Cousins Trip

All the cousins

The kiddos and I went to meet my family for a mini vacation to a small ranch near Cuba, MO.  It was a very long drive with two kiddos who do not enjoy car rides, but it was worth it.  Ben couldn't have had any more fun with his cousins and Ash was a little too young to enjoy much.  Had she been a little older it would have been a relaxing vacation.  There were moments when she was fine, but since the terrain was not very toddler friendly she often tripped and fell which was followed by the crying and not wanting to get out of my arms.  In her defense, I had just been away on a girls trip for 5 days and came home just in time to wake her up and put her in the car.  I was still able to capture some of her good times though and her talkativeness was only around the animals.  We call her our animal whisperer.

Enjoying her pony ride

The animal whisperer

Chasing around the kitty

Now Ben on the other hand would've stayed there for much longer had we been able to.  He loved running and chasing his cousins and even playing street hockey with his two older cousins who play as well.  When his cousins would run off to play he would ask where they went and then go play with them without me having to be there.  He turned into a little boy while we were there, but the second we got home he wouldn't play in the kitchen alone with his cars even though I was 10 feet away in the family room.

Ben trying to score on Sam

Pony Ride!!

Bingo!

Anyway, there were pony rides, fishing in the river, bingo (which Ben won the first game!), bonfires with smores, tennis, hockey, swingsets, swimming pool, hayride and good times with family.
 

Cart fell over on him - he thought it was hilarious

Hockey Time

Dance party with Molly and Ella

Cousins at the campfire