I Should Have Guessed as Much

Me: Davis, what do you want for your birthday dinner?
Davis:  A farm cake.
Me:  Yes, I'll make a farm cake, but what do you want for dinner? Before the cake?
Davis: I just want cake.
Me: No dinner?  Just cake?
Davis: No, not just cake.  LOTS and LOTS of cake.

Earlier At the Pool . . .

After 15 or 20 minutes of bobbing, jumping, and diving in and out of the water while Mike and I kept grabbing and pulling him back up for air, Chase finally said, "It's not working.  I can't do it.  I just CAN'T breath underwater!!"

The Rodeo

Yes.  We went to the rodeo and it was actually kind of fun.  In fact this is what Chase thought about it . . .

At the rodeo the kids got to meet some horses and try their hand at roping cattle.

Madison said to Hell with cattle and tried to rope herself a cowboy.

When that was all done, we got to see some real cowboys give it a go.

We also learned about "mutton bust'n."  For those of you who, like us, had never heard about "mutton bust'n"  you basically throw a small child wearing a bike helmet on the back of a sheep and see how long they can hold on.  We've decided to sign Davis up next year.  Because we don't have easy access to any sheep we're going to have him practice on the back of Madison.  We would sign Chase up, but unfortunately our one child who actually wants to be a cowboy is too scared to get on the back of a sheep.

Other things we learned at the rodeo--

• People still use chewing tobacco
• Rodeo clowns have an unlimited supply of political and religious jokes.
• A Dodge is better than Ford

Brown Shirt to Rodeo Chic

When Michael told us we were going to the rodeo on Friday, Madison and I decided it was time for our next clothing refashion.

We started with this brown polyester shirt circa 1970.

First we cut off the sleeves and took in the sides.  Then we used Heat n' Bond to cut out cowgirl-esque patches for the front and back of the shirt. 

Add a few ruffles from the scraps and you're ready for the Rodeo!

Coach Pitch

Beginner's Luck

 "Guess what Grandpa! I Passed 2nd grade-- FIRST TRY!!!"

Gray Pants to Summer Shorts

This summer Madison and I have decided to try our hand at making clothes.  Today was the first day of summer vacation so we decided to celebrate by making a pair of shorts to wear to a memorial day bbq this afternoon.

We took a pair of my old slacks (from when I used to have a real job) and cut them down.  Unfortunately we were so excited about  the project that we forgot to take a before picture.  BUT we did take some after pictures.







They are far from perfect, but not bad for our first try.