ANNOUNCEMENT

I have an important announcement to make........this is the last year that I am going to have a Birthday. I appreciate everyones calls, Mijken taking me out to lunch and Deanna's super great cookies (that I am not sharing) and all the cards. Next year we are just going to have to pick a day to do nice things for me but it wont be my birthday. I am going to stay 29 F O R E V E R!!!!! Ya all can get old....but not me I have decided that I want no part of it!

Utah USTRC....yuck

We weekend was not so much fun. I guess you "win some and loose some". It started off by one of our really good friends got his hand caught in his dally and had to be taken to the hospital. It was still attached (team ropers are notorious for getting their fingers, mostly thumbs, caught when they rope and get cut off....sounds fun huh). It ended up just being broken (in half) and is going to be ok.....in about 4 weeks. Then Sid did the same thing, just different finger. So his finger is 4 times the size of the others. I he has instruction (from me) to go get it x-rayed tomorrow. Then Sid roped with 9 different partners and he missed 1 and all the rest missed......major bummer. And Jace was a holy terror ALL weekend. But the highlights of the weekend are......Conor won another buckle, Breck got second and won a rope and we got Tanner home. Oh yeah.....and I didn't leave Jace in Salt Lake....always a plus!

Junior Rodeo

I have yet to decide if this is a good or bad thing but....I signed my 3 oldest kids up for the Idaho Junior Rodeo Association. They get to run barrels, poles, goat tie (Conor will just pull the ribbon off the goats tail) and mutton busting. The first one is in Grace on June 7th, so we have been trying to get practiced. Tanner is in Colorado and wont have much time to practice, Breck rides every day and Conor (that's another story) when he doesn't want to listen he tells me that he is "only 4". The other rodeo's are in Preston, Rigby, Challis and American Falls. I just hope that we have fun and the boys can learn something. I will keep you all posted on how they do and hopefully will have some pictures up.

Foxy Roxy

We took Roxy with us to Rexburg this weekend and everyone loved her, she has quite the "fan club" now. There were some kids there that played with her all day....she was one tired puppy when it was all over with. But I think she will make a good rodeo dog!

Grass

This grass is making me so insane! No pictures of my beautiful yard.........yet.

Baseball

It is that time of year again......time to look frantically around the house for the baseball things. Breck is playing t-ball again (this will be his last year) and Tanner is playing coach pitch (coached by yours truly) and this will also be his last year. They are both doing great! We still have issues with Breck convincing him that cowboy boots and baseball is not a great idea. It should be a fun year!

Jace

I have pics of the older 3 boys and thought I would add some of Jace......who could forget Jace? Jace's favorite thing to say is "my do it" and that means you had better step back and let him take charge.

Nampa USTRC

We just got home from the USTRC roping in Nampa (for some of you that do not know the roping lingo, here is a little lesson.....the USTRC is the United States Team Roping Championships). The boys all participated in the dummy roping on Saturday morning. Conor won his age group (5 and under) and Breck won his age group (6-7). They both got new buckles! We were so proud of them. I tell you what though watching your kids compete is a million times more nerve racking than competing your self or watching your spouse compete. Tanner got 4th and we were really proud of him as well. I told Sid after the boys roped that watching them both win buckles was so much fun we could just load up and go home. He decided that was a great idea but wanted his shot as well. Well Sid ended up getting second and third and won 2 buckles. I am a super nice wife and allow him to wear one to work and kept the pretty one for myself.........aren't I thoughtful! It was a great weekend we got to meet some new great people and my family and horses all put together in one weekend, it doesn't get any better than that.