Louisville, KY

Sorry it has been a couple of weeks since my last post. We have been busy!!!! We got home from Louisville KY late yesterday afternoon. It was the Great Lakes Circuit Finals Rodeo. Kyle qualified in his 3 events. He ended up winning the All Around for the Circuit for the 8th time and won a nice saddle and belt buckle. He ended up 2nd in the Circuit for the year end in the steer wrestling. Since the guy that won both the average for the rodeo and the year end Kyle gets to go to Pocatello, ID for the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo. We are excited about that.

Chip, Kyle, Jenae, Aubree and I loaded up about 1:00 on Wednesday to head south. We got to Louisville around 7:30 Thursday morning. It was a long night and a lot of driving. All in all the girls did will considering how long we were in the vehicle.

We did not do much except get checked into our hotel and got ready for the rodeo. My Brother, Dusty, qualified in the team roping so he and his wife, Erin were down there as well. There is a big trade show and lots of people. I was so thankful to have Erin there to help me with the girls during the rodeo. She was a lifesaver. With Kyle in all 3 events he started getting ready for the rodeo around 4:00 and we would not see him until he was finished for the night. Kyle had a good night. He ended up 2nd place on his calf and 3rd place in theAfter the rodeo we went back to the hotel and the Circuit puts on a pizza party for the contestants and there family. Kyle was still eating/visiting and I took the girls up to get ready for bed. Aubree was not happy she started crying "I want my Daddy....I want my Uncle Dusty" For some crazy reason she is really fond of Dusty. Kyle came up and got the girls and took them back down to the pizza party in the pajamas. I was not brave enough to go down in my pajamas so I opted to stay in the room and crash. Aubree has never been someone who sleeps well if she is away from home. I was not surprised when she woke up crying at 1:00 in the morning. It is such a helpless feeling to have a little one crying in a hotel room. I did not want her to wake up those sleeping around us so I took her down to the lobby. A bunch people were down there and I figured she would not be any louder than the drunks coming in from the bar. She has been fighting an ear infection and being out in the cool evening must have set it off again. She was really pulling at her ears and could not get comfortable. I gave her Tylenol and she finally settled down and went back to sleep. I am sure it was a sight to see me in my pajamas with all the drunks in the lobby of the with a crying 2 year old :-)

Friday Kyle took the girls over to check on the horses while I straighted up the hotel. Then we went out to eat dinner at a cafe I saw featured on the food network. It was a fun experience. The food was good and a neat environment. We went back to the room and crashed for awhile before getting ready for the rodeo. Friday the 13th did not go well for Kyle at the rodeo. The stock he drew was just not what he needed to. After the rodeo we went back to the hotel for another pizza party. The girls both slept really well that night.

Saturday we checked out of our hotel around noon. We went to the Great Lakes Circuit Annual meeting and hung out around the fair grounds until the rodeo started. Kyle ended up getting 2nd in the round and 4th in the average in the steer wresting. We headed home after the awards. Another long drive. We did get to stop and see Trey on our way by Hope's house. He is really growing and changing! We got home around 4:00 in the afternoon. I was able to get unpacked and laundry done before going to bed :-)