No visit to Grammy and Boompa's home is complete without a barn visit, so after all the family had arrived for the Christmas holiday, we headed out to see Abby.
Abby came trotting up when she spied the kids - she knows what they mean! And when we finished with Abby, they took off again to go to Sultanna and Diablo's pasture.
Lukie reminds me of Randy from A Christmas Story - always trying to catch up with the older kids!
Sultanna and Diablo were happy to have some peppermints, carrots, and the last pieces of Halloween candy corn. (Pony Pal Mila, Cowpoke Lukie, and Pony Pal Kate.)
Pony Pal Julie gave the cement floor a good sweeping with the antique broom that hangs on the wall.
Then we headed down the barn aisle to look at Tim's vehicle collection. Julie and Kate climbed into the family buggy and discovered the sleigh bells tucked inside.
We were treated to an enthusiastic (and loud) rendition of Jingle Bells.
Cowpokes Ian, Lukie, and Pony Pal Mila see the vehicles a lot, so they really enjoyed showing their cousins around and sharing what they knew about them.
When the treats were gone, the kids began plucking blades of grass and handing those through the fence.
It wasn't much, but Sultana was agreeable to nibbling on them one blade at a time.
The flatbed hay trailer kept the cowpokes and pony pals entertained for quite a while, but eventually the damp, blustery, cold weather drove us into the new barn to warm up.
Mila loves Tim's "mousetrap," a wooden outhouse with a door labeled, "Do Not Open." Of course, everybody does, and the mousetrap collapses into pieces. (Pony Pal Mila, Emily, Pony Pal Kate on the piano, Vanessa, and Teacher Daughter Lisa.)
We spent a good part of the afternoon out at the barn but eventually it was time to head back to the house and the rest of the family.
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