Thirty-Three Years

Since it has been two years since the last "kid" from the ranch got married and we were all together, my mom decided it was time for another ranch reunion. She and Dee worked hard to plan some fun activities for Labor Day weekend. We all had a terrific time...there was just the right amount of activities and down time, in my opinion.

Judson was diagnosed with a double ear infection just hours before we headed to Bandon, but that didn't slow us down. He's such a trooper...and so darn sweet! He also cut three teeth in four days.

Day One: The guys all went golfing and the ladies and kids went to the West Coast Game Park just a few miles south of the ranch. We grew up going there. The owners had a sign posted on the ranch across from ours (the owners of that ranch were our "adopted grandparents"), so we got to go for free. The Game Park is small and very expensive, but it's very nostalgic for us. Plus there are usually baby animals, like tigers, bears, and leopards, that are available to pet. You certainly can't get that experience just anywhere!

Waiting our turn to go in with the tiger cubs. We didn't end up getting to, but the cubs walked along the railing, which was fine. They were pretty big and rowdy for our little guys. Plus we were the first to get to go in with the leopard cubs.

So cute!

The little leopard (4 wks. old) just crawled right in his lap...

Judson and me with the Nelsons (from left): Dee, daughter Krista, daughter-in-law Jess with baby Max and two year old Logan, and daughter-in-law Crystal with two year old Cash

Anna and Macy join us!

This picture cracked me up when I took it because it looked like Judson was on Anna's shoulder, like her conscience or something. :)

I was a little nervous that the llama was going to spit (look at those ears!), but usually the spitters are fenced in...

Crystal got out snacks for Cash and the bear was immediately interested. :)

The grandmas doing all of the work :)

Dr. Krista (she graduated from OSU's vet school last year!) and a wallaby. She really loved the capybaras (world's largest rodents), and I tried really hard to convince her the wallabies were cooler.