in kiddo heaven!  It would appear that she is just like her Momma, always up for new adventures and exciting new places.

Let me tell you, compared to our semi humdrum life in our Denver apartment, farm life is BUSY.  When we arrived on Wednesday night we immediately got in the big truck and headed out after Sebron to feed the cows.

Now feeding the cows isn't just, "Here, cowsies, cowsies, come up to the house to get some hay."  No its a, get the truck and the trailer, follow Sebron to the Hay spot at the top of the hill, wait as he loads 5 BIG round bales of hay onto the trailer, then take the slow, mile long truck trip to the feeding spot at the back of the property, all the while honking and calling for the hundreds of cows to follow you.  Its a process and one that Lily found fascinating, Jancsi too, but he gets to do it all the time!

 I think the kids especially love it because they get to be "free range kids" in the truck, no belts, no seats and a front, side, rear, on mom over mom, out the window view of all things happening.  What fun.

We got to take little Jonni, the puppy with the broken leg, to the country vet to have her cast changed.  I LOVE small towns.  The vet is a married couple and their little hospital is friendly and very educational.  Not only did Lily get to pick the puppy's cast color, but she got a front row view of the casting.

I will tell you, I think we have a budding medical lady.  She just loves the stuff!

Feeding the chickens and collecting eggs has been a big highlight too.  Lily and Jancsi each get a bucket with chicken food that they have to carry up the big hill to the chicken coop.

What doesn't fall out or get "planted" makes it into the chicken coop.  The kiddos loved standing at the door watching Grace the chicken whisperer do her stuff.  We then got to find and hold the eggs,  I tried to get the kids looking at me with their treasures, but Lily was far more involved in the goings on in the coop.

This picture screams, "Here Mom, take the picture of my egg, but I just don't have time to look at you, I'm just too busy."  Too cute.  Unlike Jancsi, Lily has yet to learn that eggs have to be treated gently and are not impervious to children. She crashed two together on the first day and scored a "basket" with the second one on the following day.  Good thing the chickens are popping out eggs, because my child has been sacrificing many in the learning process.

Bath time last night was like old times except Lily was all about cleaning Jancsi and dumping water on him while Jancsi was not entirely convinced this set up was a good one.  We didn't last long in the tub together, but it was long enough to make some good memories!

This morning we had a old/new adventure when we buckled our babies in the double jogger and did what Grace and I do best, went running.  Well, we went waddling.

It was great and a fun way to see Saint Jo!  Looking forward to more adventures.  This is FUN!