Thursday, December 4, 2014

The Event ~ Branding, Babies & Thanksgiving

Branding - November 15, 2014

 It's always a fun day, especially when the kids and grandkids come home to help.  Cash and Annie and Penny and sic of their friends from Colorado came to enjoy the weekend.  Tim and Janel and Jakob, Josh, Jon, Mattie, Ben, Joe, Millie and Willa all came too!  It was a full house.  All of Cash's friends slept two nites on the living room floor!  It's like camping!  The weather was beautiful.  We only had 19 calves to brand.  Done in 1 hour!  But it was still an event


Penny's first branding with Millie

Ben handled the opening and closing of the gate.  Good job, Ben!



Joe - ride 'em cowboy!

The Branding Crew

When the branding is done. . .

Coloring is fun at any age - especially at Grandma's house.
At the end of the day -- laughter and a cold beer!

Penny and Willa meet for the first time - November 15, 2014

What could be better than surrounded by grandchildren!
A lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving season with Willa and Penny on my lap!
 
Family gathering at Thanksgiving.
Missing Alexis and Val. . . .
 
Grandpa and Grandma with the grandchildren.  Joe, Ben and Jon on top.
Millie, Josh, me, Jakob, Mattie, Tim on bottom.
 
The Thanksgiving feast is prepared!  We are thankful!


The Andreasen family in the fall!
Annie, Cash and Penny
Beautiful fall sunset driving home from Lincoln at Thanksgiving time
 Banding is always an eventful time filled with family, love, laughter, work, play.  Lots of memories.  It's an eventful "ranch" experience on our little acreage farm!

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