Summer...so far

It started with a visit from Nana and Papa. Papa made a great monster and Nana was a safe base. Charles was Papa's helper with the tires

Kelsey finished the school year as the student of the quarter.

Daddy made it to the assembly-that was the most special part.

Kendall with her 4-H steer that she will show at the fair in Kansas this year. Uncle Chad worked with one of her heifers in the background.

Hugoton days on the 4th of July with it's most popular attraction

Kelsey climbing the inflatable mountain

We were so happy to be able to spend a few days with my aunt Sandy and my Grandma and Grandpa.

Inseperable

Kendall took my cousin Natasha for a horse back ride on Duke and Applejack.

Kendall blowdrying Taylor after her bath.

Kelsey is 7 and insisted on being blind folded to open her gifts.

We spent Kelsey birthday at a waterpark in Liberal, KS followed by tacobell and cake at home!

This is the first birthday of Kelsey's that Chad has been here for since she was 2. We were so grateful.

The boys love their cousin Ashton.

Mom got us all overalls and we couldn't resist taking a family picture in them. Chad likes them the most!

Afternoon in the shade after a hard days work

Kids doing their chores

Chad and Ken trying to pull around Chocolate another bucket calf.

Kelsey with her bucket calf Bison. Bison is a twin but his mom would only feed his sister so Kels is his mommy now.

5 calves, 5 bottles, twice a day. Not near as fun as it seems.

Kendall feeding faline-our little doe

He will deny it all day, but he loved feeding those little calves and he was really good at it.

baby chicks.

It was amazing how Kendall could catch these chicks.

my cowboys