Our family has been having heavenly times there since way before I was even born.
It's in Heart of Texas!
It's in My Heart~
And many reasons to smile~
My mom watching over a project! She gets right in there!
She is amazing at running the ranch!
Oh and she can hunt, fish, cook, name it, she does it!
I've had the ranch and this precious father of mine on my mind so much this past week.
We lost my daddy this month six years ago. My heart aches to this day.
Dad, oh my, he loved the ranch with all his heart and soul.
He was out there since he was born each and every weekend during his school years and in the summers would stay at the ranch.
We miss him terribly, we see him everywhere on that ranch!
His love shines down on every part of the ranch and on each one of us!
The BEST DAD AND COWBOY EVER!
His first love was the ranch and his family!
Then when he was not at the ranch, he practiced law!
Best lawyer ever!
Here's Mom and my three brothers!
(not at the ranch, am looking!)
Here we are at the ranch with our six grandchildren!
What a bunch of characters!!
( I think our son in law was doing cart wheels!)
My sweet and happy daughters!
Mom loves being at the ranch!
My son and my daughter in love...and my grandchildren!
Our two fun and oldest granddaughters!
Our sweet granddaughter! The 4th oldest! Her sister is below.
This little missy is our youngest granddaughter!
Oh boy, our two grandsons! The oldest and the youngest!
Got them all together, love it!
As I was looking for pictures and oh my heavens, have thousands of them from the ranch, pulled up this old one. Four generations!
Mom, me, our son and grandson!
Mom and our granddaughter watching the cowboys Round- Up!
Love this photograph.
Love the cattle.
Love the reflections!
Hope you enjoyed the first installment of my
"Ranch Series!"
xo
Nancy, You have a beautiful happy family. :) Your dad looked so nice in his cowboy gear. I bet you mom is a great cook. Blessings to all of you, stay happy, xoxo,Susie
ReplyDeleteoh, wonderful photos in a most wonderful place! i LOVE your mom!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful place to have had through out your life. I can just imagine the memories you must have!
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday, you have a lovely family. It must be a great times at the ranch with the whole family there.. Wonderful collection of photos... Have a happy day and weekend ahead!
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful Nancy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a magical place.
And your parents- what great people.
L-
Loving your family photos and your ranch!
ReplyDeleteNancy, this is a great idea! There has never been a ranch in my immediate family, but my aunts and uncles have been ranchers. Three of my cousins have continued caring for one of my aunt's ranches. It's like going to another world to spend time on a ranch. I take any opportunity I have to spend time at the ranches of several friends and my cousins. Your family ranch is beautiful. I look forward to more of your ranch series. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI truly enjoyed your post, Nancy. What a lovely family you have.
ReplyDeleteYou can tell by the smiles on every persons face that they all love each other, and the ranch.
Have a grand weekend.
Debbie
xo
Oh Nancy, what a wonderful family you have. Now, I said on my post that I prefer new homes, which I do, but if all my kids lived in the same area, I could definitely live on a ranch like this one. So much to do and nature calling everywhere, which I love. What lovely peaceful pictures these are of the ranch, and what a dear picture of your father. I lost my dad about 25 years ago too. You look so young, I could hardly tell you from the grandkids. :~)
ReplyDeleteHave a blessed weekend, Nancy.
~Sheri
Hi Nancy,
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful place so filled with love and memories, it is easy to see why you love it so much!!!
Happy Weekend!
Hugs,
Bella
What wonderful, wonderful family photos, Nancy. You have a beautiful family. Your Mom's smile just lights up the photo!
ReplyDeleteYour grand kids are all just darling, too!!!!
That last pictures is frame worthy. xo Diana
Oh my oh my....did I EVER enjoy this Nancy. What a treat to take us along on the ranch land and share your loved ones with us...AND the love of the Texas heart ---in soul and land.
ReplyDeleteSuperior post. Wonderful family. And the smiles....they're contagious.
Loved visiting the ranch today and meeting you and your wonderful family.
ReplyDeleteI lost my own sweet Dad 7 years ago this month and miss him on a daily basis still.
Thanks for stopping by Normandy Life today,
bon weekend
Maggie
This is a wonderful heritage to have.
ReplyDeleteHi Nancy....Thanks so much for your recent visits to my AtoZ Challenge Posts. I've enjoyed your comments so much. It's great to be back in touch with you...I've missed your wonderful photography and writing. And now, I'm very happy to get back to your beautiful blog to see your Ranch Series.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful photos and special memories you have captured and shared. Love then all. Deep in the Heart of Texas and in your Family...so exceptional and special.
Sue at CollectInTexas Gal
Hello Nancy! The ranch is beautiful and I really like the sunset photos over the little pond (maybe they are sunrises; it is hard to tell). You have a beautiful family and the grandkids are cuties! Have a great weekend!!
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely memories.
ReplyDeleteWonderful memories, wonderful now! Lovely to save the family heritage and to keep it in pictures.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful grandchildren and a lovely, happy family! I enjoyed seeing pictures of the ranch, too. I have never been to Texas but your pictures are exactly how I imagined life out in the open. The one of the reflected cattle is exceptionally gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteNancy what a beautiful family! Love the ranch photos too! Hope you are enjoying your weekend too!
ReplyDeleteYou have a beautiful family, Nancy. It was fun to see all your Texas photos. My son and late brother both lived in Texas a number of years, so I have fond memories of your wonderful state! Your photos are all wonderful. Enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteHi Nancy, Love this post on the ranch that you and your family love. I teared up reading about your father. He sounds like such a dear soul. I feel just the same about my dad who passed in 1998. I miss him each and every day along with my mother who passed just 22 months after him. God Bless your mother and how wonderful she does so much and loves the ranch too. Your family is beautiful and your pics are very special. I so enjoyed your post and your Good Fences below too.
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by and your kind comment. Wishing you a wonderful weekend.
Hugs, CM
Nancy, what wonderful pictures and the Ranch is lovely. Your pictures of the ranch and family are so good. I can see why you love the ranch.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend.
Mary
Nancy, The ranch looks like a little piece of heaven! And that heavenly has some precious angels! Love the family photos.
ReplyDeleteNancy, what a great place to be able to return to and get flooded with sweet memories and make new ones. Great family shots. Yes, grand kids will be goofy in front of a camera.
ReplyDeleteBTW. You and a few other bloggers' comments don't come to my email anymore, but I find them when I look up blogger and publish them. I am unable to reply back to you by email. I wish blogger would do something about this glitch. It's been going on for quite some time. Have a great day.
Oh goodness, I did not know! That's awful. I hope they get this fixed too!
DeleteHello there Nancy! Thank you so much for coming to visit me and for your birthday wishes! It was a grand birthday, very low-key and quiet, but filled with thoughtful friends' greetings near and very far.
ReplyDeleteA RANCH! I remember the days when as an entire family, we'd all go to a friend's ranch in the hills of Oxnard California. Great memories of camping, eating, dancing and singing and horses will always be such a treasure. Those kids will remember your ranch days!
Enjoy a lovely Sunday, Anita
What a very special place! It is filled with so many happy memories and the memory-making still goes on. It looks as if everyone in the family has a special affection for The Ranch!
ReplyDeleteOh the fun on the Ranch! I know you have tons of memories and enjoy it so much! Great pictures of your Mom, Dad and all of your family! Have a blessed Sunday dear Nancy, HUGS!
ReplyDeleteOh, I so, so enjoyed this warm, beautiful, loving post. Filled with goodness and love of family and your family is perfectly adorable in every way as is your Mom and You! Even though I call myself a Texan now, and proud of it-been here 30 years! I did grow up on a 150 acre farm in Idaho. I really "get," what you feel when you return to those open spaces.
ReplyDeleteHave a truly beautiful Sunday,
xo
Jemma
This is a wonderful post, Nancy! Gorgeous Ranch and lovely family. How great to have a place like that to share so many family times and memories.
ReplyDeleteMary Alice
How wonderful to grow up with a place like a ranch in your life, and loving grandparents and parents, going on to have 6 lovely grandkids, still visiting the ranch. Your family is very blessed. I grew up in Houston, so it stirs up lots of memories to see your photos, but I lived in the city so didn't have those experiences. Now I live on 2 acres and spend most of my time gardening and keeping chickens and ducks, I also have 6 grandkids, 5 from my son, one from my older daughter, younger daughter could still have more.;-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post, Nancy. I loved learning about your dad, such a sweet tribute, and your wonderful and capable mom. People like that are the backbone of our country. Hard work and dedication.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful and heartfelt post, Nancy. Wow, the pictures are just gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThanks for making me smile.
Barb
Hi Nancy,
ReplyDeleteYou have such a lovely family and you are a lucky girl! I can just imagine how beautiful it is at your family ranch and all the memories that it holds. Thanks for sharing.
hugs
Sissie
You have a lovely family. I am so sorry you lost your Dad. Living on that ranch with all those wonderful memories? What a great way to grow up.
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