Love of My Life

I love this picture of  my best friend and I.  I am glad that we took a moment in all the craziness that day to have Kade get a picture of us.  Austin is the love of my life and my best friend.  I know I can speak for the both of us when I say our favorite time of the day is the evenings that we spend talking and just hanging out!  We can just talk for hours, and have fun.  I love him so much.  He is an amazing husband that does so much for me and our family.  Our relationship is special in more ways than one, and we know the Lord had a hand in our being together.  As the years continue I can see the blessing of the Lords hand then and am so grateful that he continues to bless us in our relationship as it grows stronger and stronger each day.  May we continue to live worthy of those blessing, and continue to grow our relationship.

Family Pictures

The Price clan was altogether for a fun reunion get together so we took pictures.  Kade, Pepper, and Dezi all have cameras that we can use so we did.  Here is the wild clan.

Addler

Holdan

Ruxton

Maestin, Addler, Ruxton, Holdan

Kade took some great pictures of my boys that I loved!

Maestin

My boys always messing around having a good time.  I hope that they always will and always have smiles on their faces when they are together.

4-H Auction

 Because Maestin was third in quality his pig was sold third witch it good.  He did well this year he sold  well this year.  He had a good pig, he worked hard and it is good for him to get results at the end.  I am proud of him.  He also competed in the demonstrations and won his class, he presented hoof care for horses.  We were kind of procrastinating this a little bit.  I found the info and told him to read it.  He had it all memorized in just a hour or so. I helped him with an outline on some note cards, and he did awesome.  He memorized the parts of the hoof as well as good hoof care.  Austin and I were both really impressed how well he did.  He won ten bucks, so now it was worth it and he is ready to do it again, it is not even hard for him.  Good job this year bud, you did great and worked hard for it all!

Maestin and his great dad ready to go sale "Q"

 My handsome cowboy in the sale ring.

John Whitman and his family graciously purchased Maestin's pig.  

This is Maestin with JP and Justin Whitman

Little Buckaroo rodeo

The Buckaroo Rodeo is a staple of the fair for our family.  Maestin did it too, I love to see my little cowboys go out and just have fun in their own little rodeo.  The anticipation for it all week, is evident in their practicing the events.  This year it was only Ruxton and Holdan.  Cousin Zaner made the trip over, however, he entertained the crowd in other ways than participating in the events.  He was not happy about it.  He wanted to then didn't...and he didn't!

Zane not doing the events!

Aunt Shancy with the boys

Holdan trying to talk Zane into trying it.

Ruxton won one of the events and the junior queens presented the awards, doesn't he look happy to be surround by pretty girls...do you think it will stay that way?

Holdan also won an event and won a hat, Ruxton I believe is trying not to smile while showing off his buckle.  My two little cowboys were champions this day... always my champions!

Fair...showing the pig

Thursday was the day that Maestin showed his pig, "Q" for Bar-B-Q.  There are many more pictures because, Austin does most of the work this day, I get to watch and not worry about a whole lot.  It is so nice.  Maestin thanks to hard work on part of himself, but also his brothers and father did really well.  "Q" was very well behaved, do to lots of hours walking, and hours of the boys in his pen, therefore he was very tame and calm throughout the whole show.  He won the showman ship in his class, then they come back in with everyone and he was reserve champion in showmanship.  Then in quality he almost won reserve there too, but ended up third which isn't too bad.  Maestin takes it very seriously but can keep his cool, and he ws a good little showman, the judge liked his confidence.  Good job Maestin.  After the week was over he won 19 dollars for all his ribbons...not too shabby.

Ruxton and Maestin cleaning up "Q" before the show.

Maestin showing "Q"

Austin doing such a good job.  This is actually a picture of the news lady waiting to get a picture, "Q" was the only pig there that would just go where you wanted him to, so they let him wait out there, usually they don't do that.

Maestin and Hilary Stayner as Champion and Reserve Champion in Showman Ship

4-H rodeo

This year the fair had a 4-H type rodeo with different than usual events, my boys were way excited. Each event was just a dollar.  The first event was the key hole race, they had to run down to a circle painted white on the ground go in it and turn around and run out.  Ruxton was the first he did it on Zan.  Zan was a little unsure of the white on the ground and he got away from Ruxton a little bit.  It spooked him and Addler pretty good.  The next event was a partner race where one on horse goes down and picks up the other on a barrel.  Ruxton was going to do it, was still a little scared but that kid has courage.  He was really scared but did it anyway.  Maestin ran down picked up Ruxton and was a good brother back and took it easy.  They all ended up happy in the barrels where they did great.  Maestin did all the events and had a lot of fun.  His high light was the ribbon race where you have a partner and hold onto a ribbon and run down around a barrel and back up without dropping your ribbon or ripping it.  Him and Cody weeks both had little pinto horses and they tore it up.  Maestin even did a whop and and holler, they won that event.  Maestin and Bronco had a fun night! It really was a fun evening with them all.

Addler, Ruxton, Holdan, Austin, Maestin

Addler on Zan, Maysi, Ruxton on Duster, Holdan on T, Austin, Maestin on Bronco

A lot of work getting four kids on horses, but it was fun for them and I loved watching my little cowboys.

Fair Week....Horse Show

Fair was Auguast 16-20, and we were there everyday.  It is crazy but we were prepared and knew what was coming, we even had fun.  The week starts off on Monday we have the working ranch part of the horse show...this is actually the shortest day for us.

Maestin waiting for his turn on duster, at the one one one stationing.  He actually did pretty well with this I think he placed third.

Maestin doing the dummy roping, he didn't end up placing in the top three in this, but the judge said he handled his horse better than any one in the class.  Him and duster practiced a lot on this.

Maestin with his ribbons and prizes after two days of the Horse Show

I didn't get any more pictures of the rest of the horse show.  He place second in the team penning, it was fun to watch him do this he was pretty good at it, and he should be it is what he spends a lot of time doing.  The next morning we rose early to head into a long day of the horse show.  We started with halter and ended five events and many hours later.  Maestin, Grandma, Jazzy, and I spent a lot of hours preparing for the show and Maestin did great.  The judge this year was way impressed with Maestin but not so impressed with our energy filled Jazzy.  She mentioned to someone what an amazing rider our Maestin was she just couldn't believe it.  Maestin did do great he memorized five patterns in a matter of a few hours and nailed everyone.  Thanks to grandma, she can look at pattern and have it down in seconds and showing Maestin...mean while I am still looking at the pattern wondering weather they are going left or right!  He took a blue in every event, and won the snaffle bit.  It was fun to watch him nail the snaffle bit, he was the youngest in the class and him and soda pop did awesome.  That was Mestins' and  Grandmas' little project and they did great.  Once again a huge thank you to Grandma and Grandpa Price  they sacrificed a lot of time and let us use great horses.  Thank you for all you do!!

I told him to pick his favorite win, or the one the meant the most...This is the snaffle bit

Ruxton wore clear out!

This is what you get after a long day, what my boys looked like after the horse show on Tuesday.  They were so good.  Ruxton and Addler ran around on
Dezi's pony the whole day with her nephew Tom.  They were as tired as the poor pony!

Holdan completely out...This is what I wish I was doing.

Addler never naps, but you know he is tired when he just sits there not moving and not even thinking...he never stops moving.  Next year he will be in the show!