A day at the Ranch

This is the 1400 acre ranch that Keith owns. He has hired a local family to run it and they take care of the horses and cook for Keith's visitors that come for the day. This is just one of the old buildings on the property. Getting the horses ready. I spent the whole day thinking about my dad and how much he would have loved this place! Very rustic and cowboy-ish...right up his alley.

I was happy to sit on a rocker and keep Mariah company since she was not able to go on the horses with her injured feet. We sat and talked and ate fresh warm bread from the kitchen.

After they all came back from the horses we sat down to a meal that had been prepared over the open fire. Traditional meal of rice, beans, tortillas and chicken. Tasted amazing.

I had to get a picture of the type of oven they use. I don't think it has the self cleaning feature that I am used to, but it seems to work just great for them. This cute little girl in the background lives here on the ranch.

2 other cute little faces that I captured here.

Here is a shot of the handmade tortillas we had with lunch. So delicious.

The women worked all morning making this wonderful sweet bread. They take it around to the neighbors and sell it. Our family and the Martins each bought a bag of 50 pieces for only $5. So yummy!

Lora was in pure heaven with her horse. We had a hard time getting her off when it was time to leave. She is a natural on a horse.

Lane and Emma were partners for the day. She was a little nervous at first but ended
up loving it.

This is Lane and Keith, the guy that owns the ranch. He reminded me a little of "papa Bud". Super nice guy and loved having all of us there for the day. He is originally from the states but has lived in Nicaragua now for 11 years. He is a retired family practice doctor.
We took so many more pictures of this day but just wanted to post a few here so you get the general idea of the ranch. The kids had a blast today.