My Sunday...

I had such a good day yesterday. First thing in the morning, I headed up in the airplane to buzz some cows!! The weather was incredible so we decided to do some sight seeing. We headed over the Greybull River and over Cater and Ferguson Mountain. It was so beautiful. The colors were so bright and vibrant! What a GREAT way to start my day!

The Greybull River

The foothills of Ferguson Mountain..

We really didn't see a whole lot of wildlife...only saw 2 bull elk fighting but I wasn't able to get a picture of them.

The edge of Carter Mountain...

After we landed I went to pick up the kids then Matt called and said he got his elk. So a neighbor took a 4 wheeler up to help pack it out and we went and got the pickup and met them at the bottom. Again, we got to see lots of bold color up there during our drive!!

Matt got his elk!! I'm happy to report that the bears didn't get Matt...although he said that he saw a paw print right next to one of his footprints and it was bigger then his!! So I'm glad that he got his tag filled and will not be going up there any more!

When we got home, the kids and I went to pick some carrots and beets (that's all that is left!) from the garden and Riley wanted to go feed the horses some carrots so she headed over to the barn with Matt. I showed up a few minutes after them, and much to my surprise, I see her sitting on Barney!! Yay Riley Jo!!

Heading home after one great day......

Pink Camo & Princesses...

My baby just turned 7!!! Holy cow...where did the time go?!? This year for her birthday she requested a pink camouflage cake with toys on top. The challenge was finding girly toys that go with pink camo. After hopelessly searching, I finally just decided to put a tiera on top. Doesn't really match, but it's a her cake.

Instead of a big birthday bash, she wanted to have a couple of her friends over for a slumber party. While that option maybe be easier on the checkbook, it's not that easy on mom and dad. I think I would much rather do a party somewhere and after a few hours, everyone goes home!!!

Her 2 favorite gifts were a hula-hoop and a pillow pet. A PIG pillow pet, of course.

Hard to Believe

It's hard for me to believe that I am the mom of a 1st and 3rd grader. Dustin is halfway to middle school! Time has gone by so fast.

Dustin is turning into such a young man. Which most of the time is a good thing, although at times I wish he would just relax and be a little boy. He is enjoying school so far this year and is going to give soccer a try this fall. Of course he is still going to do archery thru 4H again and is really looking forward to it starting.

I've really noticed a physical change in Riley Jo this year. It seems like she is losing her baby looks and becoming quite a lovely young lady. She has become very girlie which is a new concept for me. She always wants to paint her nails and have tea parties. This year for her birthday she is having a slumber party during which we have manicures and pedicures planned as well as jewelery making...wish me luck! As for school, she likes it. She is such a social bug.

I got the following picture and I think it shows a little bit of her baby face. It's the only one. In all of the others, she looks more her age. I'm thinking that this may be the last picture of her looking like a little kid rather then a young lady.

Goats + Tractors + fishing = 1 fun day

Every Sunday we have been doing something fun as a family. a couple weekends ago we headed over to another one of the Hoodoo Ranches to meet up with some friends and go fishing. Our friends had a broke down tractor and the kids were immediately drawn to it....

They also had 2 pet goats.....

I am happy to say that Dustin likes his new fishing pole even though he didn't catch anything!