Frog & Turtle Hunting

Kade received a BB gun for his birthday from Nede & Pa-Paw Palmer.  I mentioned it in his birthday post, but for those who missed it, my grandfather purchased it before he passed away and wanted Kade to have it when he was old enough.  So, we rode around after it rained a few weekends ago and let Kade try to shoot frogs and turtles in the tank.  Needless to say, we need a little practice with our aim!

This is the only good picture that I got.  I love it, though!

Megargel Centennial

On May 8, 2010, we went to Megargel's centennial celebration.  Megargel is the small town just east of Seymour where my mom grew up and my grandparents lived all of my childhood.  I have a lot of memories that took place in Megargel, Texas!  The centennial was great and we appreciate all the people who put it together.

I didn't get but two pictures.  They are of the burnout contest that was held.  This was my first time to see a burnout contest.  It was very interesting, but the burnt rubber really stinks!

This is my cousin-in-law, Kenley Lane's, car.  He did a great job burning rubber!

Clint and Layton gettin' smoked out.

Warrior Dash

A bunch of our friends, plus my sister Sommer, traveled to Forney, Texas with us on May 2 to participate in The Warrior Dash.  The day was so much fun!  We ran a 3.5 mile course that had 14 different obstacles scattered throughout it.  The obstacles included crawling through mud, sliding down a muddy hill, climbing hay bales, swimming in a pond, and even jumping fire.  This was definitely a once in a lifetime experience that I will never forget!

 I ran with a water proof camera, so my pictures are very poor quality.

Before the race, nice and clean.

Pond with BIG logs you had to jump/swim over.  This was the most difficult obstacle, in my opinion.

Sommer headed down the mud slide.

I grabbed this pic of me off of the main photographer's site.

Another one I grabbed of me.

After the race, nice and dirty.

Sunday & Clint.  No, Clint did not win--every participant received a t-shirt, warrior hat and a medal!

You could donate your shoes once you finished racing.  I donated mine--they were caked with mud.

Weekend Visitors

We had weekend visitors April 23-25.  Dennis, Mama Chris and Hayden came to see us!  We hung out at our house on Friday night and caught up.  On Saturday we went out to my parents' house, where Clint was helping work their cow herd.  Sunday came too soon and our visitors had to leave, but we had a great time and the boys just loved having Hayden over for the weekend.

Hayden, Kade & Layton playing on the horse walker at my parents' house.  It isn't plugged in to electricity, but the kids like to hang on it and push each other around, like a merry-go-round.

Using teamwork to jump up and grab an arm!

Our big dog was going crazy in the yard on Saturday evening, so Clint went out to see what the ruckus was about.  From a distance he thought the boys had left a toy out in the yard.  This is what he found though, upon closer examination!

Our livestock barn houses several owls and this is a baby that somehow came up into your yard.  It would just hop around in a circle and clack it's beak together, which was really loud.

The crew before leaving on Saturday.  I could not get a good picture of Layton, so this one will just have to do.

Panther Pride Award

Kade received the Panther Pride Award for PE on April 15, 2010. I was unable to attend the academic pep rally, so a friend took a picture for me. Kade also received awards for A Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance for the 5th Six Weeks.

Easter 2010

The boys had three Easter egg hunts this year. Layton had one at Miz Carol's, his preschool, and Kade had one with 2nd grade. The church also had an egg hunt, but I was unable to attend and forgot to send the camera with Clint.

Layton at his preschool egg hunt.

Kade at his 2nd grade egg hunt.

Video of Layton hunting eggs. This video is approximately 1 minute. It is worth watching, especially if you are a grandparent, because this kid is quite the Easter egg hunter! You can hear me laughing towards the end, because he was cracking me up. Layton is the one in the gray jacket and cowboy boots.

I read a blog recently that talked about an Easter Bunny tradition, much like that of Santa Clause. The kids put their Easter baskets/buckets on the porch the night before Easter, so that the Easter Bunny can fill them with goodies. I thought it sounded fun, so the boys and I did just that this Easter. I hope to make it a tradition for our family.

Kade & Layton sitting their Easter baskets out on Saturday night.

Here is a video of the boys on Easter morning going out to look at what the Easter Bunny left them. They had just gotten up, or so that is what I'm telling myself, because they didn't act too excited about their gifts! Please excuse my "hick" voice. Also, macaroni and cheese is mentioned as a gift. The bunny found Spiderman mac and cheese for Layton and Pokemon mac and cheese for Kade.

Here we are before church. We couldn't get it together, as you can tell.

Here we are after church. Skye came home with us, so she took the group picture.

Weekend with Family & Palm Sunday

I can't believe it has almost been a month since I last posted.  We have been extremely busy!

Clint is working on creating a "Men Den" in one corner of his shop.  He has done a lot by himself, which makes for slow progress, though.  So, he was super excited when his dad, Steve, came down and helped him for several days the last weekend in March.  The boys, were of course, excited to see Papa Steve, too.  They didn't get to spend as much time with him as they would have liked, because Daddy worked him too hard!

Steve & Clint wiring the "Men Den"

Kade, Papa Steve, Layton & Clint

That same weekend my mom had a cousin visit us all for the very first time from Colorado.  It was nice to meet her family and figure out how we are all kin.  We all met up at my aunt and uncle's in Megargel, where they have a party shack equipped with an old time jail cell.  We teased our Colorado cousins that they came to Texas and got thrown in jail!

Sunday, March 28th was Palm Sunday.  Each year the children of our church march in waving palm leaves while we sing our opening hymns.  Both boys did a great job and enjoyed the activity.

Kade is in the center aisle wearing the lime green and white striped shirt.

Layton marching by.

Kade

Layton