Oil Ranch

At the beginning of October, Jaden and Cody had a few days off school for a Fall Break, so our family planned a couple of day trips together. Our first trip was to the Oil Ranch, 56-acre ranch with a wide variety of family activities. We visited last year too and enjoyed this place immensely, so we were eager to return, especially with Adley now old enough to enjoy it a little more!

The boys most remembered jumping on this Kid Hopper from last year, so naturally that was our first stop.

Then, all three kids enjoyed this unique swing.

The ranch, of course, contains lots of animals-- animals that we got to feed, pet, and even ride! 

Usually, kids can even milk this cow, but this particular cow was
pregnant. Her milk was golden! We were happy to feed her instead.

holding baby chicks

Yee-haw! Lessons from a real Texas cowboy! :)

We took pictures by this sign last year too, at least with the boys. Here are this year's and last year's photos...

Adley and Jaden

Cody

Both boys have obviously grown a bit, but the change in their faces is most significant to me. They look so much younger in last year's pics!

Jaden -- Oct 2017

Cody -- Oct 2017

After spending time in the petting zoo/barn area, we went for a hayride over to a cow pasture. We're allowed to take a couple of pieces of "cow candy" to give to the cows. These cows sure are eager to get their food when we arrive! When the "candy" was all gone, the cows happily ate the hay right at our feet. They sure get close! Adley was a little hesitant this year, but the boys smiled and laughed so much at the cows.

Next, we got a back-seat ride on this train. The weather was warm again this year, so it was nice to get a slight break from walking around in the sun.

These hamster wheels were another big hit for our boys. They raced each other over and over again!

After some playtime on these wheels, our family paused for our picnic lunch. This renewed everyone's energy to play a bit longer. I didn't take many pictures after lunch, but the boys and Daddy enjoyed the sandbag swings and the spider web climber while Adley and I played at a little toddler playground/sandbox area. The boys also briefly ran through a little 6 Flags maze and jumped on the Kid Hopper one more time. They were out of energy to try the mini-golf, so we decided that we'll have to start there next year!

Our last stop before heading home was to pick out our free mini-pumpkins at this pumpkin patch (pumpkin pile is probably a little more accurate...). It was another great year at the Oil Ranch!