Defining Details Rocks!

This year we elected to have someone else take our family pictures, and I have to say, it was THE BEST DECISION EVER!!  Shannon at Defining Details was smooth, eficient, and SO very easy to work with!
She posted the first few sneak peeks on her blog yesterday (I will admit I have been stalking her [...]

If These Boots Could Talk

The stories they would tell . . .
 

Long walks in 100+ degree weather
Getting covered in lamb manure, mud, water, and sand every time they were worn
Pretty painted toenails tucked safely inside
Being dragged along behind 100+ pound lambs while they were being walked
Going to “work” before the sun had been up for long (or was even [...]

My Fair Ladies

Last week was Morrow County Fair, and all four of our girlies were showing livestock.
Emma was showing pigs for the first time.  Her pigs, Chester and Booty, looked great, and she did a fantastic job!  Harley, Katelyn, and Reagan each were showing lambs for 4-H.  It was the first year for all three of them.  [...]

July 2009

July has been a crazy busy month for us this year.  It’s almost been busier than last year when we were building our house.  I was really looking forward to just relaxing and not having any set plans.  I’ve had a great month and managed to relax, but I didn’t manage to keep our activities [...]

Our Girls – Surprise, Surprise!

**Special thanks to Westwinds Nursery – they let me use their grounds for these pictures.
Since we have the deadline of our open house next week, I am FINALLY forcing myself to replace the pictures of our girls in the entryway.  Right now, the picture of Emma is from when she was eleven and Harley and Katelyn’s are [...]

8th Grade Grad

Emma’s 8th Grade Graduation was Thursday evening.  The kids had a class dinner followed by dessert with parents while they played a slideshow and listened to the class prophecy read by two of their former teachers.  After dessert and lots of pictures with family, they celebrated with a semi-formal dance.  The kids had a great [...]

Emma & Track

Emma has discovered that she loves running track as much as she hates playing softball.  She is a great hurdler and sprinter, and she is doing very well long jumping, as well.  For me, the best part about Emma participating in track is that I don’t have to miss out on watching her because Irrigon [...]

When Good Scrapbookers go BAD!

Oh so very bad . . .
I will pre-empt this post with a disclaimer – we are not partiers, we don’t center our lives aroud alcohol, but once in a while we tear it up.  Nothing over the weekend was inappropriate our out of line for Emma Kate who was there with me.  It just [...]

A New Milestone

It seems as if the past two years of Junior High for Emma have flown by, and it’s hard to believe we’re getting ready for her 8th Grade Graduation.  Heppner is one of the few schools around that still celebrates that milestone.  The kids have a nice dinner, graduation, and then a semi-formal dance.  It [...]

Happy Easter!

Harley and Katelyn have wanted to show lambs in 4-H as long as Emma has been showing them, but we have always told them no.  We haven’t wanted to be “tied-down” to taking care of animals in the summer, plus we don’t have anywhere to keep them.  I didn’t mind the idea, but Aaron was [...]