Branding weekend

On Saturday my cousin Megan and her husbands family had branding weekend for their new calves on their ranch. They live in Park Valley, they brand the new little calves once a year and they are always so sweet to let us come. I LOVE Park Valley because we grew up going there and for me it always reminds of good memories. Branding is a needed process for ranchers but to me it's sometimes sad, I usually go to be amongst family and to enjoy the outdoors.

Saturday morning I had an early morning and woke up to a very rainy stormy morning which made me ask myself why I was going. I still got ready and drove to Cassie and Kevin's to drive out with them. Kip had to stay home to help his young men's group clean the church that morning and he didn't really want to go because of the rain. We got to Park Valley about 8:00 AM and visite with Meg (my cousin) while we waited for the boys to bring the cows in from the pastures. That is really neat to watch and we made it just in time. They brought them down and then had to seperate the mother cows from the babies, it's kind of sad but needed. Then all you hear is cows mooing because they are seperated from the babies. You line the little calves up for branding, castreting, medincine and de horning. I had fun talking to Cass, holding Noah, visiting with Katie and Meg and just watching the boys get the job done.

The Morris' made us lunch and we ate at their house which was really nice of them. We then visited at my cousin Meg's house before making the trip back home. It was a really fun day full of lots of excitement! I am so glad I was able to go, the weather turned out really nice and it was a gorgeous day!

That night I came home and my honey took me to dinner, his brother Burke came with us which was really nice! Anytime I get to spend with Kip is a perfect night!