He’s eight… how?
How?
He’s eight… how?
Category: Family
Cowboy Birthday
We’ve tried to take his birthday photos, but it’s snowed and blown, and it’s been COLD… but we finally *did* have his birthday party. He chose a cowboy theme… Huh. Where did he get that idea? Dunno. But it sure looks good on him! Happy eighth birthday, Jaxon!
Sharp Objects
The family that uses sharp objects together, stays together…
#TBT: For It Was A Place of Joy… v.2.0
This was first posted October 20, 2009. Before this weekend’s activities… I was going to share barn pictures. Let’s get to it! This barn used to belong to D. and M. when I came here almost 30 years ago. I helped brand their calves… I ate in their yard… …
Grossness
I debated about sharing this… It’s gross. It made me say some bad words. So, if you’re not interested in unsavory medical anomalies, maybe you should just skip this post and I’ll see you tomorrow. Here’s your chance. See ya later… OK. Three and a half months ago, Daniel tipped over his four wheeler. Thank…
Petroglyph Proof
After our trip back in to history to the Lewis homestead cabin, we went even farther back in history with a side trip to petroglyphs. Just like The Dugout, I have written about the petroglyphs before. You might want to click through and read the link first. I was wondering how they were holding up…
Whisper of Dreams
Well, sorry. I didn’t make a Re-Red today. It takes at least two hours and I didn’t have time. I will try to put one together tomorrow. We took another trip, this one, however, has been in the works for a few years. Vernon’s cousins have wanted to visit their old family homestead. It sold…
High Five
I admire people who can set goals and achieve them. I believe my goal setting is below average with rare success! I’m not proud of that part of my personality, but… there it is. I’m thrilled when YOU achieve YOUR goals, though! I was equally thrilled to see Tess accomplish a goal she had set…
More Stories
Before we leave Fort Phil Kearny behind, I wanted to share two more stories with you. We never know how we will act in horrific times. We all want to think we will be heroic and brave. Not everyone is. Here is the story of two men that were. The first was Adolph Metzger. The…
Battlefields
After going through Fort Phil Kearny’s interpretive center and the little bit of the reconstructed fort (it was burned down in 1868 after the soldiers abandoned it due to a peace treaty), we headed to two battlefields. The two battles that took place close to Fort Phil Kearny were the Fetterman Battle and the Wagon…
Fort Phil
I honestly did not know the “monster” I was creating. When Victoria and I came up with the idea that the boys would be cavalrymen in the costume contest at the kids’ rodeo, we didn’t anticipate the snowball. Sure, watch John Wayne in “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon”. Wear the costumes for ten minutes. I…
Mud Pies Allowed
I didn’t take photos of the older kids. Everyone got in on the mud pie action with the resulting mess. I made them strip down and learn how to actually SCRUB their clothes. Another teachable moment. How to hang them on my clothesline that they can’t actually reach… another lesson. And they had fun the…