Cooper's Birthday

     After the rains finished (just in the knick of time), we went to work setting up the arena the evening before the party. The next day we finished foods,  put out seating for our guests and made sure the "concession stand" was well stocked, including a popcorn machine courtesy of Mere Mere and Popsey.
     Then it was a matter of waiting for our contestants to arrive. Cooper enjoyed working the check in booth, handing out bandanas and back numbers.

 

The contestant flyers. GG and Cooper finalizing details for the party. 

Cooper is ready for his guest to arrive!

The rodeo grounds

 

I got my official number and he enjoyed handing out the numbers and

 bandanas to the contestants as they arrived. 

 The group ready for the grand entry. Announcer Dalton

    Overall the party was such a fun time! The kids all had fun doing the rodeo and the parents were entertained. Dalton was the announcer over the speaker and took to that role. He enjoyed being the MC. I couldn't stop laughing because he kept saying "We'd like to thank our sponsors…Mere Mere and Popsey Pitcock and GG and Papa Moore" And people were not visiting our concession stand like we'd hoped so he kept reminding them that "the concession stand it open."

 Birthday boy enjoying the rodeo while spectators watch. 

 Cooper showing how the barrels are done while Ace watches. Ace didn't want to participate because he thought someone might laugh at him. He did enjoy helping Daddy though.

 

Tucker was looking mighty handsome in his duds. Cooper gave the bucking horse a try.

 

The popcorn stand was a big hit! 

Visiting with Nana between events. 

The final event - flag race. Ace finally decided to participate with a friend's help.

     After the rodeo we turned a couple goats in the yard and let the kids do a goat scramble. All was good until the kids chased them onto the porch. Thankfully the guys grabbed them before any damage was done.

When we shouted Go! everyone but my boys took off after the goats. 

     What a fun party for everyone!!! Wish I would have written earlier so I could have remembered more details.

Group shot!

Birthday boy and his cowboy cake, courtesy of Mere Mere and Popsey.

      And before the big party, we had a little party for Cooper on his actual birthday. Didn't take a lot of pictures but at least it's documented.

The stock resting after the events. Tucker had to shed a layer to keep cool by the end of the party.

"Every good and perfect gift comes from above, coming down from the Father of lights." James 1:17

Rain rain….came in May

I'm very embarassed…it's been almost 3 months since I've blogged. Oh the good tidbits I've missed sharing and probably won't share since I'm 3 months behind and have forgotten them all! It's been a busy summer (obviously) and we are already heading into the fall with a full schedule. So the next few catch up posts may be brief, but at least they'll be recorded. Then hopefully I can get back to posting regularly; I miss sharing the daily funnies. 

My washing machine was on overtime during this month….because who can resist muddy puddles?

     May was a very very wet month. So wet that grass grew, tanks filled and farmers and ranchers were happy campers. Of course it hasn't really rained since, so the joy of that month has sort of worn off. But back then we were excited. There were even some severe storms that had the kids in the closet while they passed, but nothing severe hit us. 

Soggy yard and lots of muddy play.

Had to give these guys a ride when they got the Heavy Chevy stuck in the mud. 

Ace kept telling me how loud the truck was when daddy was trying to get it out.

 

The blue dot is us…we stayed in the red for a long time. 

The boys enjoying some closet time during a storm. 

 

They were a heavy load trying to get across the little creek!

     Cooper's birthday party - a rodeo - was scheduled for one weekend and it rained and rained until 2 days before. In fact, we had to postpone it a day so that it would be dry enough to play. 

 

The day before the party…Papa John showing them how to water surf.

Happy boys!

Filling up the tanks and then some!

"Ask rain from the Lord
    in the season of the spring rain,
from the Lord who makes the storm clouds,
    and he will give them showers of rain,
    to everyone the vegetation in the field." Zechariah 10:1