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!