Little Britches Rodeo

What can I say...life has been crazy! I am well over a month behind but these pictures have to be posted. My plan is to have this blog printed for my kids, so I don't care how far behind I am...I am going to get it posted eventually!

Enough with the excuses...I will get back on track. The last weekend in July was the Little Britches Rodeo. My cousins, sisters, and I have so many wonderful memories of Little Britches and the pictures to prove it! The boys had one year under their belt and Rett had his game face one! My child who never wants to wear shorts insisted this Saturday morning that he wanted to wear his tennis shoes and shorts to be fast, fast, fast.

What a blessed time we had!

Ready to cheer on her brothers! 

Grand Entry

 

Barrel Racing

The horse was hard to control....

But he finished strong

Rett had his game face on

Colt kept staring at the pretty ladies under the tent

Taking a break to roll down the hill

"Momma, I be weady in one minute"

Thanks, Aunt Allie, for coming to watch!

What handsome guys!

The hotter it got the farther the hat went back...I tried to discourage the black felt hat. 

She's a pro! 

Waiting patiently for the awards

Still happy as can be

Colt was excited about his ribbon!

The tireder he got the more the hat started to sit cock-eyed

He was beyond excited!

2nd place barrels and 3rd place poles

3 Months

Our sweet girl is three months old and such a joy! We have been blessed with wonderful babies who are happy and content. Gentry is just like her brothers and smiles anytime someone talks to her.  We are so thankful for the sweet addition and love every moment with her. I hope that life will become somewhat normal again, but in the midst of chaos, she is content to just hang out. 

You love to chew on your hands!

I was trying to capture how long she is getting. 

Sweet smiles

I feel like you are going to laugh outloud at any time!

Mom, I think I would rather just chew on my dress.

At three months...

- You are one happy girl... full of squeals of joy which makes us all smile. 

- You are sleeping about 8 hours at night and we will be dropping the last feeding soon. You are a wonderful napper! 

- Chewing on your hands has become your new favorite thing to do. 

- We are thinking you are probably going to be a talker. You will talk and talk to anyone that will sit and visit. 

- Wearing: 6 month clothing

I am so blessed to be the mom of these three amazing kids!

Swim Lessons

With all the blog posts tonight, you might have guessed that I am playing catch up! Our life has been turned upside down to say the least. After the reunion, Lance and I left for an insurance class for three days. We headed back to Snyder and packed up and moved on the 21st.

Moving is never fun and is always hard physically and emotionally. I don't like leaving people. We have been blessed with such wonderful friends and family in Snyder. I did not say "good-bye" to anyone...just said "see you soon".

So now we are here in Dalhart, working and trying to adjust to our short term home. We are living on the ranch till our house is ready. I have not lived at home in eleven years. When I went to college, I always had a job that I stayed in Canyon to work. I shouldn't have given my sisters such a hard time about being the only one not to move back in at some point. We are having a good time, but looking forward to getting settled. The kids have done wonderful!

To get back to the reason for the post...Rett's swim lessons with Ms. Mo. We moved on Saturday and Rett started swim lessons on Monday. Mo is a wonderful, Christian lady who has done swim lessons in Dalhart for years. She is from Great Britain and has the nicest voice with beautiful accent. Rett loved her!

So excited...

Colt was ready, too! 

Colt packed his animals and tractors in this pink lunch pail

that he found in K-K's monogramming stash.

I was so proud at how well he listened and followed instructions. 

Here is his final swim! 

Seymore Reunion

On July 13-14, we went to Camp Butman for the Seymore Reunion. This is Lance's grandmother's family. We had a wonderful time visiting and spending time with family. I only had my camera on Friday night for the swim, so I missed capturing all the fun we had. Just a side note...I think the pool at Camp Butman might be the coldest ever. It took the kids some time to warm up!

Sweet Elliot 

I think his face is dirty 90% of the time! :) 

My sweet niece- Maloree

Another one of my sweet nieces- Emma

Rett going off the diving board

He did not even hesitate! 

Emma Grace taking the jump

This is Colt's favorite way to swim...with his daddy

This guy cracks me up! 

My favorite boys!

Happy Birthday, America!

I don't know if our fourth of July could have been more uneventful which was perfect! Being in the middle of the week, it just threw everything off for me! On Tuesday night, we decided to run up to Clayton and take the boys to the rodeo. We called the Ross Carters' to see if they would be up for a pizza beforehand. Needless to say, the kids started playing and the adults started visiting and we never made it to the rodeo. Sitting out on Ross and Shelley's porch underneath the cottonwood trees might be in my top 5 favorite things to do...no lie!

 The boys could play with trucks, trailers and animals all day long!

They loved Ross' new puppy, Bingo. 

 Gentry was a big fan of the porch, too! 

Love all of these sweet boys! 

I had to add this one because of Carter in the background! So cute! 

We weren't too crazy about the 4th of July photo shoot!

But then decided it was ok!

Mom, really?

 Words cannot describe how we feel about these three!

I wish I would have gotten a picture of the boys driving their Gator while waving their flags. It made my heart smile! Being away from my husband, the past three weeks has been rough to say the least. I have been working in Dalhart while he is in taxidermy school. One night after feeling really sorry for myself, the image of a soldier popped in my head. How can I complain about being a part from my husband when there are men and women spending months from their family to protect my freedom? It was a humbling moment. Thank you to all who serve so unselfishly for all of us! 

2 months

I am a week behind on our sweet girls' 2 month post, but I have often adopted the "better late than never" phrase to my life so now is no different!

Last Wednesday, I took Gentry to see Dr. G for the last time! We have loved Dr. G and are so sad to be leaving her! Gentry weighed in at 12 lbs 9 oz and was 24 inches long.

 I love that her smile is so big...it is contagious! 

Gentry, at two months you..

- are a great eater but it is not as much of a priority as it was with your brothers. You nurse every other feeding which seems to be working great! You don't mind taking the bottle although the first days were rough while Mom was at training.

- sleep 5-6 hour stretches at night and you love to nap! 

- love your tongue and are almost always blowing bubbles. Your brothers often try to pop them when I am not looking. 

- wear 3-6 month clothing and size 2 diapers.

- a very, happy girl! When you do get up set, you can stick out that bottom lip like I have never seen before! 

- have started trying to talk to us with lots of expression...I think you might be a talker. I wouldn't expect anything different! LOVE it!

We are so thankful that you came into our lives and for the past two months! 

Ruidoso

Two weekends ago we made a quick trip to Ruidoso with Lance's family. We had the best time! In all of my lists for packing, my camera did not make it in the car. My camera phone did not capture the fun that we had!

Rett "cheesing" for the camera. 

Two of my three sweet nieces enjoying the races. 

I think the kids liked the snacks the most! 

This little sweet pea slept 7 hours the first night! We have not done it since but I know that it will be happening again soon! She loved the mountains! 

 Ready to go shopping! 

We found this hat that matched her outfit from Aunt Nat perfectly! I couldn't resist! 

I was trying to entertain Colt in between races. I didn't realize how dirty my phone had gotten so excuse the clarity of this photo! 

Nennie and Gentry enjoying the races on Sunday!

Of course, I didn't capture the bumper boats or go-cart races since I was involved in racing. Colt and I clearly beat Rett and Lance at the bumper boats since we were not near as wet as they were. It could have been that their sprayer was pointed down or it could have just been Colt and I's awesome skills! :)

We enjoyed the weekend and the family time! So thankful!