I came across this pic from Connor's Birthday, no he did not attend his party in his underwear, lol the bouce house arrived early so they were outside bouncing in thier underwear before the party started. They love to run around in their underwear I am sure those of you moms with boys will agree with me, they must get it from thier fathers lol. My parents had arrived early and had let him open his present which was a cape and of couse there was one for Chance too so i just had to get this picture of them before they headed off to bounce notice the cowboy boots Chance is wearing, this will be a good picture to post on a memory board when they graduate from hight school in the future. I seem to have many of those

Just more of me practicing my photography

Tide pools

On Wednesday of the second week we took the boys up the road to the tide pools. They had fun looking for crabs and sea creatures. Chance of course lost interest and started jumping from rock to rock giving me a heart attack because the rocks are so slippery. I was afraid I was going to have to visit the ER.

more pictures for newport beach

Here is a picture of the house we stayed in. It was nice to have the sand box right off the porch so the boys had some where to play. At low tide they could hope down off the wall and play in the sand by the water.

Family vacation

We are finally back to reality after two weeks in Newport Beach. The family picture was take on the dock of the house where we stayed, that is the bay and the view from the porch in the background. We had so much fun we went to the beach, Medieval Times,Disneyland, tide pools. WE didn't want to come home it was so relaxing the house was on the Balboa peninsula and was right on the bay and you could walk across the street to the beach. We went with my parents, my aunt and uncle, my brother his girlfriend, and my sister and her boyfriend. This house was perfect for all that stayed it was in great location too.You could ride bikes down the two lane bike path along the beach for miles (the boys loved that) , walk to the Ferris wheel, walk a few restaurants/bars(one night we watched my brothers girlfriend karaoke, she was better than anyone else there), and walk to the ferry that would take you to Balboa island for shopping. The hardest thing about being back home is adjusting to the heat the hottest it got there was 82. The boys also had a good time playing with their cousins whom they don't get to see very often. They practically lived outside. Chance tried crab and clam chowder for the first time and loved it. Every time we went to a restaurant he asked if they had crab. I guess he has an expensive pallet. We had a great time and got to see lots of family that we don't see often enough. I cant wait for next year.

another picture I love

I guess I am picture happy tonight. This was taken in October at the local Pumpkin patch.

cool picture

I just love this picture. I took it in Oakdale last year at the jr rodeo Chance and Connor were in the pee wee events. I have a fasination with black and whites.

More pictures to check out

I have joined this site to share more photos for anyone to look at if you are interested. It is a neat site and you can check out different categories of pictues ie. kids, ranch life,, rodeo. If you are into photography or even if you are not it is a cool site. www.flickr.com/people/boots782 To see my pictures click on photostream below the boots782 icon. It also show some links to groups with cool pics.

Trouble

I was attempting to get some cute pics of Chance, but all he wanted to do was make it difficult(imagine that for those of you that know him this comes as no surprise lol). He is my limit tester. One day I put him in a time out and told him to sit down on his time out chair, apparently I was not specific enough, i came around the corner to see him scooting the chair around the kitchen floor while sitting in it. I asked him what he was doing out of his time out and he replied "you said to sit in my time out chair and I am" I was not happy to say the least . Now I am more specific ," you need to sit in your time out chair and stay in the corner. I am starting to already fear the teenage years. They are funny pics though oh well.

Pre-school graduation

June 13th Connor's graduation from pre-school

I can't believe he is going to be in kindergarden and Chance will start pre-school for three days a week. I dont know what I am going to do with myself. Maybe my house will stay clean for a while (I can wish can't I). This picture is Connor and Miss Rachel his teacher from this past year, she was great. He also had his first love a little girl name Delany, he said he wanted to marry her. His graduation ceremony was cute there was three classes that participated.

Memorial Day

I am finally updating my blog.

I have had pictures on my camera that I needed to upload and I just got around to it.

We usually go away for Memorial Day weekend,but we had some obligations, so we stuck around for the weekend. So on Memorial Day Rob's cousin got a group together and hosted a roping and BBQ. It was a good group and we had a lot of fun. My new horse is working really well for me he is a lot of fun to ride.

More t-ball pics

T-ball continued

This wednesday Connor has a game, and Chance has practice at the same time, and of course they are at two different fields 10 minutes from each other, so Rob and I will have to seperate and each take one. It is so fun to watch the boys play, and as I watch I start to think of the many many years ahead of me that I will be doing this sports shuffle. I now see what it was like for my parents. I would't change it though the boys love playing and we love to watch them.

T-ball

This saturday we started our t-ball games for the boys. Chance is playing on a tiny tball league that is for 3 and 4 year olds. They are the Blue Bomers, so cute.Connor is in the South sutter league for t-ball with 5 and 6 year olds. They are the Lugnuts . We missed opening weekend because we were at a wedding, so this was the first weekend the boys had games . It is hard to believe they are already both playing this is Connor's second year and Chance's first year. What a hectic day Connor had pictures at 9 am at one field and then Chance had a game at 9:45 up the road at the tiny t-ball field. Then we had to go back at 2:00 for Connor's game.

Favorite pics

Here are some

of my favorite pics

of the boys from the

Oakdale Jr. Rodeo this past

August. They were in a

few of the pee-wee events.

funny picture

I just had to post this

picture of Chance in my pink and brown rhinestone boots, it cracks me up.

I am sure I can use it in

the future to embarass him.

The song "I'm a Rhinestone Cowboy comes to mind" lol

Fall Harvest 2007

The boys got to ride with Rob and Bob this past fall. They loved it I could drop them off with grandpa or dad and go get some things done. Chance would have a fit if we would drive by and he would see the combines running without him. Connor got upset when Rob would not let him drive and said to Rob "but grandpa Bob lets me drive(as seen above)" it was pretty funny.

John Deere photo shoot

Here is a picture of the boys with their cousins. Danny, Avery, baby Carson, Connor, and Chance.

Laura and I wanted to get a picture of all of them in their John Deere gear that Bob and Karen had given to them.

Super heros

So the boys new thing, as some of you know is to wear these capes all over town and eveywhere else we go. They are only taken off for bath, bed, and school(and that takes some convincing).

It is actually pretty cute , I love to watch people's reactions in the store. They smile as if remembering their own childhood, or times past when their now grow childrenwould galavant around in their capes. They will stop to ask the boys if they are superman or batman, and that changes as often as the days.I love watching the imagination of children. Having kids gives you and excuse to be a kid again yourself.