Mom and Dad aren't much for surprises!
"Where are we going? I thought we were going out to dinner! Why are we out in the middle of nowhere?"
"We aren't planning to ride ostriches at some ostrich farm, or eat some of these soy beans in the field, are we?"
"What is this place?" 
It's called the "Prairie Rose Chuckwagon Supper" 
Soon, familiar faces started to appear...
Cousin Mary Lou and Orin Elder
Who could that be?
Nephew Stan and Adrienne Massey
Son Brian
Granddaughter Rachel, Dave, Ethan and Jonathan Busenitz
Hanging out at the "Hopalong Cassiday Theater".
Riding the train
All of the adults on the choo choo
Drinking Lemonade
Ropin' a calf...c'mon Ethan, you can do it!
Cowboy Brian will show us how it's done!
Horse-drawn wagon ride
All together on the wagon.
Stan and Adrienne riding the wagon
Brian got a front seat..we told him it was so he could clean up after the horses.
Grandma and her walker got around better than we expected.
looking around the gift shop
Granddaughter Rebecca, Dan, Esther and Ruthy Busenitz arrive.
We had fair warning upon entering the dining hall. So we all removed our spurs.
Do you think we can keep her off the tables?
We found our table
and high chairs! (Great-Granddaughter Ruthy) 
Great Grandsons Ethan and Jonathan
Great Granddaughter Esther with Ethan and Grandpa Chaney
ICE CREAM!!! Dat's nummy!
Mom and Dad were presented a basket of cards from many relatives that could not attend, as well as those who did.
Some of the family at our table.
After an "all you can eat BBQ dinner, we settled back for a wonderful show of comedy, bluegrass and cowboy music from the past. 
Dad enjoyed the "PLAYER" piano after the show.
The next day, We had another reunion at our house.
Rachel brought the boys...
(Grandma made brownies, and as you can see, Ethan was a great help
with the clean up!)
...and Larry showed up with his girlfriend, her daughter, Granddaughter Kara, and Great Grandson Chris. I took some 4 generation photos.
Dan and Rebecca came over as well, and we all had some lunch together.
Mom and Dad returned home after an exhausting 24 hours, but it was 24 hours filled with fond memories. A very happy birthday and anniversary mom and dad.
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