This past weekend my daughter and I went down to my parents place...a 14,000 cattle ranch (yeah, there's plenty of room for her to roam) in southern Oregon. And boy, what a wild weekend it was! She found her black hat (she's a bad cowgirl, after all) and was off and running. She got to ride a four wheeler, drive a pickup, ride a bull (okay it was a calf, but really when you think about the size comparison it was like a bull!), eat a steak and baked potato (including the skin!), pet a horse, play with dogs and refuse to touch an adorable kitten -- she also went for a huge hike for those little legs. We walked on a log and discovered a rock slide. The great outdoors really is like one huge playground for kids. My sister and I used to be able to entertain ourselves in a barn, in the fort (which was just two huge rocks in a certain formation), fishing or swimming in the creek. It's important to me that my daughter now has the opportunity to get to know this lifestyle, even if it's only on occasion. It's in her blood...and she looked awfully cute in that black hat...watch out cowboys!
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