Shannon Ranch

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Evening Walk

Tuesday, June 17, 2014
The evening was so pleasant that we took a little stroll after the dishes were done. We didn’t get to walk far. Marian was more interested in the sand and grass.

Meanwhile, Nathan and Carolina are working with one of the horses.

Fun With Marian

Some random cute poses that I snapped during the Goodwin’s recent visit.

Bath Time

Thursday, June 12, 2014

We squeezed Marian into the bathroom sink for an impromptu bath. She didn’t care that it was a bit crowded, she loves water so.

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The day after they arrived, Atlanta, Jordan and Marian went down to the creek with us to help watergap. (This is what you call checking the fences that cross the creeks and rivers. Very often after a rain, the fences wash out and have to be put back up so cattle won’t get onto someone else’s ranch.) When we go watergapping, the guys have to work, but we get to play! The creek is the perfect place for kids. Water, sand, fish, critters, rocks, shells, etc. Here’s a little video of Marian having a great time in the water.

Marian is Growing!

Around the Cabin in Tennessee

Posted on April 28, 2014 by adminApril 28, 2014

Thursday, April 24, 2014

We arrived at Atlanta and Jordan’s around 4:00 in the afternoon. We took turns holding Marian while mom and dad finished a few chores.

Atlanta had to finish washing a load of diapers

Jordan on the phone lining up some work for Saturday.

Evening sky

Grammie is lovin’ this!

The Blue Suit

Posted on April 23, 2014 by adminMay 13, 2014

Tuesday, April 22

Atlanta sent me these pictures of Marian trying on the new blue swim suit I bought her. Isn’t she so adorable? Looks like she’ll have to grow a little bit more first.

A Dose of Marian

Posted on April 22, 2014 by adminMay 13, 2014

Tuesday, April 15

In an attempt to cover up some of the pain and anger you’re probably feeling on this dreaded tax day, how about a few pictures sure to make you smile? Remember, a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down…

Atlanta reports that Marian has at least four rolls on her thighs now…as you can see from the picture.

The Backpack

Posted on April 11, 2014 by adminApril 21, 2014

Monday, April 7, 2014

When I was raising my babies, I discovered that they really liked to ride in a backpack. They were always so curious as to what I was doing, and they didn’t particularly like to swing or sit for too long. However, in the backpack, they stayed very contented and happy.

Since Atlanta was having trouble keeping Marian happy while she worked, I packed up my old backpack and sent it to Tennessee. She’s been sending me a few pictures of the little darling enjoying her new status as head papoose.

Atlanta says the only problem is that it tends to put her to sleep every time. But if you’re careful, you can slip out of the backpack and set it down on its legs without waking up the sleeping baby.