Raeden's 4th Birthday - Farm Party

We picked up Carol from the airport Saturday morning, April 11th and then went right to Raeden's birthday party. She had a Farm Birthday and it was held right in Grammy & Pops' barn! All of the kids got to go for horsey rides, hay rides pulled by the four-wheeler and did tons of activities around the barn and in the hay. Dani did such a great job of putting it all together!

Brad drove the four-wheeler and took the kids on hay rides all around the farm.
My turn! My turn! My turn!

Aaron and Tyler took the little kids for horsey rides up and down the driveway. Here goes the Birthday Girl Raeden... she gets the first ride!

Dakota didn't admit that he was scared to get on the horse, but the death-grip on the saddle horn gave him away.

No throwing hay!

Clippity-clop, clippity clop... here he comes again!

OK, the horse was maybe a little out of Dakota's league. Here he is back in his comfort zone... shooting cans with a pop gun with Grandpa.

Apparently I somehow didn't get a picture of Marina on the horse. But here she is getting warmed up. Marina loves riding horses. Giddy'up, girl!

Cow bowling. The bowling ball looked like a cow. And it even "moo-ed"!

More hay rides. The kids couldn't get enough of it!

Reecey woke up with a bit of a frowney face. That lip can really stick out!

Enjoying BBQ fare in the barn. True to the theme and spirit of the day the dog climbed up on the table and ate one of the kids' hotdogs.

Reece feeling a little better. Took a Grandma's touch I guess.

Here's the hay pile where Dani had hidden lots of little plastic farm animals for the kids to search for. Rae had just finished opening all of her presents (you've never seen so much loot!!) and here comes farm mama Dani with the Birthday Cake! Mmmmmmm.... cake!

Pin the Tail on the Piggy.

Reece is feeling happier now, riding on the haybale horsey.

And the big finale... Raeden got her PINK FOUR-WHEELER that she had wanted SO badly! She had been riding Dakota's four-wheeler up and down her driveway for weeks and she was absolutely certain that the ONE thing she really wanted for her birthday was a pink four-wheeler. Happy Birthday, Rae!