A Perfect Fall Day for a ride.

Trucking out day with the sheep.  I always look forward to this day.  Sometimes it's bitter cold, but Saturday it was PERFECT!   The trees are changing colors and it was a beautiful drive up to the Uintahs.  We saw a lot of deer and even a cow and bull moose.  

 

We left early and hoped Tad would fall back to sleep in the truck.  He didn't.  He actually jabbered most of the way.   We start with Sour dough pancakes and then join the fun of loading sheep onto semi trucks.    Everyone helps in one way or another. Grandpa and Fred helped hold the canvas and gates, tackled sheep that jumped out.  I got the easy job of chatting with cousins and eventually recording numbers as they branded the sheep we were keeping (I got sunburned on one side because it warmed up so much.  Even after I jumped the fence to equal out my burn, it's just the one side of my neck!). 

We even taught Tad how to herd the sheep into the corral.  Later he got to help at the front of the line poking the sheep so they'll climb the ramp onto the trucks. 

Since he didn't get to Mutton Bust during the State Fair, we put him on a couple of sheep while we were there.  His smile was pretty big, he thought it was fun. 

My little cowpoke

 

Climbing the fence with Grandpa. 

Playing fetch with the dogs. 

 Tad was beyond tired after being up for 12 hours, but we let him ride a horse before we left.  He liked it until the horse moved.  I rode with him for a short ride and he bounced up and down "Yeehaw".   Another year and he'll be going by himself for sure. 

Within minutes of getting in the truck he was asleep, even on a bumpy dirt road.

We ended the day with a quick shower and off to join Fred's family for his dad's yummy turkey meatballs.  Now we're looking forward to next weekend and General Conference.  Did I mention Fall is the Perfect season?!