Friday, July 24, 2009

Pictures-Jacob's Rodeo

We had a blast at the Livingston County 4H Fair on Tuesday night....talk about an awesome rodeo! They had waaaaaay more contestants than last year....so many that there was another slack rodeo AFTER the real rodeo that lasted til 2:00 the next morning!!! Craziness!!!

Our bullrider Jacob and his special friend Allison....who we are all in love with ;) She is the sweetest thing ever and we wish we could keep her around but she heads off to college down south this fall ;(


Stretching before they ride......Jake and DJ

And doin' it some more...........



The cutest cowboy you ever saw ;)


The greatest thing you ever see a cowboy do......Jake and DJ praying before they ride.....




Ooops, now here is the world's cutest cowboy ;) He runs around the house constantly riding his "pretend horse" saying, "I'm gonna be a cowboy Mommy!!!!" To which I reply....that's fine with me sweetie, You can be a cowboy, but you can't do dangerous things like Uncle Jacob!!!!"



Coming out to warm up the horses......


Little Miss Ellie enjoying the show from her favorite lap to sit on......



Some more adorable lil cowboys......Now my Mom knows what to get the grandkiddies for Christmas this year!!!! The whole REAL getup!!!




And how young the "making eyes" starts......Ellie found a cutie ;)



Jake's ride.....He happened to draw their NEWEST<>

Great job to all the cowboys!!!! One of the #1 in the nation (maybe 2) happened to stop by that night and got to ride on their way to another rodeo and Jake got to meet them!!!


We head out tomorrow about 2 hours north of here tomorrow for another big night. Please pray for all of the cowboys!! Jake's good buddy Matt Metz will be doing the bull fighting and his little bro Evan will be riding too! AND>....................my Dad got asked to go back to the chutes and help!!!! Yeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaa!!! More good pictures (and maybe video) coming up soon!!!


Thursday, July 23, 2009

Reminder to Self

Proverbs 21:9, "Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife." (NIV)

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

It Remains Forever...

"Love is the greatest because even when the pain comes, and it will because pain is the underbelly of love, nothing can ever steal love's joy. Even when the love seems gone, a memory, the joy of that memory still remains, always. And so the love remains forever."

~found at Holy Experience... http://www.aholyexperience.com/

Monday, July 20, 2009

Sunshine



Thanking God for these precious little people....they truly are the sunshine in our world!

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Another Angel....

This morning the Class of 2001 lost a dear friend and classmate... Megan Livingston Propes
lost her battle with cancer but won victory in Heaven and is dancing on the streets of gold.

We will miss her beautiful smile and spunky attitude.

Another angel is dancing upstairs now...


Heavenly Father, I just pray tonite that Your mighty arms would hold Megan's family and her husband close in Your embrace. May Your peace that passes all understanding rest upon them in the coming days, weeks, and months. In Jesus' Names....Amen.

Friday, July 17, 2009

You Are....

You are uniquely you because God has a unique purpose for your life. God created you with a unique personality because you play an important role in the story He’s writing in your life. You are "God’s masterpiece...created anew in Christ so that [you] can do the good things He planned for [you] long ago.” Ephesians 2:10, (NLT)

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Happy 50th Dad!!

We had a big surprise party for my Dad this weekend and pulled it off with lotsa fun!
Thank you to all of you 170+ that showed up to make it a great success with good memories!



We had a cake/cookie/snack smorgesboard......




Our friend Alan finally got some cuddles with Ellie who can sometimes be moody ;(

Then Ellie got some cuddles of her own in on her cute little twin cousins....

And more cuddles......
Until he finally said, "ENOUGH OF THIS HIBITY BIBITY!"

Jason Alan Strough with his little namesake Jason Alan Fehr.....aren't they cute???

Jason and Jason and Jordan....was a great night with family and friends.....