Summer at Nana and Papa’s Farm

Me:  “What was some of your favorite things that we did at Nana and Papa’s house this week?
Liberty:  “Well, I liked the paddle boat, swimming in the lake, the horses, and eating bacon.” (apparently the cereal or toast I feed her every morning doesn’t compare to the hot breakfast Nana fixes her)

We had a blast at my parents house this week.  We were only able to stay four days but we crammed a ton of fun activities in that short amount of time.  I would have to say that Liberty’s favorite activity was riding horses.  My parents have a horse and several mules.  Liberty was really excited that she was old enough to ride one of the mules by herself without one of us leading it.

Emory like riding the horse for about two seconds.  Long enough to get this cute picture :)Liberty and Nana on the Mule

There is a great little lake not too far from my parents house.  It’s shallow and there is plenty of shoreline to play on.  Liberty had fun, of course, but I was so excited that Emory enjoyed it so much.  It was shallow enough near the bank for her to sit and splash.  So cute!

Liberty’s Great Grandpa bought her a new bike while we were there.  It’s purple and has several different speeds.  She LOVED it.  She looks like such a big girl on her new big bike.

We also made a trip to the cemetery while we were down.  I was really excited that we actually got to go on Lilly’s birthday.  We decorated her tree for her 4th birthday.  I love to see my girls gathered around their sister’s grave celebrating her life.

After we left the cemetery we headed to Abilene and visited the Texas Heritage Museum.  It was really neat and Liberty really enjoyed it.Museum Fun…One evening while we were on the paddle boat, I decided it would be funny to jump off.  I actually thought it would scare Liberty, but she thought it was funny.  So, we both ended up swimming in our clothes for awhile. Liberty is hanging onto the boat because she still can’t swim very well.  This made her Nana very nervous.

The weather was crazy while we were there.  It was cloudy and raining almost the whole time.  We just had to get outside in between showers.  Nonetheless, we still had a blast.  It is always fun to get away and leave our responsibilities for a while.

Although we have a least one more trip planned this summer, it is officially school time again.  Liberty will start 1st grade on Thursday.  She is so excited.