We took a trip to Elko in mid-October. The trip started out with a visit to the Paris ranch. It's one of my favorite places in the Silver State, so it was great to introduce Maya to it as well.
The morning at the ranch started out with Maya practicing her biking skills.
Then, she moved on to meeting the litter of puppies that were just born. Since they were so small, she wasn't afraid of them. A first for Maya when it comes to dogs!
Next up was feeding the chickens with her buddies Luke and Miles.
Then, it was time to practice her riding skills so that she could get ready for what was to come--her first horseback ride.
When the Maya finally met the real horsey, she was a little unsure. So, she watched Luke take a couple laps while she contemplated whether riding was for her.
She finally agreed to give it a try as long as mom was up on the horse with her. If memory serves, Pete Paris was the first person to get me on a horse, so it was only fitting that he coaxed Maya onto one for the first time too.
After we'd spent a day in the country, we decided to hit up the park with Grandma and Grandpa. Grandpa showed Maya around some of the play structures he helped build.
Maya liked checking out some of the same toys her mom played on at her age (Elko's parks haven't changed much over the years...)
Then, it was off to pick apples with Grandpa from the tree in his backyard.
It wasn't all fun and games while we were in Elko. Maya also had official duties to perform. She was excited to be the flower girl at Amy and Cam's wedding. We had so much fun at the wedding we forgot to snap any photos. Here's the only pic we got of Maya and Luke playing outside the church after they took their jaunt down the aisle.
