Cowboy Days Rodeo

This Labor Day, the boys got to be in the rodeo here in Evanston. Grandma and Grandpa Low came up here to watch. They had to wait for about half of the rodeo before it was their event, Muttin Bustin. They were pumped up. Jackson was the first rider. He fell right off and hopped back up with a huge smile on his face. Mayson rode a little later, but, did good. His Dad had told him that he had better hold on for a long time because he had to pay $20 for him to ride. Mayson was not letting go for anything. His sheep took about 2 steps then fell down he hung on, the sheep tried to get up, but Mayson was not letting go of him. He held that sheep down for quite a while, then they finally told him he could let go. He had a score of 78. The highest until about the second to last kid. That kid got a 79. So Mayson ended up getting second place. I had let him have a mowhawk for a day, kinda funny to see a cowboy with a mowhawk. It got buzzed off the next day. It was a fun day, but we all came home from the rodeo, tired from the sun. Thanks for coming up Mom and Dad!

Here is my little man with a cheeseburger at the Cowboy days rodeo. I absolutely love this picture of my Jackson.

The boys were pretty pumped to have a trophy and a patch. Mayson was none too thrilled to have his picture taken. All he wanted was a funnel cake.

Ohhh man was Jackson proud of that trophy and patch. The patch had to go on his backpack of course.

This picture was before the rodeo started. I just thought he was too cute in his 10 gallon hat climbing the fence, with a John Deere tractor in the background.


One more picture of my Muttin Busters after 2 good rides.

Off to school

The boys started school this week. Mayson went to 1st grade on Monday and Jackson started preschool on Tuesday. They were both super excited to go to school. Mayson has Mrs. Moore for a teacher and Jackson has Mrs. Bybee and 2 other helpers. Jackson did so good going to school. I wasn't really worried about him being shy or upset though. He walked in and Said, "hi, I'm Jackson" piece of cake for mamma. He had fun and is excited to find something that starts with L for show and tell tomorrow. Mayson is liking school, but doesn't have much to say about it when he gets home.
As for the rest of us over the past month or so...we haven't really done much. Ryan has been working a ton so he is gone all of the time. We are just super happy he has a job because a lot of people these days don't, so we are not complaining! The boys did go spend a few days with Grandma and Grandpa Low before school started. Grandpa took them fishing at 1st dam. I need to get those pictures off of my phone to post. They also shot bb guns and 22's. Grandma spoiled them and took them to the pool in Logan, they had a blast! Thanks for the nice break mom!
Here are a few pictures of the boys heading to school this week.

I spaced our day at Bear Lake

Last time, I, blogged...I forgot about our fun day at the lake. It was too fun! The weather ws awsome even though it sprinkled rain on us for a little bit. Ryan was home and so we were excited to go all together as a family.
Mayson as a "lady
"We turned my niece, Brianne into a princess...it was so fun.
Mayson and Daddy heading over to help our friend bring stuff from his truck. I love this picture!
Mayson, pushing a rock which he eventually, rolled, and carried over to where we had a fun little swimming hole.
My little, Jackson, loving life in the sand!

In a nutshell...

I got behind again, spank me! We have been having quite a bit of fun this summer. We found the "Wyoming beach" it's a spot in the river in the state park where we go play. There is a place to take your chair and the kids have an absolute ball. My neighbor invited us to go down there one day, we loved it and went back about 3 more times that week. One of the times, Ryans 2 sisters, and their kids came and played with us for the day at the "beach" They caught a water snake and about 5 frogs. Good times.
We also went to the Wyoming Downs 3 out of the 4 weekends it was opened. My parents came up for the last 2 and we had a great time. I won my 1st bet ever... in the 2 yrs. we have been going, I always bet a little, but have never won. This yr I was $6.20 when I picked #6 to win. I was pretty pumped!
For now, soccer and t-ball are over, we have slowed down a bunch, it's been nice! Ryans work is picking back up a little now too. So we are back to having to do things without our daddy, not the funnest, but we do what we have to. I am just so glad he has a job and is super good at what he does! He takes such great care of us, we have it pretty good!
I also had a few days with afew extra kids. My niece, Wesley, and my nephew Ashton came up for some fun with Aunt Sue. We went down to the Ice Ponds and caught some crawdads, They thought that was pretty awesome, boys loved showing them how to catch them. Ashton, put a leash on one of the crawdads and walked it and named it George. We had a fun time, but it was sure nice when they all went back home.


My boys with Ashton and Wesley at the pond.
Peyton, Jackson and Caden, flexing their huge muscles
My Ry after a fun day at the Downs
Mayson having fun at the river
Jackson loving life on the neighbors floaty!

Our 4th of July update...

For the 4th this year, we went to the parade in Woodruff. Our nieces were on their horses and aunt Tracy and her boys were on a float for the dentist that she works for. We had a great time. We went to Wyoming Downs after that. Then to our buddy Jacobs house for a bbq and fireworks. The fireworks were insane! I have pictures on my phone of what was left after the fireworks show. I need to email them to myself.
Uncle Jason and Jackson on somebodies flatbed, watching the parade.

Caden,Mayson and Jackson having a great time!
The day after, we went on a walk at the state park here in town with some family and ended up seeing a bull moose, right across the river from where we were. It was awsome to see and the boys loved it!

Here you can see how close we were, Jackson is the only one who stood up to get in the picture.
Right when we got done taking his picture, he walked away, good timing on our part.
My next subject is kind of my new hobby, it gives me a rush...no laughing! I got into this bargain grocery shopping thing. Yesterday I could not help, but set it all up on the counter and take pictures of what I bought for $34.00 check it out!
10 boxes of Capri Suns....38 cents a box. 3 boxes of my favoritte cereal, .67 cents a box. The list goes on and on, but I am pretty pumped about it. My shelves downstairs have never been so stalked up. It's so nice!
view from the top.
Mayson also lost yet another tooth. First one on the top he is getting too grown up!

How would it be?

This is how we found Jackson in his room yesterday. Guess he played way to much. Ryan and I had a good laugh and wondered how awsome it must be to be able to fall asleep mid-movement. He's a super fun kid, he keeps us on our toes.

We talked our Daddy into builing a sandbox today. The boys are in heaven. I am quite certain that they will spend a lot of time playing in the sand. They brought mostof the sand inside with them, it was bath night. Jackson had sand caked on his head, I put sunscreen on him right before they got to play in the sand. I'll be scrubbing the bathtub tomorrow! It's so great to actually have some sunshine after all the rain we've had this summer. We are loving it!

Here are 2 months of things...too far behind to write everything!

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