Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Labor Day Vacation - Day 2 at Enchanted Rock State Park


the family! :))




classic!


this is a GREAT one!


we did it!




flying?



fire power! :)


I wonder what is so funny?


my 3 girls :)



set on timer - different - I like it



I can't believe they climbed up there!!



the girls climbed (conquered) down that.....

Well, the second day of our labor day vacation near Friedericksburg we went to Enchanted Rock. The 3 girls have all been there (at different times), but Bret and I had not. It was really awesome to go on a Sunday morning and witness God's creation and beauty. We had a fun time just being together. I think we took a nap in the afternoon and enjoyed the river some more! It was a fabulous weekend. On our way home Monday, we stopped in San Antonio to shop at the Mexican Market - it is always fun to look around there!
Shelly

Thursday, September 9, 2010

New Chicks!


Well, today Alydar Stables has expanded by 20 baby chicks. We got the call from the post office at 7:10 this morning and drove right over to pick them up. They are so adorable! In addition to our usual Buff Orpingtons, we bought 2 new kinds this time, - Black Giants and White Rocks. So, we will see how we like the new ones. Around the clock feedings have begun!
Shelly

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Labor Day Vacation - Day 1 at River


coffee on the front porch - what more could you ask for?


donuts - traditional camping breakfast


we played pool - kinda :)


rope swing!



something was funny!



Erica caught me watching everyone!


cool pose....



canoe wars!


she is a Texas fan!!


another mysterious pose....


Our pretty much only family vacation this year was during Labor Day weekend. We rented a house on the Guadaloupe River near Friedericksburg. It was lots of fun to be together as a family and to just relax. Hope you enjoy some of our pictures!
Shelly

Friday, August 20, 2010

Kayla's 1st Calf Show



arriving


exciting day for both of them.....


another bath??


all clean and blow dried :)



show time!



who looks better, the calf or Kayla?


the competition


getting some pointers




nice smile and fun day!

Kayla ventured out to her first calf show on Saturday, August 14th. We left our house at 6:25am! After loading the truck, loading Alec and preparing (NOT eating) breakfast. It was at Woodville, about 1 hour North at the fairgrounds. After we arrived, Kayla gave Alec another bath (Alec had been bathed everyday the previous 5 days!) Then it was on to blow drying. When she was finished, Alec was beautiful! She had just been shaved and trimed the day before. Kayla changed clothes in the bathroom with all the other girls before it was time to begin the heifer show. We waited impatiently in the stands! :)) Kayla and Alec both looked great - but I'm biased. She won 1st place in her division! Then reserve champion overall! We were all very elated! Enjoy the pictures.....
Next show coming up in mid-September.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

My favorite family picture!



This picture was taken by a very nice lady on the ferry to Galveston on our way to the island for our cruise! Lovely! :))

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Part 2 of Cruise!

Finally. Here is part dos. Sorry folks!

After we explored ancient Mayan ruins at Progreso, we got to go to the beach at Cozumel. Which means we got to swim in the Caribbean. :) It was absolutely gorgeous! We snorkeled and swam around, and tanned, and climbed an iceberg thingy, and it was sooooo much fun!! Then after our dream beach stop, and some shopping, we had one last day at sea, then home Thursday morning. Boy howdy, it was hard coming home after all that pampering! Haha




Mom, Kayla, and Claire in the beautiful water snorkeling. We saw a lionfish! Now granted, it was tiny, but still! We saw it. And lots of other little cute fish. And they weren't shy at all, but I shouldn't be surprised about that. When they saw me, fish #1 probably told fish #2: "Look, there's tourist number 1000. I win." Haha or something like that. And then fish #2 replied "Darn. I was at 986, and we weren't even allowed to use each other's tourists!" But this dialogue has absolutely no meaning. So I'm going to move on. :)




This is one of the best one I could get of the water, but it still doesn't really convey how pretty the water and the sand was.




This is the iceberg thingy I was talking about. It was super hard to climb up. Major ab work out. Haha and it was hard because I have none. Dad and Kayla, however, had a breeze climbing up. Of course.




This is the one I hoped to use to show y'all how blue the water was.




This is our waiter, Victorio. He served us every night for dinner. And he was awesome! Haha he was hilarious all the time, and we love him very much. :)



Grandma and grandkids. :) We took family pics the last night of the cruise.




The family pic. We grabbed some random waiter to take it, and he laughingly took it for us. He did pretty good. :)


Thanks for bearing with me through this. And I put up a new playlist. There are lots on it, so feel free to skip through some, and find other ones. Hopefully there's something on there that you'll like!