Sunday, January 5, 2020

Tanque Verde Ranch

We celebrated our 39th anniversary on Friday, January 3, with Audrey, Lauren, and Taylor visiting us, and Claire, Emerson, and Colby arriving in the afternoon.  The kids played until dinner time.  We played family games, then they had baths and watched an episode of Bonanza with Papa.  Watching Westerns with Papa has become a nighttime ritual.

We went to a nearby playground on Saturday morning, had a picnic there, then went home and got packed for an overnight at Tanque Verde Ranch.  We arrived by 2, checked in, then hiked until 4:30, went to the indoor pool and the outdoor hot tub, and got ready for dinner.  We went to the Cowboy Cookout in the Cottonwood Grove, complete with live entertainment (he never took a break!), s’mores, dancing, roping and games of horseshoes.  We had a terrific time!