Sterling's New Pony Buttercup or something

Sterling recently acquired a very small pony named Buttercup, or Cupcake, or lots of other things there doesn't seem to be a consensus on it yet but there is the general agreement that Cade and Avery really like to be given rides on Buttercup. She seems like a really nice little pony and a great size for the kids. Not far too fall either!

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Fun with Cousins

Cade and Chase playing in the covered wagon Grandma Dee brought for Cade and Avery. Avery is also in it, if you can see the purple behind the boys that's Avery. Everett was crammed in too but by the time I got my camera he was out and over it.

Chance's birthday party that he didn't sleep through.

I don't remember the occasion here maybe Wynne and Aaron's going away, the house sold party?

Carter seems a little too cool to smile sitting here with the big girls!

Cowgirl Avery ready to ride Sterlings new pony.

Homesteader Days

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Cade was really getting into the ride.

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The carousal ride at homesteader days. We made it there half way through the parade, oops I was a little slow getting out of the house.


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Jami, Riley Jo, Chase and Carter on the train ride.

The kids and I riding on a little train ride, I think it was my favorite part, everyone was contained and entertained, and I could sit back and relax.

Avery's version of fishing at the fishpond was to grab the duck and put it on the hook, then present it for a prize.

Time for snowcones and a group photo, although on one was very interested in the group photo part.

Miscellaneous

A moth we found on the door one morning, it stayed all day and then was gone the next morning.

Cade trick riding

Avery in a crazy get up

Cade and Avery were "camping" in the dryer

Rance and I at Linda and Dick's anniversary party

Swim lessons

Getting your face in the water.


Cade had a week of swim lessons in May then got sick and had to miss the whole last week. He had another two weeks in June which he made it all the way through and graduated from goldfish to sunfish. He had a lot of fun and it really did a lot for his confidence in the water. I am making Avery wait until next year to do lessons which she thought was really unfair. These pictures were all from the first round of lessons.

Grandpa Mike's fathers day present to himself and the grandkids!

Not sure what Everett was doing but it was pretty cute uh err ferocious.


Cade and Carter splashing around

Climbing the ladder

Everyone of course loved the water cannon that could be adjusted by turning the flow of the water to the slide up or down.


Clint supervising the kids climbing, it can be soo hard to take turns!

The group picture no one wants to sit still for and look at a camera all and all though they did pretty good and I think it was unanimous they loved the fathers day present!

"We went riding on the range" said Avery Gerdes

Avery and her Daddy!
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This was taken at the end of the ride. Cade was very serious and his thumbs were sore from gripping the saddle horn so tightly, not to mention his legs were getting sore from Polka's wide back. When he got off Polka Dot he was walking a little bowlegged!

Riding up in Broken Leg above my parents house. The views were great and Avery thought it was neat we were riding on the range. Cade kept talking about how we could see forever. Thank God for big beautiful wide open spaces!



Big grins from the little cowboy. And the little bowlegged walk at the end of the ride to go play in the waterslide and pool! Although he wouldn't get in until I come back with his swimming trunks!