Hardware Ranch & Meeting Grandpa

We had planned on making it to Hardware Ranch before Gracie was born but with the holidays and other plans we didn't make it so last Saturday we decided to make a day of it. We were lucky enough to have Nic, Ky, and Rigs join us. We rode over together which was really nice because we got to catch up and visit and the kids entertained each other in the back seat...mostly they slept really. We had lunch at Firehouse Pizzaria and then headed up Black Smith Fork Canyon to the Ranch. Once we got there we realized how cold it was and were very glad we had brought everyone's winter clothes. After getting everyone dressed we walked around the visitor center before heading down to go on the wagon ride.

Hallie was so excited and kept asking when she was going to get to see the reindeer. We kept reminding her that they were elk but after a while we just let her think they were reindeer which then lead to her asking if we were going to see Santa. Then she had to specify all the "reindeer" as a boy/girl or a mommy/daddy. Being a little kid Im sure gets really confusing sometimes. We had to wait about 10 minutes before it was our turn on the wagon but the horses kept Hallie plenty entertained..this kid loves animals.


Once it was our turn we headed out into the field. Our guide explained they had about 300 head on a daily average but usually about his time of year they have 700 but because of the lack of snow they haven't been forced to really look for food. I couldn't believe how mellow they all seemed they just sat on the ground or watched us as we drove past them.

Here is Hallie and I trying to stay warm...Gracie stayed super bundled in her carseat and slept the entire trip(6 hours)

After getting thawed in the car we headed for Tremonton to visit grandpa for his birthday(also feb 6) he turned 92 this year! We wanted to visit for his birthday and also introduce him to Gracie. His memory is slipping a little and he kept asking whose baby she was. I wanted some pictures but by the time we got their Gracie was starving and Hallie with no nap was not a happy child.


Grandpa was thrilled to see us and said we had made his day. His new hearing aides are helping a lot so it makes it more enjoyable to have a conversation.
On our way home we swung by Pizza Plus to get some breadsticks and show Kyle what great food is all about...we should have bought 2 boxes. By the time we got home we were all exhausted so we spent the remainder of our night watching the Jazz game and just hanging out.