Family time....

It was nice for Pres and Nelda to have most of their kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids for lunch on Thursday. As everyone grows up, moves away, gets a job and a family, it is hard to find a time when all can get together. Today it just worked out.

Some of the great grandkids were not as "in" to picture taking as us older folks were.

Getting all the great grandkids to sit semi still, and semi happy after no naps, getting up early, long drives, etc....was a little tricky! I can't seem to get my labels under the right pictures, so look, read, and apply where you think it fits!! ;) On the way home last night we kept hitting pockets of cold temps where the car thermometer would steadily go from 6 degrees above 0 degrees to 6 degrees below 0 degrees. Brrrr....

Just a little P.S....

Pres was an only child, and at one time his parents thought their family line was dying out! We all did our part to see that DIDN'T happen!!!

Sunday evening....

This sunset was soooo colorful! It was a beautiful end to a wonderful day!

Just a note...

The mountain pass that we traveled to town yesterday is CLOSED for the winter today. Today's weather report says snowing, blowing, drifted snow, limited visibility. All the mountain tops within our view are hidden in the clouds this morning. They lifted once and there was fresh snow on the top third of the mountain.

Going to town ....

Just thought I would share the beautiful day with you all. We took the scenic drive to town. There was about 12 - 18 " of snow on the edges of the road.

A little visit with Grandpa...

Fischer learned a new word yesterday, Grandma!! He has said Bompa for a long time, but this is new. The color on the movie is not good, but you can hear his new word!!

Later Monday....

The steers are headed to Overton NE...the steers went there last year also.

Payday on the ranch....

Today began early...well before daylight. Actually, it began last spring when the cows had their calves. The men nursed them through their birth, gave them shots and marked them as belonging to the ranch in case they got lost, then watched that they were fed and stayed healthy all through the summer. They moved from the mountain pastures down to the greener, lower pastures in August, then trailed 5 miles down the road to the home meadows in October. The past few days they have been moving closer and closer to the corrals. Kacey got the horses in last evening so they would be ready this morning to ride out. The horse trailers started coming down the road in the darkness, and the men rode out before they could really see where they were going. The horses knew the way, and it gradually got lighter. By the time it was light, the cows were surrounded and moving slowly towards the corrals.

It is quite noisy when all this is going on. The cows are calling to their calves and they just make noise when they are being moved.