This Friday she is in for a "Special Treat." Her cousins are here from out of town and they have planned on having a bon fire for her and she will get to roast marsh mellows over the fire.
Debby and I had visited with them on Thursday (at Pops) and they had talked about a pile of sticks that they had seen in the back yard and that they were going to burn them and help Pop around the farm. I told them how that when Chloe comes over to visit Pop and Great Grandmother, that after she had finished playing she would get the dumpy and gather small sticks that had fallen out of the trees and gather them up into a pile to help Pop. She said that then he wouldn't have to stop and pick them up when he cuts his grass. Then she said, "Maybe one day we could have a campfire and roast marshmellows."
So they planned to surprise her, with a campfire when she got there on Friday after school.
Unknown to me, Friday at school was a "Special Day." They got to dress up as a Cowboy or Cowgirl for Western Days.
When she came out to the car I couldn't help but smile. She had on a pink cowgirl hat a plaid blouse, jeans and cowgirl boots. She was dressed perfectly for an evening on Pop's farm.
I told her that her cousins were here and that we were going to see them and that they had a "Special Treat" for her that evening. When we got to Pops she got to see her newest cousin (Scarlett) and she loved seeing the new baby.
And she even let me take a group picture of them...
Getting a hug from Anna...
Angela and Anna were getting some of the horses ready for an afternoon ride. They were combing them and saddling them up for their ride. Chloe was so excited, and hoping that they would lead her around on a horse. They showed her how to brush and saddle up the horses and how to walk around them and stay safe.
Angela told Chloe that she would lead her around on Shasta and she ran to find me for permission.
With permission granted she was ready to be lead around on Shasta....
Angela said that they had planned to exercise the horses in the arena and that if it was ok she would ride carefully with Chloe and let her ride the horse in the arena with her.
After getting the horse in the arena, she was getting ready for a ride...
Starting out at a walk...
And then a trot...
Now bring them in and line them up for the judge...
The look of a satisfied rider.
Angela asked if she could take her back so Pop could see her on Shasta. They were mending fences (Pop, Trent and Daron) on the back forty and she has wanted to go back there forever and now she was going to get to go.
When they returned she talked about riding over the creek and through the trees and along the fence line. She was one excited little Cowgirl.
Our thanks go out to Anna and Angela for their patience and williness to spend time with their little cousin and let her join in with there fun.
After supper Tent and Daron went out to get the bon fire started. While she waited she decided to jump on the trampoline.
The guys (Trent and Daron) have the fire started...
Chloe has here stick loaded with the marsh mellows...
Pop showed her hou to hold the stick over the fire to roast the marsh mellows...
Once she had them roasted she wouldn't eat them because they were burned...
Feeding Pop one of her Marsh Mellows...
Hey Poppy, "Look at what I've got stuck on my stick..."
This is how you blow out the fire...
She continued to roast marsh mellows and she enjoyed feeding them to everyone but she never ate the first one.
Being with your family around a Bon Fire telling stories and roasting Marsh Mellows and having fun is what memories are made from.
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