Rodeo Roundup    

Little Man's penchant for all things cowboy got a boost recently ...

A sweet young mom recently invited us to the rodeo in her hometown of Plymouth.

Can you say "Giddy-Up!"?

It was our first time going to the rodeo ...

and the cowboys AND cowgirls were amazing -- 

particularly because they were ONLY IN HIGH SCHOOL!

These teenagers impressed us with their riding...

roping...

and round up skills ...

And talk about TRUE GRIT:

You couldn't help but cringe watching them get tossed around like rag dolls.But oh, the admiration!  What these kids were able to do showed hard work, determination, perseverance, courage -- all the stuff that built this country! Gotta love it!

And the kids ... 

They had a great time, of course! 

Fun on the Farm ...

 A while back we went on a play date field trip to a friend's home farm out in the country.  

They have at least two acres, nine kids, lots of laundry...

and during our visit ...

a pen of new piglets PLUS some precious little peeps!

Little Man and CoCo had a great time handling their new feathered friends (scientific observation, right?)

Not sure if the little critters enjoyed our company ...

But we had a great time!

Now back to the books ... sigh ...