Fresh country air does the soul good!

We had the chance to visit my Dad at his new ranch house in Hennifer. For those you who don't know where that is, head East on I-84 about 30 minutes and hang a right. It's BEAUTIFUL land up there. The house is on 22 acres with a gorgeous river running along the edge of the property. The best part? There's HORSES. I was in heaven! When we arrived on Saturday we were pleasantly surprised to see my brother, Matt, was there with Krysta and his daughter Paityn.



We decided to take the little munchkin down to see the horses. Really it was just an excuse for me to see the horses...but you all guessed that, didn't you? :) Here's Todd holding Paityn on the way down to the horses.

When we got to the fence Paityn was a little nervous. I crouched down in front of the fence with her leaning up against my knees. Once we got there, all 7 or so of the horses in that pasture gathered around us to take a look.

If there's anything in this world that makes me happy, it's horses! Todd and I have an ultimate goal of owning a horse ranch. We'll make it happen someday! (Kind of an odd picture of me...oh well!)

 When we got back to the house we began decorating my Dad's humongous Christmas tree. 18' tall and beautiful! Jen and Tim and their son Jayden came, along with Liz, Steve and their daughter Noelle. It took a few hours, but we finally got it done.

We ended the night with a fabulous dinner from Taggarts Grill. If you haven't been, GO! The food is amazing, and the service is even better. This weekend definitely put me in the Christmas spirit. I can't wait! We get to spend Christmas Eve with my family, and Christmas Day with the Parris family. Best of both worlds. Hope you all have a relaxing and fun-filled holiday :)