{July 9th and 10th}
Gavin took his Teacher's in Young Men's to the Bar 10 ranch this summer for their high adventure trip. I was jealous of all the boys going, because there is a special place in my heart for the Bar 10 Ranch. When Gavin and I first started dating, he took me there. It was so much fun. His lifelong best friend Gavin Heaton owned it, so we could just go hangout at the ranch. Later Gavin married one of my lifelong friends Andrea and now they run the ranch together along with their 3 soon to be 4 children. Gavin and I hadn't been back to the Bar 10 in over 10 years. Can't believe we are that busy, that we hadn't been there for that long! Anyway... On the day Gavin was suppose to be coming home, I got a phone call from him. (Mind you, the Bar 10 is in the middle of nowhere and the only phone that works is a satalite phone that is only for emergencies!) He said, Pack your bags, I'll be home to drop the scouts off and we are coming back with the kids tonight. I was so excited I was going to the Bar 10, and that my kids got to see it too! I love last minute trips the best!
We had such a great time! It was just like I remembered with a few upgrades and addition's of course. ;) Preston loved the snakes, lizards and rodent's. Addie loved the Bar 10 show and watching Hailee (Gavin and Andrea's daughter) perform. I loved the food, it was the same meals as last time and still just as good! :) Landon loved the Helicopter ride into the Grand Canyon, what a treat for my kids to experience.
We came home in a summer down pour. The Arizona Strip can flood in a hurry! There were a few times I was biting my nails, but we made it. Preston had brought a little canteen full of water. It had been spilled and a pain in the you know what... the whole time. When we were just about stuck in mud up to our eyeballs Preston said, "Well, it's a good thing I brought the canteen, now at least we'll have water tonight while we wait for someone to come get us, and if we run out of that, we can always walk out there and drink from a barrel cactus!" Gavin and I cracked up! Especially since there was plenty of water running right down the side of the dirt road we were on, too much water was the problem! It definitely lightened the mood for the rest of the nerve wracking drive home. Gotta love Pres! :)
Thank you Gavin and Andrea for a fun spur of the moment trip to the Bar 10. I hope it doesn't take us another 10 years to get back! :)
