City Slickers!

We went down to the Geigle's branding the weekend of Mother's Day. Scott helped wrestle calves while the rest of us sat off to the side and enjoyed the action. It is quite evident that my boys have quickly become "city boys". Aiden liked to watched, but wanted nothing to do with riding the horses. Tyson took some convincing, but finally hopped up for a short ride after the branding was over.

This was our spot during the action....off to the side and "in" the back of the pickup in case any animals decided to go crazy. Thank goodness, there were no problems like that this year.

With quite a bit of convincing we got each of the boys to go help Dad "wrestle" a calf.

There wasn't even that much sunshine, but "Mr. Smiley" was just so darn excited to be outside he gave a "cheesy smile" for the camera.

Tyson was not at all impressed with the "smell"! He stood behind Dad until the calf was branded and then quickly snuck in for a shot to prove that he was there. He got back to the pick up rather quickly and was just as content watching from the sidelines.

These 2 started their own game with taking turns "branding" each other. They would take turns being the calf and then tackle each other to the ground, poke them in the side (as if branding them), and then they would switch and do it all over again. As you can probably tell...it was Aiden's turn to be the calf.

Grandma and "the boys" getting a closer look at the calves.

It was painfully obvious who the real "ranch kids" were. While our boys were running around in the grass tackling each other, these four found the "nut bucket" and proceeded to do all sorts of interesting things with their find!!

The fun continued once we headed back to the house after the branding. Cousin Josh has a bottle calf, so the boys got to get up close and personal while she got her bottle.

One last love for the horses before we headed back for home. The boys had a ton of fun being out on the ranch and seeing all of the animals....even if they may have been a little hesitant at first. It was a fun-filled day. Thanks again Aunt Di, Uncle Norm, and cousin Josh and Shasta for all the fun!!