Monday, March 28, 2016

First Fair Entries

As a Cloverbud 4H member, Annabelle can enter the creative life skills division at the fair.

She was so excited to enter her skirt, IMG_1652some chocolate covered peanuts IMG_1653and a picture she had taken of our dog, Judson. IMG_1644

We went back down on Tuesday to watch Taylor & Warren in the steer show. Tucker was just worried about comparing boots with Pappy. IMG_1815

AB was so excited that Emma came home to spend the afternoon with us. The girls requested Chick-fil-A for lunch and were so excited when I let them order the mini-tray. IMG_1816

We sock-curled thier hair and headed back over to the fair for the Fashion Revue.

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The Fashion Revue was so cute and we were so proud of AB. DSC_5191 She was adorable! DSC_5190DSC_5199DSC_5214

all the Cloverbud entries from our Club

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proud little sister taking pictures

She doesn’t know the difference in red, white and blue ribbons yet – because Cloverbud’s only get green participaton ribbons, but you would have thought she’d won the blue rosette for best of show, as excited as she was over all of her green ribbons. IMG_1985

A few pics with her people…

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IMG_1854and then we went to see Warren & Taylor’s steers again. IMG_1856IMG_1862

Annabelle’s first fair was a success. She had a great time and did so well on all three of her projects. It was so sweet to see her doing something that I did many years ago, too. I can’t wait to see what she wants to do next year.

~amw~

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Random Phone Pics

 

- Most nights, baby brother still takes a sink bath in the laundry room. (It’s easiest, and hello… three kids to bathe.)

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One day in February, we were coming home from picking AB up at school, and we passed a long line of old cars. The kids thought it was the neatest thing and really I did, too – we loved getting to watch them all drive by our driveway when we parked.

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Parker & Tucker “reading” one afternoon.

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Some mornings all you need is your milk cup, a hot Krispy Kreme and a hairbrush. Tucker wakes up some mornings with severe bed head. It’s the cutest.

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My SIL stopped by the drop something off one day and while we were talking in the garage, we looked up and saw this. Jud is always happy to have company who will scratch his head.

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Tucker has gotten to where he pets him a lot, too. DW scratches Jud with his foot a lot of times, and Tucker started doing it too, except his is more like a kick. We’ve had to work on being easy and rubbing Juddy, not kicking him. Ha.

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- Big Britches has started climbing up and sliding all by himself. We also need to wash our slide.

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We love sidewalk chalk. The kids make requests and I doodle them out on the concrete. They’re still at the age where they think anything I do is fantastic. But I am a pretty good side-walk-chalker if I must say so myself. :)

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Little Devin with his leaf blower.

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Hair cuts for all!

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TDW has learned how to take his diaper off. I walked through the living room the other day and this caught my eye. I’m glad the UPS man wasn’t making a delivery.

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I’ve started turning on RFDTV sometimes during the day for Tucker and it’s hilarious to me that it actually keeps his attention. Most of the tractor/construction/farm videos on Youtube are not real life and they only hold his attention for a little bit.

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Tucker checking out the tractor with Pappy in the watermelon field

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AB taking pictures for her fair project

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Baby’s first sweet tea from Chick-fil-A

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Kellee, Kelsey and I did a women on target clinic and had the best time. We’re all pretty good shots and it was lots of fun learning how to safely shoot and improve our shot.

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Oh, look, another “brrrrruuummm – bruuummmm.” Nothing makes his day more.

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When we’re out to dinner now, I have to make “rocks” for him to scoop with his loader and load in his dumptruck. Whatever it takes. :)

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Tucker needed new boots. We went to the store and ended up coming home with boots (that he wouldn’t take off), a new hat, and a new matching shirt for he & DW.

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There was no way to walk away from the matching, perfectly starched George Strait shirts.

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~amw~

Friday, March 25, 2016

Chicks 2016

Hard to believe we started taking baby chick pictures 8 years ago at the Mizell’s chicken farm.DSC_5047

It’s always fun to go up for the day, see the chicks and get in a visit with some of our favorites. DSC_5031DSC_5016

This year, DW & Adam got in on the action, since we went on a Sunday afternoon. DSC_5018

The girls were chick pros this year- even Annabelle was fine holding them. DSC_5038DSC_5064DSC_5068Tucker, on the other hand, wanted nothing to do with them. DSC_5024

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After we tortured them with some pictures, we let the kids run around outside, jump hay bales, climb on the tractors and drink Gatorade & Cokes in the back of DW’s truck. DSC_5076DSC_5101

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We all missed our Sunday afternoon naps, but it was definitly worth it.

Thanks, Mizells, for a fun Sunday afternoon!

~amw~