Clean pictures

The kids looked so cute snuggled up in the chair after their bath I couldn't resist a picture or two.

Having fun with cousins

Cade, Avery, Keenan and I clowning around.


Chase and Avery with Joe

Chase getting his turn to drive the 4 wheeler


Chase working really hard to get on the 4 wheeler

Cade's turn to drive

Joe was a lot of fun!

Kids at Branding

Cade had a cookie in his hands non stop during the branding.

The kids all hanging out on the back of the pickup

Avery was not impressed with all of the noise and kept asking me if we could go home.

Cade found some more snacks.

Everett and his mommy.


Carter and Cade posing

Cade's first time gathering cows

Cade rode Polka Dot for his first big ride. Polka Dot is a most experienced kid horse and there isn't much that fazes him, so he is a great first horse for Cade thanks to my cousin Wynne. He was so excited to get to ride with a lot of other cowboys and cowgirls. I dropped Avery off at Mom's and she asked him if he was going riding to chase cows and he just shook with excitement.

He did really good. I led him the whole way and he was all smiles for quite a while. He didn't want to yell at the cows however he was just fine to follow behind them. He asked me how come Sterling wasn't afraid to gallop after cows. I explained to him that when he got more experience he wouldn't be either. I was so proud of my little boy!

Here is everyone that helped gather cows. Four generations riding so that was fun, in another couple of years there will be a lot of little cousins helping gather which i am sure will test my Dad's patience!

Girls Night

Janna, Kate, and I went to the Gary Allan concert and had a good time.

Van continues to hold a lot of fascination for the kids and they both can't wait to hold him whenever we see him. They have loved having Keenan around to play with also and will miss him a lot when Jessica and the kids fly back to Slovenia. I will miss them too.

Avery's Big Girl Room

We finally got a laptop and moved our big computer desk out of Avery's room and into the basement and Avery decided she was ready to give up her baby bed (the crib) and sleep in her big girl bed. She was so excited to go to bed the first night and when we said it was bedtime she climbed right in bed and was so happy to do it. Four nights later she still is being a sweetheart about getting ready for bed. When people come over and I ask her if she wants her to show them her big girl room she just beams and leads the way. I had some green paint in the basement and used it to paint her room. It turned out really cute. Hard to believe both of my babies are out of diapers and both in big kid beds!