Burwell--Wahoo--Burwell--Cheyenne

We had a very busy and fun weekend! We met up with Kyle in Burwell Thursday night. He was coming from slack at Deadwood. Kyle did good was 5th in the first round at the steer wresting with a 5.5 sec. run. We went home that night and headed to Wahoo for Friday night's rodeo. Saturday was a very stressful day. It was the last day of Cheyenne's 2nd round. Going into Saturday Kyle was still winning the 2nd round and was bummed to 7th in the average. A group of 30 guys went in the morning and a group of 30 guys went in the afternoon. After the morning group Kyle held on to his lead in the round but was bummed one more time in the average. Finally about 4:30 it was all over and we found out he ended up winning the 2nd the round and was sitting 10th in the average. They took 12 back for the finals which were yesterday. After we found out it we were going to be heading west for the short go at Cheyenne I pack really fast and it was time to go back to Burwell. Kyle ended up placing 3rd in the average in the steer wrestling in Burwell. Burwell is always fun for us. It is close to home so Kyle always has friend and family that show up to cheer him on.
The short go at Cheyenne did not go as well as hoped for but it was still a good time. Chip, Marilyn, Ben, Hope & Kyle's Uncle Robert were all there. It was a fun day. I will write more about our trip and post more pictures later!

Wonderful Wednesday

Jenae had been in Cheyenne with Chip on Monday and Tuesday. They left at 4:00 Monday morning and headed over there to meet up with Kyle. Kyle had been in California and Idaho for a couple of big rodeos. Jenae was very excited to get to go to Cheyenne and see her Daddy. Cheyenne is know in the rodeo world as the "Daddy of them all" I guess on the way Chip was telling Jenae that they were going to the "Daddy of them all" Jenae did not quiet understand what Chip was saying and she finally asked Chip why he kept saying "Daddy's at the mall" Kyle did good in Cheyenne. He was 6.8 on his 2nd steer and is currently winning the 2nd round. He is 19.10 on 2 steers and is 6th in the average. They bring back 15 for the short round so we are hoping that Kyle can hang in there and make it back. The short round is on Sunday so please keep your fingers crossed! Chip and Jenae got home about midnight Tuesday night. She is one tired little cowgirl! She had a great time!

Jenae, Aubree and I all had haircuts in O'Neill yesterday. Lacey had us out to her house for lunch. It was fun to see Riley. He is doing good. Then we went back to O'Neill for Jenae's kindergarten physical. She is 46 in tall and weighs 41.5 lbs. The Doctor said she is good to go! While we were there I realized Aubree still needed 2 of her shots that they could not do at her one year checkup. She cried pretty hard but survived. The way I got her to stop crying was to tell her we could go home and she could ride Cinnamon. She stopped crying instantly when I told her that. We went home and took naps then headed over to Chip and Marilyn's for supper. The girls were able to ride for a little bit. It was a fun day! (All but the shots anyway!)

Weekend

We had a very nice relaxing weekend. I am feeling kind of bad we even skipped church. It was just nice to not go any where all weekend.
Friday night I met my parents in Clearwater for supper and to pick up my girls. Jacque and Lacey happened to be in the area so they joined us for supper as well. It was nice to see them and little Riley. The girls had a good time with my parents. I was ready to have them back. I really missed them!
The girls did a lot of riding on their ponies this weekend. Saturday afternoon we Buster got a major hair cut and shampoo. Thanks to Marilyn's help we have Buster looking good! Saturday night we had Chip, Marilyn, Hope and Ben over for supper. It was a nice time. Jenae always likes to have company.
My garden is doing pretty good considering this is my first garden I have ever done by myself. Jenae and Aubree really liking picking the produce.
Both girls wanted to spend the night with Chip & Marilyn last night. So I was childless again! It is crazy how quiet the house is when they are not home. It is a real treat for them to get to spend the night at Grandpa Chip and Grammy Marilyn's House.

Saturday Morning Ride

What a nice July day here in Nebraska. Jenae and Aubree were wanting to ride their ponies this morning so Grandpa Chip saddled them up for the girls to ride. I think they all had a good time.

We are having a nice relaxing weekend. We are off to go give Buster a bath. He is in desperate need of some grooming!

Jr Rodeo

Yesterday we went to the Albion Jr. Rodeo. The girls had a good time. Jenae competed in the stick horse barrels, goat tail tie, and the boot race. She did good. When she did her stick horse barrels she stopped about 2 foot in front of the line and looked up at the flagger and smiled. Everyone was yelling at her to keep running. She finally took off and finished. I think it was the last year she will be willing to do the stick horse events. She was really wishing she had Beauty along.

I entered Aubree in the stick horse barrels, but the sand was so deep and with everyone looking at her she looked up at me and cried. After Jenae got all dressed up that day Aubree was ready to get dressed like a cowgirl too. She wanted to be just like Jenae and were a hat. Unfortunately she does not have a cowgirl hat yet so she wore her cap. She did not know the difference. I guess I will have look for a hat for her. I am not sure if they make them that small!
After the rodeo we went up to my Grandparents house for a little visit. It was nice to see them.

Then Jenae and Aubree went home with my parents to spend a couple of days. I am going to meet them tomorrow night to get them back. I am missing them like crazy, but it is nice for them to get to spend some one-on-one time or should I say two-on-two time with my parents.

Marilyn has been gone to Nashville for National FCCLA. It sounds like the Chambers kids did well as usually. All of them that qualified received golds!!! Marilyn works so hard with her kids and it shows! I know Jenae and Aubree will be happy to have their Grammy home!

Rodeo Weekend

Jenae was able to go with Kyle for a weekend of rodeos. She had an AWESOME time!!! We all started out in Madison, NE together on Wednesday night. Aubree and I came on home. From Madison Kyle, Chip and Jenae went to Wisconsin and Minnesota to 3 rodeos. Good friends of ours, The Morton Family, took good care of Jenae when Kyle was competing. They actually took good care of Jenae while Kyle was not rodeoing! She was too busy to talk to me on the phone. Every time I called Kyle, Jenae was off with the Morton kids. Danae is a couple of years older than Jenae but I guess they had a blast playing together. Kyle placed in several of the events he was in and he was really happy his horse Rambo did well for other guys that rode him too. Jenae is a good little traveler and enjoys staying in the trailer. I am sure if she had the choice she would travel with Kyle all the time.

Aubree was stuck at home with me. We were in charge of chores while everyone was gone. Aubree really likes getting to feed the calves. I gave her a little bucket of her own to fill up take out to the calves. I put her in the feed bunk and she dumped out her bucket. You could tell she really thought that she was helping out. When we would get over to Chip and Marilyn's house to feed the calves, the first thing she would say is "Where's my bucket?" We had a lot of fun hanging out. It was nice to have the one on one time with Aubree. She did not seem to mind not having Jenae home. One night on the phone they talked to each other. It was really cute to hear them. They were saying "I love you" to each other. You could tell they were really happy to hear each others voices.

Aubree did luck out and get to go over to stay with her Aunt Hope and Uncle Ben on Friday night and most of Saturday. She loves getting to go over there to play. It was especially fun since she did not have to share them with Jenae.

IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!

Dusty and Erin had their baby last night. Allyx Jean. 7lbs 8oz 19 in long!

It will be fun to get little Riley and Allyx together!

4th of July

We had a great 4th of July. It was a busy day but is was fun. We started out the day taking in the parade in Chambers. Aubree gathered a lot of candy. Jenae was in hiding behind her lawn chair for most of the parade. Then it was off to the park to register the turtles. The turtle races were fun. Grandpa Chip and Grammy Marilyn were there to take in the fun as well. Jenae's turtle moved fast, but it kind of just went in a circle. Aubree's turtle did good and placed in the first round. He did not do good in the finals though! Oh well!!

From there we went on to Lindsay to help Tyson and Kellen Celebrate their birthdays. We stayed did fireworks there and had a good time.

A busy day!!

Wednesday was a busy day for us. We started out the morning weeding the garden. Actually the girls sat in their lawn chairs and ate their breakfast while I did the weeding:-) It is fun to see Jenae's amazement with the garden.

The girls have been taking swimming lesson this week. Thanks to the great in-laws that I have they have made sure that the girls get to their lessons by 11:00 every morning. It was fun to get to take them myself on Wednesday. I am impressed how much progress they have made in a few days. It is one of the best things I have ever done for my girls. I am really wishing I would have started Jenae a few years ago.

After swimming lessons we headed to O'Neill so the girls could meet their new cousin. We packed a picnic lunch and went to the park. When I told Jenae we were going to the park for a picnic she said to me " you are the best mom EVER" Of course that melted my heart! We played after we ate for a little bit then we went to the hospital to see Lacey. After the hospital we went swimming at the pool in O'Neill. Jenae had a great time in the big pool and Aubree loved the little pool. We had to go back and forth between the 2 pools to keep everyone happy. We finished up our fun day with some ice cream and then went home! The girls both fell asleep on the way home.

Lacey and Riley got out of the hospital yesterday. Everyone is doing well.

Grandpa Chip has been busy finding turtles for the turtle races in Chambers tomorrow. Jenae and Aubree are really excited about their turtles.

I hope everyone has a happy and safe 4th of July!!!