Labor Day Weekend

…better late than never!

This year we headed to the ranch for Labor Day weekend with the Sorenson Family.  Originally, we were supposed to head out on Friday, but Jarrad came down with a stomach bug.  I really thought we were going to have to cancel the whole trip, but by Saturday morning, Jarrad felt better and we headed out.  Seth, Suzanne and the kids met us out there.  I didn’t tell Meg that they were coming, so as we were pulling onto the ranch road, she saw their car and got super excited.  It was great. 

Both of us brought our yellow labs.  Dixie is 10 years old and Emma is 10 months old.  I was surprised that Dixie did so well with Emma, but they both just kept to themselves.  We took them both out for the afternoon hunt on Saturday.  Dixie was a fetching machine and got every bird that Jarrad shot.  Emma on the other hand, was a little gun shy and hid under the mule until Seth drug her out and took her with him. 

Dixie hunted so hard that she could barely get around, so she had to spend the rest of the weekend locked up in Joey.  She just can’t do it like she used to…poor girl!  

***Dixie***

 

***Emma***

***Colton, Tanner and Meg***

 

***Meg and Tanner***

 

***The kiddos perch while we were hunting***

 

***My sweet girl***

 

On the second afternoon hunt, we had to have the kids fetch the birds since Dixie was out of commission.  This was such a cute scene…Tanner, Colton and Meg were around this bird.  I can only imagine the conversation that was going on was one for the memory books. 

It seemed that finally a decision had been made.  Meg picked up the bird and ran it to Jarrad as fast as she could.  The look on her face is priceless. 

 

***Meg, Tanner and Colton***

Meg and Tanner were pulling feathers off of birds in Jarrad’s bag.  I’m not even sure he was aware what was taking place behind his back. 

 

***Seth and Emma***

 

***Two peas in a pod***

We had a great weekend with the Sorensons and hope we can make it out there again during deer season. 

Colton’s new puppy

Suzanne has been talking about getting Colton a puppy for a while.  Last week, she was nosing around on Craig’s List and found the perfect addition to their family. 

Meet Bailee…Colton’s new puppy.  After Suzanne picked Bailee up, she stopped by the house for a brief visit to introduce us to the new puppy.  Bailee is so adorable. 

***Megan & Bailee*** 

***Colton & Bailee***

A Double Birthday Party

Meg was invited to Avery's and Addison's double birthday party last weekend. Their party was at a place in Cleburne called Jump-n-Apes. It's an inflatable bounce house party place. Meg had a wonderful time. She loves bounce houses and has NO fear. As soon as we walked in, she took her shoes off and was gone. This is the only place that I don't have to fight her about wearing socks.

She was in and out of every bounce house in the place. I didn't get many good pictures because the place was painted green like a jungle, so everything had a green tint to it.

The kids had a great time and were super sad when it was time to go.

***Tanner & Meg******Meg trying to help Tanner. The last step was a little too tall for her to get up there***

***Meg going down the huge slide***

***Meg giving Colton and extra boost to help him up to the top***

***I love Colton's hair in the picture***

***I love to see her this happy***

***Tanner was getting a little tired***

***if only Tanner hadn't moved***

***begging Suzanne for something***

***waiting for cupcakes (which she didn't even want to eat)***

Pumpkin Patch

On Saturday, Meg and I went with the Sorensons to a pumpkin patch in Arlington. The weather was beautiful and it was so busy. Suzanne and the kids met Meg and me over at the house around 11:00. After we got the kids loaded into my car, we were off to the pumpkin patch.

I love pumpkin patches...the fall colors, the kids all dressed up in their Halloween themed clothes, the parents all forcing them to take pictures, the kids fighting every minute of it. It's all so sweet.

***Tanner, Suzanne & Colton***
***Megan***


***L O V E this picture***

***Sitting pretty***

***It was a little windy***

***Megan***

***Little Miss Tanner***

***Tanner & Megan sitting pretty***

***Handsome Colton***

***I love this picture***

***ahhhh, how sweet***

****such a goof ball***

***Tanner decided she needed a break from all the running around and picture taking***

***Pumpkins for sale***

***pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere***

***she wouldn't pose with me, but she would give me a kiss...I'll take what I can get***

***...and, I had to repay the kisses***

After the pumpkin patch, we headed to Cleburne for Avery's & Addison's birthday parties...details in another post.

Fourth of July Fun

Meg, Jarrad and I met our wonderful friends, The Sorensons, out at the lake for the 4th this year for some lake swimming and fireworks watching. Meg couldn't wait to get into the lake, so as soon as we got to the campsite, we headed straight down to the lake for a swim.

Suz and Colton joined us. Colton did so awesome. At first, he didn't want to get in, but after Suz dragged him into the lake, he had a blast. She actually had to drag him OUT of the lake when it was time to go back to the camp site.

***Colton & Suz***

***Sweet Megan***

***Mommy & Megan***



***Allison & Suz***

***Colton & Suz***

***Auntie Al & Colton***

***Meg & Colton***

Once it got dark, we all moved down to the bank so we could see the fireworks. Meg usually loves fireworks, but this year she decided to climb all over Seth instead. Tanner was so adorable, she kept saying "I've never seen fireworks before". She'd say it every time a firework went off.

***Megan and Tanner***

***Meg and Daddy***

***Suz, Meg and Tanner***

(Tanner was being silly and kept "falling" off of Suz's legs)

***a bad shot of fireworks***