Trip to the Ranch

While we were in Huntsville, Grandpa Payne set up a very special evening for the boys (and everyone else!) Roger, the Rodeo coach, and a agricultural professor, at Sam Houston State University had us over to his ranch. The boys got to see big tractors up close, pet lots of dogs, ride horses, go on a big waterslide, and enjoy a Texas BBQ dinner.

Harrison did an amazing job riding Blue the horse all by himself, with Roger leading of course. He even learned how to make the horse stop by pulling back on the reigns and saying, "Whoa!" He would have ridden all night if he could have. Noah also liked riding along with Sam.

Roger had 2 young boys (3 & 4) who showed us what living in the country is all about. They ran around barefoot, hanging and climbing on anything they could get their hands on. I really felt like a sissy city girl around them! They were nice enough to share their waterslide, and Harrison and Noah LOVED getting wet in the Texas heat.