Field Day Fun

Gavin had field day yesterday, which also happend to be his last day of school and kindergarten. I also had to take Gavin yesterday and drop him off with his dad for his summer visit. That means Gavin will be gone from us for a long time. I always dread this time of year, I hate not having him here with us. We will miss him, and look forward to getting him back!

This is Gavin's entire kindergarten class, and his wonderful teacher Mrs. Wood. We will always have a special place for her, she was a great teacher!!!!!!

Pike/Davis Ranch Roundup

Will, Gavin, and Dad(Glen)
Quinn, and Jessica

Quinn, Jessica, Jackee and Baby, Will, Gavin, Dad, and Adam

Most people bar-b-que on memorial day, but not us.......we worked cattle. My Dad takes care of a ranch down the road, and twice a year we gather all the cattle, work calves, vaccinate, brand, spot-on, fly tag, and sell any culls. The cattle there are really hard to gather.....they usually see us coming and they run for the hills(in this case lots of brush and rocks and more brush). To say the least, things usually get a little hairy. Gavin wanted to help gather, just like times before, and he made quite a hand. He sure is good at pushing cattle. We can put him in the back, and he keeps them pushed up. He likes to ride old Strawberry, and he likes to go fast. We kept asking him if he wanted to go back to the pens, but he just stayed right with us. We sure are proud of him and the little cowboy he is.
Even though it was really hot and we had to do some really hard riding, we had so much fun! We love being able to help! The funnest part of the day was when we were bringing in the last of the strays in the evening, and one little calf made a run for it. Quinn, my Dad, and Adam fell right in behind it with ropes in hand. He was an extremely fast little booger, and they were in open country....one of them would fall in behind at a dead run, throw their loop, he would run right through it before they could pull their slack, and then the next one was right there to try again. It was all happening so fast, I kept thinking man I wish I had my camera, it was definatley a kodak moment. It would have made for some great pictures. Before long they caught the calf and took him back to the pens. We can't wait for the winter roundup, because even though we don't know what to expect, one thing is for certain......we know it will be an adventure!

Swimming

Jennifer and I took the kids swimming yesterday in Marble Falls, they got some much needed relief from the heat.

Lee, Emily, and Lauren chillin in the kiddy pool.

Emily hanging out in her ring.

This is Cade posing for a picture

Meet the new members of our family!

When we drove up to Stephenville to sell my blue mare, we also purchased a new horse. She is a sweet little yearling filly, and I think she will make a really great horse for me. I am excited, but I will have to wait a year before we can start her.

Her and Scar(Quinns's Hairpin Cavvy gelding), hit things off really well.....they are practically inseperable.

Tiger, our new cow/hog dog is all tuckered out. My dad's dog had puppies and he was kind enough to give us one. Just what we needed, another dog.

A Busy Day!!!

We went up to Stephenville yesterday to sell my horse......there she goes!

We were able to meet up with Tim, Tess, and Diesel, who were down visiting Tim's family in Dallas. It was so good to see them.....I'm glad they were able to make the extra trip to meet up with us. We stopped by Clinton Anderson's new place and took pictures in front of this amazing rig.

All the kids......so tired from all the traveling, but hanging in there. This one's for you Mary Lin....all the grandkids:)

Smile

Last Monday, Emily went in to the hospital to have some routine dental work done. She came out with one tooth missing. When they gave her the pink juice, they told me she might act as if she were drunk. She crawled around the bed barking like a dog and panting. At least we know now that she is a happy drunk.....and what a cute smile.

What do the cows say?

We went up to feed and put dust on some cows last night, and Cade saw them and immediately started mooing. He looks especially cute doing it with his grape koolaid mustache.

Carnival

Cade wanted to wear my hat so bad, so we put it on him and we thought he looked so cute. I just had to take a picture.
We went to the carnival in Marble Falls with Jennifer and Lexy and all the kids.

Gavin rode the big scary rides with Ty and Kody

Lauren, Emily and Lee stuck to the smaller rides. Nice pink car, Lee!

It was so hot, we could only stand it for about two hours. It's hard to tell, cause we look sooooo coool :)

Turtle Hole

This is a video of Gavin jumping off the "big rock "at turtle hole. I know only a few special friends have gotten the privilege of getting invited to swim at the infamous Turtle Hole, so let me describe it for all those less fortunate. It is an awesome little swimming hole surrounded by huge granite rocks. In some places it is over 10 feet deep, and there are huge rocks to jump off of. But this place isn't for the faint-of-heart, because there are lots of turtles(hence the name turtle hole), weeds, bugs, and the occasional snake. Despite all of this, we still love swimming there. Maybe one day, you too could be listed with the lucky ones that have experienced this truly amazing place:)

Turtle Hole

Gavin was so excited that we went down to turtle hole yesterday. He loves jumping off the rocks into the water. He is such a good little swimmer.

Emily didn't do a lot of swimming, but she loved splashing around and climbing on the rocks.

Emily

If Looks could Kill!!!

She did not want me to take her Picture,

but she was so cute with the flowere behind her ear.