Bream Fishing with Papa R

We had a great time bream fishing with Papa R over the weekend.  We were all up wayyy earlier than we would normally choose to be on a Saturday morning, but it was worth every second of lost sleep seeing the kids and their Papa.  He was surrounded by all of his great-grands -- from Katie down to little Lakyn.  Katie wasn't as into fishing as normal, but still enjoyed herself.  Austin absolutely loved getting (and breaking apart -- YUCK) the earthworms we were using as bait, and he loved even more being able to hold the fish and throw them back into the water.  (Fish beware -- Austin likes to chunk you directly into a rock when he throws you back in -- we probably have several fish suffering from slight concussions!)  He's definitely all boy!  But, don't let Katie fool you...even she held a fish before throwing it into the water.

Thanks, Papa, for planning such a fun morning of fishing!  We had a great time!!
 

Let's Pretend...

that's it's still Easter, and that I'm quickly posting these Easter pictures like all of those "have-it-all-together" moms do ;-) Because I am definitely NOT posting these almost a month later...

A little Easter fun at Mimi & Papa Ricky's house...

And a little Easter lunch (and playtime) with Mark's parents, my Mom & Ricky, Heather, Kyle, & all of the kiddos at Cracker Barrel.  The kids loved the checkers games, and actually picked up on the game quickly!

My Mom & Me

Sweet Sydney...

Our Easter family "snapshot" :-)

Katie and Pawpaw Greg playing their game of checkers...

A much past naptime family of Heather and her family.  I can only laugh because we've had more than our share of these moments! 

Mom & Ricky :-)

This little stinker kept giving me the funniest faces through our game, and he BEAT ME at checkers, too!  (I did give him a few at first, but obviously I shouldn't have...)

Night at the Rodeo

So...I'm almost a month behind on posting ANYTHING here! That should tell you that life's been a little busy...to say the least.  But, family, homeschooling, and business has to take precedence over a blog...as hard as that is to write ;-)

The kids had a GREAT time last month at the Morgan County Sheriff's Rodeo.  We arrived just in time for the kids to join in on some sort of cowboy/girl treasure hunt in the hay.  They didn't know what they were about to get to do (neither did we), but they ran when they saw they were going to get a chance in the arena!  And they all (their cousin Sydney included) with goodies and treats!

Austin made me laugh with his complete cowboy attire -- he had to bring his cap gun and it's holster...to match his black cowboy hat and boots.  Gotta love him.

He even had the cowboy stance (I guess that's what this is) -- he stood like this much of the time...hand on his hip near his holster, and I couldn't help but laugh a little ;-)

Most of all, the kids loved it when we allowed them to stand near the arena to watch close-up.  And, I loved it too -- so this mom didn't have to worry about my wiggle worms falling through the bleachers!  It was also fun to see their expressions as they watched the action close-up.

Gotta love my little cowgirl and cowboy!