Jarvie Fest!

So Jarvie Fest is something that is put on by the BLM a few times a year.  It's held out at the John Jarvie Ranch which is a old Hideout for the OutLaws like Butch Cassidy, etc.  It sits along side of the Green River between the Border of Utah and Wyoming with Colorado not far from it.  Any way they hold an Old Fashion Christmas out there at the first of December so we went to check it out.

 

Santa comes in on a small boat to visit all the good Children.  He even leaves them with a small gift and candy cane.  Both Boys were amazed and asked Santa for a Robot with 5 buttons.

One of the activities they had were rubber gun target practice which they loved.

Another fun thing was rope making.  This had to be the Boys all time favorite activity and they were so proud that they created the ropes themselves.

Of course they had to have a stick horse race.  I don't think anyone actually won they just galloped around chasing each other.

We ended with a wagon ride pulled by 2 large Clydedale Horses they were just beautiful.  What a fun day that we think will become a tradition.  It didn't hurt that it was a gorgeous day and good weather with beautiful nature all around.  All the activities are free, run by Volunteers from the BLM.  They did have lunch available to purchase which was hotdogs, hot chocolate, pop, chips and cookies.  There were many other activities to do but so many we couldn't do them all.  We did make bird feeders out of pinecones, peanut butter and bird seed.  The Boys had fun with that too and we have reused the pinecones again to keep feeding our birds.  They do Jarvie fest in the Winter and again in the Spring or Summer.  It's defiantly something worth doing.  If anyone wants to make the journey out to visit we'll take you out there.

These are the times when I'm so excited for the memories made and being able to look back on that day and remember what fun we had spending time together as a happy family.