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Rain + Dirt = Muddy HorsesPhantom and Dixie at the Cabin
July 24, 2014
Heather L
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Rain + Dirt = Muddy Horses

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While we were at the cabin, we received a lot of rain which was great as it was way to dry up there, and the rain was seriously needed. At first, we thought the horses may have a hard time settling into their new location, but they took to it fairly quickly. They loved being able to hear the horses at the neighbor’s place, and the bigger place to run was immediately tried out. In fact, they were so engrossed in the new place that, for the first couple of days, they didn’t immediately come when I brought their food…

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Spiders and Packrats and Snakes! Oh My!Tarantula
July 22, 2014
Heather L
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Spiders and Packrats and Snakes! Oh My!

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When we arrived at our cabin, we knew that we’d have a little clean up to do after we got the horses settled in at their new location. Little did we know that we would have way more cleaning on our hands than we expected. As Daddy opened up the garage, a rather large Mohave Green Rattlesnake greeted him by the door. Wasn’t that nice? Needless to say, he had us stay out of the garage until the snake had been removed. (That snake was later disposed of by our pack of coyotes. lol!) In case you don’t know, Mohave…

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Rain + Desert = Flash FloodingFlash Flood
July 21, 2014
Heather L
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Rain + Desert = Flash Flooding

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Remember the pictures of D helping the girls with climbing at the rock wall? Well, while we were finishing up, we heard the rain begin to fall. Now, it had been a long time since we had any rain in our neck of the desert, so we were actually thrilled that it had started to rain. Little did we know that the rain would turn into a downpour which would turn into some major flash flooding in the area. We ran over to the exchange to pick up a couple of souvenirs for the girls as this was their last…

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Water Activities
July 18, 2014
Heather L
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Water Activities

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The girls enjoyed some time at the pools. One of the pools had a waterslide. At one point, they held a contest to see who could go the fastest down the slide. Even Grandpa participated in that contest. Of course, the girls and Grandpa were in different divisions. A variety of different activities were offered for the kids. On this particular afternoon, the girls were designing their own water guns. They had fun coloring the water guns even though it was HOT. We were happy to get back into the air conditioning once they finished up the activity. 😉