The Last Muddy Trip

For the last Muddy trip the little boys came up. We had so much fun.

They were so excited to ride on the back-hoe.

Mark and I took Ben and Ruby for a nice ride.  

He had to carve the year into the "Mark Dange" tree, but

we forgot our pocket knife and had to use an emergency saw.

Mark also carved this into the tree.

He was especially fascinated with the horses...

and Buddy. He followed Buddy around and would talk to him 

like a baby while slapping his legs to get Buddy's attention. It was adorable.

Watering the grass.

Telling Mel what to do with the fire.

(There was also another picture of him carrying the fire starter,

and he is grinning from ear to ear. A man after Mel's own heart.)

Of course, he wanted to have his turn starting a fire with Mark.

The most exciting part of the weekend was this turkey. 

Buddy was chasing it and actually treed it. We are such proud parents.

Mark made a bow for Joshua that was pretty cool.

The Muddy wouldn't be the same without trips in the Mule.