Petting Zoo and Pony Ride for Ryan

At Cox's Pond Brant's had a petting zoo of farm animals and pony rides. Ryan got his fill of both. (Well, not really, but he got plenty of time in my opinion.) Judy tried and tried to make him smile, but he never did. He didn't want to get off though.
He thought the Pot Belly Pig felt funny.

The donkey and baby donkey.
Miniature horse

Goat! Daddy's favorite! (not!)
Trying to catch a chicken.

Cox's Pond

We spent a lot of time at Cox's Pond this year. Mom, Sandy, and I walked the 5k. Nate and Cliff ran the 5k. My father-in-law, Ron, had a stage set up and several of us took shifts singing Christian music while a missionary from New Tribes Missions talked to people about his ministry. I sang both Saturday and Sunday afternoon. It was really nice. The kids played in the corn and the twins waited in an enormous line to go on the hay ride to the corn maze. Great job as usual Cox family!

Fishing at Beautiful Rock Creek

We look forward to Bill and Sandy coming every fall for the boys' annual fishing trip. This year it was a beautiful October day. We are so blessed to have such wonderful family that love us. So many of them have taken an interest in teaching my boys in areas where we lack knowledge.

Below is a picture of the lake.

Bill, Nate, and Ryan with a fish. I did not anticipate Ryan's excitement over fishing.

Cliff
Bill and Ryan
Cliff's first catch of the day. We barely got settled before they started catching fish.
Lane snuggling with Sandy
Some of the fish that they caught.