2014 Mutton Busting

 Marcus did Mutton Busting again this year.  This might be his last year since you have to be under 60 pounds.

 

His sisters were there to cheer him on.

 

 

He got all of his gear on...ready to go.

 

Go Marcus...look at him ride!

 

 

He rode that sheep all the way to the end...he rode longer than the required 6 seconds!  He received 79.5 total points and was the rider to beat! 

 

We watched the rest of the kids go...great job Marcus!

 

And the end result...Marcus took 1st place!

 

 

We were so proud. 

 

He's a real live cowboy!

 

His sisters were pretty excited for him.  He was pretty excited too.

 

We had to come back to the fair later so Marcus could participate in the championship round. 

 

 

There were 25 kids total...only the 1st place kids from each round could participate.

 

Marcus did an awesome job in the championship but did not score unfortunately.  He was so proud of himself though and had a ton of fun.  Because he took 1st in his round he actually qualifies to compete in Fresno, CA too...pretty cool Marcus. 

Fair 2014

 

We took the kids to the fair today.  Easton, Jordan and Kallie joined us too.

 

 

 

We walked through the barns to see all the animals.

 

Marcus signed up for Mutton Busting again...he had to check out all those sheep.

 

We took a few family photos.

 

 

Pretty cute!

 

Another group kid photo...cheese.

 

Emma did the climbing wall.

 

Look at her go!

 

I could not believe it!

 

She got all the way to the top and rang the bell.

 

Good Girl Emma!

 

Marcus climbed too, but this was after he did Mutton Busting (that will be covered in the next post).

 

The girls rode the ponies too.

 

This was all Olivia wanted to do...so happy!

 

Ride that pony cowgirl.

 

 

So cute!

 

The last thing we did was let the kids jump from the stunt area...Marcus was a little worried but he did it!

 

There was no fear in Emma.

 

Olivia just jumped right off too...these kids are amazing!  We had a great time all around...we love the fair!

Happy Birthday Sophie

 

We went Idaho to help celebrate Sophie's birthday on Saturday.  They had cool apple trees down the road from their house and Gramie wanted the kids to pick some for her.  Marcus climbed right up into the tree...no fear here.

 

Emma climbed a tree too.

 

There's the birthday girl, Sophie. 

 

The big girls...so glad we all get to see each other more often now.  These 4 get along great.

 

Gia kept an eye on the bucket.

 

And her new puppy...isn't she the cutest?

 

Marcus helped Poppi carry the apples back.  They got a ton!  We had dinner and cake...it was so much fun!  Happy Birthday Sophie; thanks for having us over to celebrate!

Go Wildcats

 

Marcus' first football game was this morning...look at that game face...he's ready to go!

 

We did get a little smile for the group photo.

 

Introducing the Tiny Might Wildcats!!!

 

Go Wildcats!  This is big time...a banner to run through and all!

 

Marcus is #50..he's at the back in this photo.

 

He really did pretty well...he's still learning but not afraid at all.

 

Go Marcus Go!  Be strong...push forward!

 

Marcus on offense...see him on the end?

 

He looks like such a big kid out there!

 

Still my baby boy though...love this kid!  Also love the zoom on my camera.

 

Walking with coach...getting instructions.

 Here is the fan club...

 

The game was so much fun to watch.

 

And the Wildcats won!  It was 21 to 7!

 

Great Job Wildcats!

 

Ryder came to support Marcus too.

 

Thanks for coming to Marcus' first game!  Can't wait for more!

First Day of School 2014

Yesterday was the first day of school for these three.  The girls are in 3rd grade this year and Marcus is in 1st grade!  They all had a great first day and everyon loves their teacher.  So far so good!