Our Super Fun Girls Road Trip!!

Ok, I think I'm a country girl at heart... I could move to R's neck of the woods on a moment's notice! It's ideal and beautiful!! Corn and wheat fields...rivers...local fairs...cotton candy...truck pulls (yep, you read that right)...a mule to ride...great cities not too far away...and AWESOME thunderstorms...I could go on and on...

We left last Wednesday to visit Abby's older foster sister from China... It was the first time the girls had seen each other in a year and we were so excited. Abby was a little unsure of what to do at first, but it didn't take too long for them to slip back into their sweet relationship! Penny has 3 other sisters, adopted from China also, and all the girls got along so great!

The photos really tell the story, but there are so many of them... I'm working with Alexis on a new blog and photo blog (thanks to some wonderful suggestions by some of you), so in the next week or so, we'll have that up and running and I'll post more of the photos...but until them, I'll overwhelm you with some of my favorites from each of our outings...

I'll start with a photo of Penny and Abby, from our trip to the river front...



Sad faces from a bowling trip that didn't work out...both bowling alleys were closed!





A stop at R's sister who has goats... I love this photo, it's going to eventually get a post all to itself...you'll just have to wonder and wait!



The girls putting their hands in the cows mouth! YUK...ok, the city girl in me screamed..."No Way!"



A detour by the windfarm... How cool is this?!



Then a trip IN the mule (I thought R. wanted me to ride ON a mule) to see the landscape... Just Stunning!

Their red barn...



A beautiful field...



Sunsets that will take your breath away...





A sweet moment with mommy and her precious little one...



Isn't she beautiful?!



A trip to the river...



K....just too hot...seeking shade!



Next was the carnival...







Sticky fingers from cotton candy!!



We did get to bowl...cosmic bowling...we had a blast...



And we made chinese pork dumplings in the midst of a crazy storm...



I have so many photos that I'd love to share, but this post is getting WAY too long... I'll do another post on some candids that I took...I tried a new technique that I love! I've also got some more posed photos of the girls that I'll save for another day...

But for now, I'll post some of my favorites that really grabbed my heart! (A...was earlier with her mom and Abby was just not cooperating in the photo department!)

A baby robin on the clothes line...



Beautiful...sweet K...



And V...





And Penny...





And Mackenzie...





Here's one of all the girls...



And here's my favorite of Abby and Penny... I love those candid moments!!



Thanks for hanging in there with me! It was such a great time...Thank you R & C for your incredible generosity! It was such a blessing to spend time with you at your beautiful home in your amazing state!