Crazy Rodeo Weekend

This weekend was the Ranch Rodeo Finals in Amarillo. Casey's ranch is not able to compete in this rodeo, but he entered a horse to show on Saturday. Our full weekend turned out to be super busy with crazy weather in the panhandle!

Thursday night Casey took Avery to the rodeo in Amarillo. I went to Borger to play Bunco and Taos stayed with my neighbor.

On the way home from Bunco, it was pouring down rain, hailing, and there was TONS of lightning. Everytime the sky lit up with lightning, I prayed that I didn't see a tornado out there! When I got home and was picking Taos up from our neighbor, we noticed a huge grass fire on the ranch. The rain had stopped and now there was a fire! Thank goodness the wind was blowing away from my house so I wasn't too concerned about evacuating. The fire trucks came just as it began raining again. Thank You God for sending more rain to put out the fire. It continued raining all night and then as the temperature dropped through the night, it started to snow.... crazy.

So we woke up to this Friday morning... By Saturday, the sun was out and melting the snow away!

Bundled up as we walked into the rodeo Friday night :) I think I've said this before, but THANK GOODNESS for the double stroller.

Watching the rodeo in Dad's lap

Saturday morning, we were there again to watch Casey show his horse. He did great! No pics of him because I was videoing.

Taos was entertained

Avery playing with toys in the trade show.

Holding her little brother - even though he looks as big as her!

I LOVE this picture - my two boys :)

Halloween

This year Halloween was so fun. Avery is getting big enough to enjoy it and understand how to trick or treat. Avery went to a Halloween party during story time at the library Wednesday.

Coloring her pumpkin picture.

Taos made a spider out of his handprints. Now he just wants to put it in his mouth! Here he is sitting with his Posey.

On Halloween we went over to friends' house to cook out before trick or treating. All the other kids there were girls and Taos was quite popular!

My little frog is about to empty that bowl of candy... he actually chewed on one package of Junior Mints until the words were bleeding into each other. We didn't pass that one out!

My adorable kids - The princess and the frog :)

Hannah, Gentrie, Taos, Avery, Brynne, and Caroline

Taos was an excellent trick or treater riding along in his stroller.

They were so cute running up to each house. Avery walked all the way down one side of the street and then said she was finished and Casey carried her the whole way back down the street to our car. She had a blast and is already planning what she is going to be for next year.

Pumpkin Farm

Saturday, we took the kids to Maxwell's Pumpkin Farm in Amarillo. It was a blast! We went with the Lamb family - Hegan, Shawna, Hazen (3) and Rylan (1). We will definitely plan on going every year!

Best friends!
Riding a pedal tractor/car thing - with help from dad.

The babies in the double stroller - what a life saver!

Haha - I know anyone with kids is laughing that we even attempted to get a picture of all 4 kids. AND we picked an awful background with the potties behind them :)

She finally stopped long enough to take one with her brother and the pumpkins.

In celebration of the Texas Rangers' win - we have the claw and the antlers!

The bunny rabbits had a town of their own... Wild Hare Salon was where this one was hanging out.

A super fun slide through a mountain (aka "a mound of dirt")

She was so funny going through this maze. First she tried to step over the ropes and when we told her that's not how it worked she looked confused. After running into a few dead ends she eventually found a "big" kid and followed him to the end :)

Obstacle course through the corn maze was tons of fun!

She called the tall corn stalks "grass."

Rope bridge

The men made Shawna and I go through this tunnel with the kids, then proceeded to swing it back and forth while we were in it... very funny!

Avery's favorite part was this thing called a jumping pillow. I had never heard of it before, but it was awesome. I wish I would have taken a picture of the whole thing, but it literally was like a giant bouncy pillow buried in the dirt.

Me and Taos at the bottom of the haystack.

My littlest pumpkin!

Riding on the "cow train"

Shawna and her boys rode the on the "wagon train"

Last Football Game

Friday night was the last home football game for the Borger Bulldogs. We tailgated with our church again and then headed to the game. It got a little chilly for me - but the kids were bundled up so they were happy. Borger won the game vs. Dalhart!

They didn't like the loud cheering and horns when Borger scored a touchdown.

Clearly, Avery's best buddy Hazen did not want to take a picture with her.

And clearly here... Avery is a diva!

6 months old

My little boy is 6 months old! He is SOOO happy and such a sweetheart. At his 6 month checkup Taos' stats are as follows:

Weight: 17.6 pounds - 50th percentile

Height: 27 1/4 inches - 80th percentile

So I'm happy to report that the little man has gotten taller and more proportionate. Taos is sitting up alone (falling over occasionally), rolling all over the place, and even scooting bacwards on his tummy. He loves toys that make noise, animals, and being outside. Taos is still nursing, but he also eats cereal with fruit and is just starting vegetables. He is all about the food and enjoys getting to eat more than just milk. I love putting him in his highchair to play while I am busy in the kitchen. He can throw spoons, cups, and toys off his tray in an amazingly short amount of time. Taos loves his mommy and daddy, but is head over heels in love with his big sister. What a blessing to have such a sweet 3 year old to entertain and love on Taos.