Summer Track

 84 kids this year.... and my gals back at it! 

Miss B killing the shot and jav this year!

Minnie picking right up from just a few weeks ago...

Her ponytail KILLS me... 

Trailblazers EVERY.WHERE. :) 

That ponytail (click the pic to make it bigger).... hahaha

I love a little positive peer pressure... Minnie would (and is when she does it) a great 400m runner... it's a crazy race ALL the way around the track you are SPRINTING but you still need to have a "kick" when you get a little over 1/2 way done.... poor gal was NOT feeling 100%... had agreed to the 4x400m for her buds and she did an AWESOME job! They WON the race and I was SO PROUD of her for sticking with!!!

Wordless Wednesday: Nannie's Peonies

 

End of School Tradition

 My favorite things about this picture... the fact that Sky is wearing a Track and Field shirt that she has since given to Minnie and is a cut-off.... Minnie is wearing an old soccer jersey of Sky's and Miss B's BOB! I mean seriously....We have been getting ice cream the last day of school and the last day of summer since even before HERE

AND I'M SOOOOO thankful that they still do what they can to make time for my gals and their end of the year tradition :) 

Homestead.... The Good and The Bad

On Saturday morning Husband was working in the garden... planting potatoes and a few other things and then found a huge rock....see the yellow pry bar there? 

See the huge rock and something on the fence line?

He was out there for hours before something caught his eye....

Little love had been right there the whole time and he had no idea... so cute!!! We video called Minnie and Sky so they could see... Sky said give it some milk!!! Oh! NO....NO NO...

Mama had left her but knew RIGHT where she was the whole time...

She wasn't far....

and by the time Husband went to the dump and a quick run into town she had gathered up her baby and they had moved along.... such a fun experience for us though!

NOT a fun experience is Husband away on a fishing trip and poor Miss B going out to her beloved birds and finding one of them dead in the coop :( No pics of that... pretty sure it was of natural causes because there was no blood or devastation... just a poor dead chicken and a hysterical 9 year old... poor babe. Thanks CountryDad......

 

End of School Dayz

Twinning!!!

Twinning!!!

My sweet school RN running an industrial stapler... her boyfriend needed proof! Haha!

Getting ready for 5th grade celebration....

Celebrating THIS GIRL!!!! Husband is SO EXCITED she will be at his school next year!

3 outta 4....

and can't BELIEVE it will be this beauty queen's turn next year.... 😭

Mouse House is READY FOR SUMMER VACATION!!! BRING ON TRACK SEASON, HOUSE PROJECTS AND ALL THE TIME TOGETHER!!! 

The Weekend Report (Picture Overload)

Friday was my birthday and I was spoiled at work. 5th graders sang to me, every 1st grader I think said Happy Birthday... and when I went to pick up Miss B there were lights and sirens!!! Albeit he didn't know it was my birthday! I saw the truck pull into daycare and FREAKED! I was taking a left so I had to wait for a HUGE line of traffic... by the time I got to the house it was sorted out... turns out... one of the dad's actually BOUGHT A FIRE TRUCK!!!

 

It was retired and being auctioned off and he won! 

Miss B thinks this is AWESOME because she's having a sleepover at this kiddo's house on Friday and I said they had to pick her up in it... hahahahaha

Julie was psyched because ALL her daycare kids were locked in the cab!

So much fun for them! And now we can officially say we have friends who own a fire truck? Who can say things like that!?!? 

Friday was a rainy yucky day but the PERFECT day to celebrate with pizza and a movie....

Snuggled in with my crew! My FAV!

Saturday... Husband's b-day and he and Minnie were out the door at 5:30AM to meet the 6:00 bus headed for Ban-ger... Because it was another state meet on his b-day and Minnie was going we decided to send her up with "the banner" :) 

I had a teacher at school make me the "31" and we updated it when Husband ran out on Friday night to grab dinner... hee hee hee

Minnie LOVED getting the gals on the team to help her and have this fun surprise for Husband! So cute!

And... his jav thrower that was seeded 11th came in 6th!!!! Best b-day present ever! He loves this kid!

Speaking of kids we love... I picked up CountryMum and Mayson on the way to the barn

First time feeding a horse... she was a little nervous but did a great job!

and speaking of a GREAT JOB!!! Miss B is back in the saddle again, picked right up where she left off and has the bugs in her teeth from non-stop smiling to prove it! I LOVE LOVE watching her!

Miss B took me for a 4-wheeler ride when we got home and I stole a few flowers from Heather's on Saturday night and welcomed our crew back around 8:30 which was about an hour earlier than expected so that was awesome!

Sunday we just needed a day...with the chaos of May and the last few days of school for all of us being nutty we decided to get some gardening done in the AM and take off with the Penney crew for the afternoon. Snagged some sandwiches and tried to catch some fish...

but we mostly just caught some rays....

a FANTASTIC birthday weekend full of family, friend, fun and R&R