Frogs & Snakes

We took the kids up to the top of Miller Canyon to the frog pond. As a frog lover, it is one of my favorite places to go!! And I would love to pass that on to my kids...they really seemed to enjoy it!! We saw lots of frogs, although they aren't very easy to spot right off the bat. We also spotted a water snake and were able to watch him glide along the water and strike for food. The kids thought it was pretty neat that there were chickens walking around everywhere and of course, they loved that there were dogs!! This time of year there are pumpkins growing all around the pond!

Look for the black & yellow stripes in the pictures below and you will see a snake!

Photo Shoot Edits

Here are some of the edited pictures from MG's photo shoot...the wall and pot in the background are gone, etc. and all the artsy fartsy color changes and details have been done. I think they are pretty amazing!

Bella Rose

My good friend, Stacey, has her own business making tutus, tutu dresses, hats, hair clips, headbands, etc. (www.bellarosecreations.com) Well, lucky for me, my girls have become models for her business open houses and such. So that means I get awesome photo shoots of my girls done without having to pay a penny or do any of the work!! :) Can't beat that. Here are some pictures of MG and JF modeling some of the Bella Rose products. (And some of GA in a photo shoot of him that was done at the same time that have never been posted on here!!)

Some bonus shots of all three together done during JF and GA's photo shoot!! :)

Photo shoot of MG done by Stacey. Photo shoot of JF and GA done by my good friend, Judy.

Yee Haw!!!

We took the kids to their first rodeo!! They thought it was pretty cool. MG participated in the Muttin' Bustin' (Sheep Riding) event! She came away with no tears and injury free which wasn't how majority of the kids walked away. It was pretty rough riding those sheep...once the kids were thrown from the sheep it often stepped right on them. It was like bull riding for little ones! JF was signed up to partipate but once she saw the first kid do it she started crying and didn't want to do it. MG also chased a bunch of calves around trying to pull a ribbon off thir tails. It was pretty funny to watch. JF initially started this event, but once MG took off and left her she started crying again! Poor thing. But all in all, it was a fun day! :)Ready for some Muttin' Bustin'...before JF decided she was not interested! This is MG!!!The "Muttin' Busters"...including those who decided not to participate...not JF is in the pic! Off they go chasing the calves...Those little guys were fast!"The Chasers"