The ranch is about 1.5 - 2 hours outside of Austin. We flew into Austin and stayed for a night to catch up with some friends. The Lammes were kind enough to take us in....the girls were thrilled to see their kids. So much so that Ellery lost all interest in the ranch and stated quite confidently that she wanted to stay in Austin with Brady and Tilden.
After a slow start, we made our way to the ranch on Friday. Many have asked, "what do you do at the ranch?" The short answer is NOTHING and I suppose that is what makes it so nice. After thinking about this question a bit more, I have realized that is not exactly true.
The kids love checking out the animals. Vaughan convinced herself that she wanted to ride a cow. It broke my heart to tell her no so for a while I played along as we tried time and time again to get close enough to a cow for her to "hop on." There are horses to feed and sometimes pigs to observe.
There is a lot of hiking and exploring that takes place -- especially down by the creek. And many mule rides to pass the time. There is always a bonfire at night and often the evening ends with smores. There is little/no tv. It is heavenly.
We can't wait to head back.
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