Friday, April 27, 2012

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! 


Monday, April 23, 2012

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 ...