Flashback Friday

arriving.....very early!

first comes the bath

then the combing

also blowing dry......but now she is beautiful and ready!

walking into the ring

she won!

Bryan McKnight helps with a proper halter......THANKS!!

giving needed instructions

setting up properly

Looking good!

One year ago August 14th, we began our journey in showing Alec - our calf scramble heifer. She was 11 months old and we were newbies!! Wow, what we have learned since that first show!! It has been an amazing year full of work and fun and early morning Saturdays. And now, Alec is pregnant and will have a baby for us to have fun with sometime in March. :)

Our Annual Summer Trip to the Hastings in Arkansas!

Alissa holding Anna Grace Skinner!

celebrating Shelly's birthday

my new earrings!

celebrating Andrew's birthday

his new bow target!

group photo

silly! :))

my how tall all of you are.....especially Andrew standing on tip toes!

Well, our annual trip was at the very end of the summer before school began for all of us. I guess it will continue to get harder to gather our troops together - but we will still continue to meet as often as possible!! We were able to arrive on Saturday evening so we could attend church with the Hastings on Sunday. What a joy that was! We were able to be there on the first Sunday with over 200! What an awesome milestone. The church continues to grow and expand as the Lord leads. We spent the rest of the week just enjoying being together and encouraging one another....what awesome friends to lift one another up! We already miss them, but are thankful for the time we were able to spend together and now to plan the next time together!! :))
Love to all the Hastings,
from the Hagemeiers!

Alec comes home.....finally

Kayla's BIG smile!

ready to go home!

We dropped Alec off in April to be bred.......we finally picked her up in August. BUT it was worth the wait because she is indeed pregnant! :) We should have a baby shorthorn in March. We are very excited; but especially Kayla!

Flashback Friday

one day old!

early on she was friendly and used to people being around her

frolicking

hiding.....

Not sure what she is reaching for....but it sure is funny!

don't eat it!

It is so hard to believe that Aggie is over one year old!! She was born July 18th on a rainy Sunday evening. Everything is always changing on the farm! My she has grown! It has been a very fun year on the farm!
Shelly

June 19, 2011 - Father's Day!

Alissa, Bret, Kayla, Erica

Bret wanted to take this picture out by his new pecan trees so that we could see how much it grew each year......it should be pretty cool! Bret had to fly to Canada later this day so we are glad we were able to enjoy some time with him and snap a shot of everyone together!

Branden's Graduation

cool cake!

the graduate of the day :)

me and my bro

me, my dad & brother

me with Branden

Branden with the grandparents

group shot!

I drove up to Dallas with my parents to attend Branden's graduation and party. We had a wonderful time and it was great to be there and visit with everyone. We had safe travels and my parents flew back to Michigan (and cooler weather) on Tuesday. It was great to have them here for all the celebrations. But I know they were excited to get home also.
Congratulations Branden!!
Love, Aunt Shelly

Alissa's Graduation Party.....and my daughter has grown up!!

Graduation Girl and her cake

Surprise visit from Emily Helms!!! :))

Friends!

More friends

visiting

what a great place for kids to eat....fun!!

family! Whites, Hagemeiers and Luptowskis

some ate inside

Emily and Erica

Kyle.....whose baby is that?

chilling....

ultimate!

camera.....from Uncle Heath & Aunt Lori

jewelry box......from Emily

purse.....from the Riggs

Well, the party is over and it was a blast. I hope it was for everyone else also. Such an awesome accomplishment to see your daughter graduate and get ready to move onto other paths! We are very proud of Alissa! Now we are excited to see where God will lead her next. She will begin classes at Lamar this fall.
Love you Alissa!
mom