The Ranch Finale

Or Beauty and The Beast



When we last visited Beauty at Rawhide Ranch, she was just settling in to her first day of ice cream ranch life, and being a full time cowgirl. 

There were horseback riding jaunts down the dusty trail on her horse Foxy.

But.....there were also plenty of ranch chores to learn and perform.

Like feeding the ponys........

And then taking them for a walk, just like Grandma J walks JJ.

Learning how to vault and do other tricks in preparation for the Big Rodeo

All kinds of work goes into being a Rodeo Star

Beauty practices for the Big Rodeo on a real horse.

They say practice makes perfect....

TADA!!!

Beauty's hard work paid off with a second place ribbon!!  That's my cowgirl!!

xoxox  Grandma J

RAWHIDE RANCH, starring Beauty

Every year, the second graders at the school where Grandma J's grandkids go, get an opportunity to go to a real live ranch for four days.   It's an authentic ranch in the rural mountains in Bonsall CA.

 Students start hyperventilating about going to Rawhide Ranch from their first day of kindergarten.  It's a long road to haul, waiting for second grade, and then,  that day in May when you show up at school with your ranch gear, and board the bus. 

Beauty's brother has been to Rawhide ranch, and she thought the day would never come.
There was a whole plethora of things to do, things to buy.....so many preparations.

For Beauty, it all starts with the boots.  She really wanted the white with pink trim, but the only pair in her size that weren't already scuffed were the pink ones.   She could live with that because......

There was a matching hat in the works.    Grandma J has no idea what the problem was, but having been in second grade once herself, she can relate to an occasional fashion meltdown.  Actually, just yesterday Grandma J had one when the drawstring on her pajama jeans broke.

 Once she got to school, and was able to  hang out with her BFFs, she seemed much happier.

And.....by the time they all got together for a group shot, Beauty was flaunting them pink boots all over the place.

 Once they arrived, this happened.   Grandma J doesn't have any additional info related to this picture so you get to use your vivid imagination!

Here's Beauty kicking it up big time in the corral.   Grandma J made that *kicking it up* part up because she has no idea what Beauty is doing besides looking cute with them pink boots!

Grandma J was so proud of all the ranch type things Beauty learned in her first day....like zapping bugs.  And, how cool that she has an upper bunk?

In case you were wondering, Rawhide Ranch is a real honest to goodness working ranch.  Flaunt those pink boots, Beauty....you go girl.

When the morning chores are done, it's coffee break time!

There's nothing like a nice camp fire at the end of a long day working on the Ranch.

xoxox  Grandma J