Brothers Wedding

Happiness

They were all smiles all day long.  We had a great day, the temple was amazing as usual and it was neat to see Dusty and McKenzie start their new family and life together.  We wish them many years of Joy and Happiness.  

Becky, Stefanie, Dustin, Me(Lisa), Brenda, Cody (South Africa)

All of my siblings minus Cody
Kaci fell asleep right before pictures so she would not smile or be happy in any of the pictures.  
TEAM WORK 

County Fair

New Exhibitor at the Juab County Fair.   They did an open class and I made Dan go in and show I told him he had yelled at the boys all week it was his turn to get yelled at.  He did pretty good for a Dad.   The open class is just for fun.  
Jake was so excited his steer didn't even make weight but he got a blue ribbon.
Zeak did really well in Fitting and Showmanship he received a blue ribbon.   In the Market Class the judge said his steer would eat really well but he wasn't what he was look for so he gave Zeak a red ribbon.  One thing about judges ( and I can say this because I judge horse shows still) it is their opinion and what they see.  I told Zeak that next year he could get a judge that liked his steer.  Not to feel bad because when it was him being judged he did great.  Look at that smile it is a Grand Champion smile for sure.  
Saying Good Bye.   At the end of the week when all of the hard work is over it is sad to say good bye.   The boys worked really hard with their steers all summer, feeding them, leading them, and washing them.   Dan keeps reminding me we are not raising BEEF we are raising BOYS.   The auction was not as good as last year the boys didn't make as much money as they did last year Dan was a little disappointed it wasn't just us it was everyone.  The Grand Champion didn't bring in much more than us which is really sad.   So I kindly reminded him we aren't raising beef, we are raising BOYS.  
We were all exhausted from our trip to Colorado so by the end we were all really tired.  We put on the county fair Roping Tues. night it went well.  Zeak won 2nd in the Breakaway and 4th in the Ribbon Roping.   We ran 110 teams of team ropers and finished by 10:30 which was amazing.  Then Wed night Dan helped with the Western night rodeo.  Jake ended up running barrels on Hadleys horse.   He had never rode her before and he did great he had to start over twice but that third time was a charm he got her to do it right for him.   Wed-Fri we showed steers and Friday and Saturday we went to my brothers wedding.  I will save that for another post.  As you can see we have been very busy the last few weeks.  I am still really tired but keep plugging along.  The lawns finally got mowed today which made the neighbors really happy.   I bagged 3 bags of corn from my garden and I will make salsa tonight.  Jake has a soccer game tonight and tomorrow.  I can't wait for School to come and life to slow down just a little.   Now if a little fairy could just come and clean the house.  :)  

NLBR Finals

We had an awesome time at the finals Dan and I were still a little skeptical of things but we had a great time and both feel like Little Britches is a great organization for Youth to participate in the sport of Rodeo.   We had so many amazing experiences and there are so many opportunities for our kids.   Just like anything else it is trial and error and constant learning.   Zeak did amazing and I think he still has no idea what he accomplished or where he just went.  He did awesome catching all 3 of his steers.   We had some bad luck with the barrier the first day, slipped a leg the second run, and had some tough luck on the heeling end in the short go.  Yet in all 3 runs we learned and have lots to practice and improve on.   Zeak ended up 9th in the Nation and 13th in the World.  The best part is the memories and the things we were able to participate in.  He had the opportunity to learn for JD Crouse and rope with him 2 nights.  We watched so many talented kids most of them we rodeo with year round.   Thanks for all of the fun and memories.    
Kaci did better than I thought she would.   By the end of the week she would ask to wear her new boots and western cloths that her dad bought her.   She loved her horse that Aunt Brenda bought her and she would carry him every where.   She also had a thing of lipstick that kept her entertained as well as everyone else.   
This is our trailer that we stayed in for the week.   It was so awesome.   I loved having a place to shower, and cook.   We are so excited about it.   The kids get to sleep on cots in the back and Dan and I have our own bed in the front.  We had heat and air conditioning and yes we had to use them both.  
Jake and Cole were inseparable.   Most of the time they were good to include Ty.  They are the Fackrell Brothers from Spanish Fork.    Cole was participating and that made Jake really want to rodeo.   He is "gun ho" and ready for next year.   He is just disappointed that he can't rope or tie goats yet.   In the Junior Rodeo in Nephi he is old enough to rope and tie goats.  His goal is to beat his brother in Goatying and he only has 8 seconds to shave off his time and he will beat Zeak.   
I felt like a celebrity in Colorado.  I was interviewed and quoted in the newspaper.  Teresa and I were interviewed by RFD TV.  And our family was interviewed by animal planet.   I was impressed with The kids and their honesty and response to the questions.  That was a great experience for our family.    We had a great time and can't wait to go back.    Little Britches is a great organization that we are proud to be apart of.   

CUJR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5xm932BgIg
We went to a CULBR rodeo last weekend and had a lot of fun. Jake had so much fun he did barrels, poles, and his first time goat tying and break away. He had so much fun.
Zeak did shoot dogging for the first time, breakaway, goats, team roping. Him and Dan won the Adult kid once on Friday and once on Saturday, Zeak roped with Saxon Day won 2nd in the kid to kid team roping. It was good practice for Nationals. Thanks so much to Casey and Wendy for giving us the opurtunity to rodeo and practice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T0p9wyxVMo

Ute Stampede

So the pictures were not to bad and I decided to post them.     Dan and Zeak let me choose wich horse to ride so I chose Zeaks  rope horse.   Taylei rode him last year in the parade and he is just a good ol' boy most of the time.  Well he didn' t buck he was just excited and wanted to go.  I told Dan when it was all over even though my stomach hurt most of the time from being so nervous it was a good experience and confidence builder.   I can ride excited horses but I don't want to ride those bucking horses any more.    Zeak got to carry the Little Britches Flag in the parade he did great this was the first time his horse had ever had a flag on him.   Some horses don't like the flag and the noise that is makes.  He was a champ he didn't seem to mind.   We had a great time and enjoyed the rodeo.   

A week in St. George or the Ute Stampede

Aunt Shannon offered to take Kaci and Jake to St George for the week.  Jake was really torn because this meant that he would miss the Ute Stampede parades.   He  finally decided that he could go to the parades next year and go have fun in  St George.   The kids had a lot of fun.  Thanks Aunt Shannon your the Best.

75 Annual Ute Stampede was this weekend.  Dan Zeak and I rode in the horse parade that was a good experience for me.   Then Dan and Zeak and Shauna Winters talked me into doing the grand entry at the rodeo.  Even though my heart was pounding pretty good from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm I am so glad I did it.   My sister took pictures but I decided not to wait to post them I will just post them later maybe.   Friday afternoon Dan and I picked Zeak up at the end of the parade route and we headed for Sunny St Goerge to get the kids and Celebrate with Hailey.

I took Zeak and Kyler in to Nephi Thursday morning to watch the buckin horses run down main street.  Kyler thought that was awesome and went home asking for a little horse for his Birthday.  

Hailey, Carson, Kolten , and Kaitlyn (the St. George cousins) have July and Aug birthdays so they had a party at Jumping Jacks.  We  cruised to St George and made it by 9:20 only 20 min late for the party.  We had so much fun.  It was good to see Jake and Kaci and Kaci just kept going.  She wore Dan out.   Thanks for the fun party.  

Saturday was a really special day for Hailey she was Baptized on her Birthday.   She was so pretty and happy.  After her baptism and dinner she got her ears pierced.   All the kids had to watch.   Then we went to the swim meet.   Kayla and Hailey did awesome.   It was really Hot at first but we kept cool in the shade and we finally adjusted.  It was worth the heat to watch them compete.  I told Shannon it is  a lot like rodeo hurry up and wait, hurry up and wait.   We just use sand and dirt they use water.   No matter what the kids are doing it is just fun to support each other and watch them compete and excell.   As long as they are doing something to better them selves and stay busy so they don't get in trouble then what more can you ask.  

When we got home.   We went out to the garden and picked our dinner the kids were so excited and it was so rewarding to get a reward for all of our efforts.   As a kid one of my favorite meals was cream peas, carrots, and potatoes.  So that is what we made for dinner.  It was delicous.  I have loved working in my yard and taking care of it.  I have loved weeding as crazy and that sounds.   I have learned lots and have lots more to learn.   What more could a girl ask for, fun weekend with family and friends enjoying the things we like to do and Celebrating the gospel, eating fresh home grown food, and having my family all back home under one roof.   

Why we need our Dad

Even though I threaten that I could live with out Dan all I have to do is send him to Youth Conference or Scout Camp to realize there are just some things I need him here for.    It amazes me that nothing seems to go wrong when they are here but hours after they leave wow!     So two weeks ago Dan left on Thursday morning for Youth Conference.   He hadn't been gone more than 6 hours when everything started to fall apart. The boys had some friends over and they  were roping and tying goats and being boys. Pretty soon I hear a huge commotion outside and went to see that my husbands big rope horse was out tromping on my grass and through my garden. This was an even bigger problem since it had just rained making the ground really soft now I have big hoof prints in my grass and through my garden. I think most of the vegetables survived however, the carrots did not.  After getting the horse put away and things taken care of I went in to fix dinner. The boys were feeding animals and playing. I fed the kids and then went out to check on the animals and make sure everything was OK only to find that the steers and the appaloosa pony had changed corrals and the pony was cleaning up the grain from the show steer.   For those of you who don't know, there are ingredients in the show steer grain that can be very

harmful to horses. So I panic start yelling for help and moving animals. The other problem that can be very deadly for the show steers is they were cleaning up the horses hay. Too much leafy alfa will make steers bloat.

The next morning Zeak went out to ride and found sores on his horse I thought they looked like pigeon fever wich is a highly contagious disease that causes infection and is hard to treat.  It is spread by flies.  Luckily after  making some phone calls we decided that it was cinch sores.   This was much easier to treat and take care of.   I did end up cleaning all of the cinches and putting up flies traps and cleaning up most of the mess.  Unfortunately we concluded with the next night before going to bed, I made the rounds and found all of the animals properly fed and safely tucked in. The kids were bathing and getting ready for bed when we discovered the basement had flooded. With all of the rains from the week the floor drains in my basement back filled leaving me a mess.   So as you can see nothing to tramadic but why doesn't this stuff ever happen when he is home?

Hoof prints in my Grass?   Is this an overkill on airiation?

It's not just pigs that love mud.   The steers keep dumping their water trough (50 Gallons of water.)  What a mess!!!
Hoof prints in my garden luckily my carrots are the only thing that got really hit hard.  
My basement flooded.
Getting ready for Scout camp.    

If you are not sick of me wining yet this is what happened yesterday.  Dan left at 6:00 am for scout camp.   Oh ya and it only took 4 hours to find that Jake prize rooster (pretty boy) had got in the dogs pen.   I am sparing you pictures it was ugly(for the reccord I didn't take any.)  Luckily Jake was in Tooele with my mom and didn't have to see it took Zeak and I 2 hours to clean  up the mess and I made Zeak man up and finish the job the dogs had started.    Then with in a couple hours of that I look out to see the show steers sneaking out.   Lucky for my garden I ran for the gates and trapped them in.   They are getting fisty and they know they are bigger than me so it took a little more to get them back in but we managed.   While my mom was in Tooele someone broke into her car and the only thing they stole was Jakes cowboy hat.   He had a rough day poor kid.  So far we are keeping things low key today and hoping that nothing else happens in the next 24 hours.  I just have to say that Dan is not going to leave me any more I think I am up for a vacation and he can stay home with the farm.  Just a side note the steers never got out once in the days between Youth Conference and Scout Camp.