First, Jed is learning to ride piggy-back. We put him on my back the other night and he actually seemed to enjoy it...
...despite the look on his face here!
Again, still not sure about this (although I'm sure enjoying it).
I love how he's like "Oh, crap!" You can't tell in these pictures, but he kept rubbing his nose in my hair and trying to eat my earrings. It was really cute.
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We took Hannah to Evanston for a camp training/overnighter yesterday and today. The campout was held at the Bear River State Park. That has been one of the places on our list to see before we leave Wyoming, so we were happy to take her. Jed slept a lot in the car (as usual) and we had a good time hanging out.
Here's Jed snoozing in the car seat. You'd think with that comfy head rest he'd use it, but no...he prefers a kinked neck instead.
Trying out Dave's sunglasses--what a stud!
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The park really isn't that huge but it has some great walks along the Bear river and three pens of animals--buffalo, Canada geese and elk. We saw the cutest goslings (sorry, no picture) as well as
seagulls (which I've always thought were really beautiful, despite some annoying habits) and
buffalo, which you can see here. The little calf on the left was so rambunctious--he kept going up to the cows and butting them as though to say "come on, guys, let's have some fun!" The standing cow had only recently dropped her calf--she kept licking him on his wobbly legs and she still had some of the bag hanging out (appetizing thought). He was so cute as he tried to learn to nurse. Altogether there were 5 calves and 7 cows. So much fun to watch!
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Also on the road to and from Evanston we saw tons of sheep and their sweet lambs. Since my grandpa ran sheep for many years, I have always had a soft spot in my heart for the wooly creatures. It was great fun to watch the lambs chase each other as we zoomed past. Oh, for an old glass Pepsi bottle and a pen full of "pinco" lambs!
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We have relatives who run a dude ranch in Evanston that used to be a sheep ranch. They still raise animals (sheep, cattle, horses) and have guest facilities. If you're back in Evanston again, tell them hi from the Big Piney contingent of the family (the Lawrences).
http://www.diamondxguestranch.com/
Their grandfather, Hight Proffit, was my great-uncle:
http://www.diamondxguestranch.com/aboutus.htm
http://famouspeopleihaveknown.blogspot.com/2008/09/hight-proffit.html
My grandfather and great-grandfather also raised sheep in or near Evanston. Whenever I'd go to girls (MIA) camp in the summers, I'd pass by their ranch on the way into the High Uintas. Your post brought back many fond memories of that. Sheep ranchers weren't well regarded by the cattle ranchers, but the Proffits have managed to do both, and well.
Enjoy your time in Wyoming; it's an endangered species.
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