GOD is good

A few beauty shots of one of the ranches, can you believe in July the hay fields are looking this good? What a drastic change from one year ago and the horrible draught. GOD is good! Calves are sold, hay looks great and everyone is healthy!

"Boots On"

When we buy Jett new boots I feel sorry for them. They are stomped in mud, tracked through poop, scuffed up and generally abused. We have not had a pair make it past 6 months. The poor things don't even get a chance to be outgrown or passed down to somebody else. Jett doesn't care if he has socks on, what size they are or even if they match,this combined with always having them on the opposite feet has stretched the leather out and destroyed the heels. We try to give the boots a break and make him wear teeny shoes- ya right he says he can't walk in them, sometimes he will wear flip-flops and I swear the boots go into hiding to avoid the destruction.

Toy Story - Long Edition

These are Jett's beloved animals, all 9 horses and 2 dogs. I took Jett to see Toy Story 3 and he started crying at the end along with me. He made me promise to never put Firecracker, Horsey, Dub, Danny, Chief, Lil'Chicken, Co-Chief, Shorty,Fiesta, Sleepy Sam, or either Puppy in the attic. He says he is not going to college he is going to stay home with Mommy and Daddy and all his horses forever. Every night we tuck him into bed ALL of the horses get tucked in too. He tells me that when he is busy working during the day Firecracker(the big paint horse in the back) is in charge.

Yoakum Fire Department Water Polo Contest

Last night Yoakum Fire Department had it's annual Water Polo Contest. They invite all of the Volunteer Fire Department as well as the paid employees. It was wonderful to see these guys blow off the steam of some recent horrible accident sites and act like children for a while. The families are invited and treated to hot dogs and ice cream, it is a true small town experience. Jarrod and his partner did well and fought back up the bracket but did not end up winning:( Jett, who thinks he is a fireman already, even got to spray the water hose some with his daddies helmet on. Jett takes as much pride in the firetrucks as any fireman, when they have truck washing or maintenance days he is there wiping and cleaning with the best of them. This next week Jarrod will be attending fire school in College Station to complete his training for the YVFD. Be sure to look at the very bottom tosee the video. I feel like I'm in a crazy romance novel with a husband who is a rancher and a fireman:)

Daddy Bungee

Our no fear child invented a new sport this weekend. He convinced Jarrod to hold him by his ankles and let him jump head first into the lake. I think the pictures speak for themselves...

can you tell by that smile?

Weekend Recap

HAPPY WEDDING DAY-7 YARS AGO

Today is the anniversary of the day I married THE MAN. The one person that means so many things to me; best friend, playmate, partner. From the very beginning I knew you where the one God had chosen for me. As I write this our song from our first dance came to my mind ,At Last. You have cast a fairy tale spell on my life and enriched it in ways I could not have imagined. I grew up watching fairy tales about love; the world doesn't want you to believe they can come true but we are proof that it happens. Even on our worst day I could never imagine my world without you in it. I kept hidden the soft, romantic side of me until I met you and you swept me off my feet. You are perfect to me and for me and can't wait to see what the next years hold for us.