It's kind of awesome in Arizona to get both a Spring Break and a Fall Break. It gives us the chance to enjoy the outdoors in ways we can't in the summer.
Jeremy took a few days off work and we planned a fun family vacation in an area of Arizona we hadn't explored yet.
The first night we drove to the Blazin' M cowboy ranch in Cottonwood, AZ.
It was so much fun to realize we needed jackets!
Isaac found a little pony just his size.
One of the cowboys gave us roping lessons...
and Noah caught on pretty quickly!
We took a tour of the ranch on the wagon trail ride. It is much like other touristy cowboy ranches we have visited before but is just gorgeous nestled among the cottonwood trees.
We laughed at the sign that read, "If you are taller than me, you can't come in or I'll have to shoot you." Isaac was the only one who could play in the little kids' play yard.
They have this museum with so many of these hand-carved wooden historical scenes. We were amazed at the details! Some of them were animated, too. Incredible!
And it was finally time for the Chuckwagon dinner to begin! About 2 seconds later, Spencer had inhaled all of his plate and some of Jacob's.
Yummy food! BBQ ribs and chicken, beans, potatoes, corn salad, biscuits, and apple cobbler. We were stuffed!
The entertainment was fun, too. The boys laughed and laughed at a character named Otis who kept throwing a wrench in things.
The cutest little outlaw in the West.
After dinner, Isaac finally mastered the rope. Pretty good form, huh?
And he got his steer!
This was the ghost that rode by during the "Ghost Riders in the Sky" segment of the cowboy show. Pretty scary.
And our last stop of the night: the old-fashioned candy store, complete with saddle stools at the bar. Once everyone got their fill, we piled into the van for the ride to our hotel in Flagstaff.
It's kind of awesome in Arizona to get both a Spring Break and a Fall Break. It gives us the chance to enjoy the outdoors in ways we can't in the summer.
Jeremy took a few days off work and we planned a fun family vacation in an area of Arizona we hadn't explored yet.
The first night we drove to the Blazin' M cowboy ranch in Cottonwood, AZ. 
It was so much fun to realize we needed jackets!
Isaac found a little pony just his size.
One of the cowboys gave us roping lessons...
and Noah caught on pretty quickly!
We took a tour of the ranch on the wagon trail ride. It is much like other touristy cowboy ranches we have visited before but is just gorgeous nestled among the cottonwood trees.
We laughed at the sign that read, "If you are taller than me, you can't come in or I'll have to shoot you." Isaac was the only one who could play in the little kids' play yard.
They have this museum with so many of these hand-carved wooden historical scenes. We were amazed at the details! Some of them were animated, too. Incredible! 
And it was finally time for the Chuckwagon dinner to begin! About 2 seconds later, Spencer had inhaled all of his plate and some of Jacob's.
Yummy food! BBQ ribs and chicken, beans, potatoes, corn salad, biscuits, and apple cobbler. We were stuffed!
The entertainment was fun, too. The boys laughed and laughed at a character named Otis who kept throwing a wrench in things.
The cutest little outlaw in the West.
After dinner, Isaac finally mastered the rope. Pretty good form, huh?
And he got his steer!
This was the ghost that rode by during the "Ghost Riders in the Sky" segment of the cowboy show. Pretty scary.
And our last stop of the night: the old-fashioned candy store, complete with saddle stools at the bar. Once everyone got their fill, we piled into the van for the ride to our hotel in Flagstaff.
