Seatons Invade Texoma

We invited the Seaton family (Matt, Sandy, Taylor, Avery and Emma) to Lake Texoma for the weekend October 18, 2008. They arrived around noon, and we had lunch. Then we went down to the dock for a boat ride, fishing and fossil hunting.

While Sandy, Bec and the girls went fossil hunting, Taylor caught a turtle, and Matt caught a sunfish.


The boys and Mags went up to the cabin for target practice with the pellet guns, and the girls joined up to cheer them on.












The parents cleaned up, Mags helped with dinner for the kids, and the adults left for the Boot Scootin' Ball out at Bar-K-R Ranch. The arena was transformed into a party barn. They had packed the sand down until it was hard as concrete, added tables, decorations, a dance floor, and a silent/live auction. We ate BBQ, drank margaritas and danced. Gary bid on and won the Dirk Nowitzki jersey.



Matt wore his grandfather's boots, which were really cool (but tiny).

On Sunday, we ate breakfast and then all went out to the ranch again. Mags saddled up Dakota while Avery, Emmy and Bec went out to the pasture to get Ranger. After both horses, were saddled up, we decided to borrow Star, too. Avery, Sandy and Bec went to the isolation pasture to collect her.

While Star was being saddled, Emmy was riding Ranger and Taylor rode Dakota. Both were led around. After Emmy and Taylor finished, Avery hopped on Ranger, Mags hopped on Dakota, and Sandy rode Star. After everyone was comfortable with their steeds, we took them off the lead ropes. They walked out to the mare pasture and rode around. Avery took a tumble off Ranger when she tried to canter, and Star reared up with Sandy a couple of times. No one was hurt, but I bet they were both a little stiff and sore on Monday morning.

Mags and Dakota raced Gary (in the car) from the beginning of the driveway back up to the arena. Dakota won!

While we were all riding, Taylor, Emmy, Matt and Gary played football.

After riding, we went back to the cabin, had lunch and packed up to head back to reality. It was a great weekend, and we can't wait to do it all again!