1 Acre Ranch

Softball Starts................something new?

2010-05-08T00:39:00.000-07:00

Mylea has been learning how to pitch these past 3 weeks. This was her 1st game to actually pitch. She did pretty good. Struck out 5 batters. We hope it is the start of something wonderful! We will see. She was nervous,

but got better as the game went on.

You go GIRL!

Prom Queen and more Goats

2010-05-08T00:28:00.000-07:00

Cassie goes to the Jr Prom and who knew? She is the Prom Queen. How kool is that? Rustyn, loves the baby goats and likes to just sit down and get them

Go Cordell

2010-05-08T00:21:00.000-07:00

Cordell wins the Jr Bull Riding WAHOO!

GOT BABY GOATS?

2010-05-08T00:10:00.000-07:00

April 22, after Gymnastics. We got home and My and Dickie went to check T.K. Out and when they opened the back door you could hear them baa ing- and we knew they were here.
They are so cute. We named them Jack and Jill. Rus thinks they are the coolest.

Renisianance Fair

2010-05-07T23:59:00.000-07:00

The Renisiance Fair was alot of Fun Although it rained. Mylea like Goldy Locks, The Turkey Legs and took a stab at the Jousting.

Look who found Grammas Sink

2010-05-07T23:51:00.000-07:00

Mr. Kool loves to take baths in Gramma Kitchen Sink! What amess he is. i am not sure if he was humgry and wanting to eat the faucett or he thought that it was a microphone!

Mylea all ready for picture Day!

WINTER STUFF

2010-05-07T23:44:00.000-07:00

Lots and Lots of Icicles. They are very pretty. But ya don't want to stand under any of them.

Mylea enjoyed Little League Basket ball. She learned more about the game. It was a fun experience for her. She scored at least one basket in almost all of her games. One game she made 10 points WOW

2010-05-07T23:33:00.000-07:00

Tons of Snow this Winter! 12 inches one morning. @ hour Delay and school was still on. Look what we found as we headed for school on hwy 180 a herd of Elk. They were unbelievable!

Everyone headed for Buzzes for a NEW YEARS MEAL. CLancey cooked for all of us!

Britt marries Eric

2010-05-07T23:24:00.000-07:00

January came very fast mostly because Brittany is getting married. Holy Cow we all were running around crazy.

January 9th was the day . Everyone worked together and organized, decorated, the day came and the event was Great. Cutting the cake was an event all it's own. My and Russ danced a slow one. As the Family DJ, Wes played alot of fun songs. What a fun night! Congrats to the Newlyweds.

Merry Ho Ho

2010-05-07T23:12:00.000-07:00

Here comes the snow. Just in time for Christmas. We gathered at Aunt Gwen's for the Eve Celebration. Everyone had a good time, eating and visiting.

Aunt Gwens treat to Hondah on Christams Day Eve, is always much appreciated. There was a little eating , visiting, more eating, gambling, more eating and then the Family Photo. We are not very big but we covered up the Hondah Fireplace. appy Holidays everyone.

Wes Graduates from ASU

2010-04-20T22:26:00.000-07:00

WES DID IT ! He graduated from ASU, we are all so proud to be a part of this Special Day The whole bunch came down for the Graduation. We were missing the person who would have probalby been the most excited....Gramma Whiting! She started Wes reading when he was 3. she said he was her #1 student. Later after the Celebration Dinner at Texas Road House, we went to see the Temple Lights. It was such a fun time. We watched and listened to some of the carolers. The weather was perfect and the crowd was light. Mylea and Rustyn loved it as you can see. Mylea couldn't decide what lights she liked the best. I love this Photo with the Temple in the back ground. What a perfect place to put you in the right frame of mind for the Holiday Season!

So Long NRF 2009 - Hello Snow Storm from Heck!

2010-04-20T22:04:00.000-07:00

What a great time we all had one last photo from the Thomas and Mack. We had so much fun. Wesley gave Mylea a surprise plane ride from Phx to Vegas- wow was she shocked when we picked her up at McCarron Airport in Vegas. Clancey, Dad and Mom got her a vidoe camera to video the plane experience, and the whole NFR deal. She almost drove us crazy with that thing! Wes surprised Merr and Amands with a special Christmas gift of "Phantom of the Opera" An experience I will never forget. If you have the chance to see it in Vegas go for it! The Ventisian does it Right!

Dickie, Earl and Clancey took Mylea Tanner and Cordell to the Circus Circus Roller Coaster Extravaganza, they rode those things all night. Jen says she had the best time watching Rustyn. When Dickie and Earl found out how much it cost to ride the Coasters, they made them ride for over 7 hours. Needless to say the kids could hardly move their necks the next morning. So they were unbelievabely reverant in Church. haha. It was time to head home and it took us over 11 hours to get through the snow storm. It was like 40-45 most of the way until this side of Flagstaff. What a crazy ride. We stopped at a truck stop in Flagstaff to let the heathens run for awhile and Rustyn stretch his tiny legs. We couldn't resist, we purchased these awesome snow hats to "cherish the moment" Friends, Family and Fun, what more can you ask for!

NFR Here we come................

2010-04-20T21:52:00.000-07:00

WAHOO headed for the NFR...................The McBrides, The Lunds and the Other McBrides celebrated Christmas a bit early this year and went to the NFR in Las Vegas. WOW did we have fun. We went to the Cowboy Christmas and checked out the Horse Trailer of our Dreams, Mylea Met her name sake Jhette Johnson, he was kind enough to visit with her about her roping and encouraged her to Dream Big.."ya never know"! Cordell and Mylea found Chad Masters and got his Autograph. We went on a Dime, but had the Best Ole' Time! We even foud a church on Sudaty and surprised Earl's Gramma Betty! A great Memory I will have forever!

Wedding Bells

2010-04-20T21:49:00.000-07:00

Brittany Rogers to Marry Eric McNeil on January 9th, 2010. YIKES, that's like sooonnnn! Congrats!

Turkey Time in Safford

2010-04-20T21:39:00.001-07:00

The boys started a tradition when they were very small. Bringing their famous - Lil Smokies, cheese and Olives on a tooth pick to Gramma McBride for Thanksgiving every year. The catch is you can't buy the fixings until you get to Safford and you have to put them together on the way to her house. It was always funny using the back seat as a prep kitchen for their ordurve's. here they are with My, putting on the finishing touches. HAPPY TURKEY DAY

National Christmas Trees from the White Mountains

2010-04-20T21:34:00.001-07:00

They wheeled the Tree into the Rodeo Grounds Arena and had a little program before the Tree headed for D.C. It was really quite a big deal for ole' R.V. Mylea received a seedling from the Forest Service and has a twig from the Tree.

Super Bowl for NAYFL Football

2010-04-20T21:27:00.000-07:00

I sometimes wonder why I say "YES". Mylea decided to cheer for the NAYFL Youth Football league. I ended up coaching and the Peewees made it ot the Super Bowl. The girls had a good time and yelled their hearts out but we got beat!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

2009-11-01T20:07:00.000-08:00

We went Bowling for Desi's Birthday and HALLOWEEN!

Say hello to Alice in Wonderland and the Pea Pod. Perty cute if I do say so myself

Goooooooooooo NAYFL Cheerleaders

2009-11-01T19:59:00.000-08:00

Mylea has enjoyed being a cheerleader for the NAYFL Football Program. She and her stunt group have been able to perfect the "1/2"

with a cradle catch. It was alot of fun. Ther are 14 girls on the squad and they have been asked to perform at the Superbowl " Cheer Expo" as they cheer on the RV Mighty Mites (thats 1st and 2nd graders) that will be playing for the championship! GO ELKS

A RODEO, RAFFLE, ROPING AND A TALENT SHOW....wheeew thats hard work!

2009-10-19T12:59:00.000-07:00

What a day this October 10th was. OurRodeo Club hosted a benefit for the Rory Finch Family. Wow was this an amazing experience . Witnessing the whole community and all our Rodeo Families rally together in support of our Friends in their time of need. Over 90 contestants competed in the Rodeo and then donated their winnings back to the Finch Family. Community businesses donated all of the concession supplies that were sold in the concession stands and over 800 tickets were sold in the Motorcycle vs. Horse Challenge Raffle. I love this Valley and the examples of selflessness charity when our neighbors gather to support a good cause.

After a very long Rodeo day and well in to the night, Mylea still had to go to the local Talent Show. What would a family do without an Aunt Dez. She took her to the house helped Mylea wash off the Rodeo dirt, rehearsed the song and spiffed up her hair. Mylea had a great experience singing "Our Song" she did not win the contest but I am perty sure her grandpa Marlen was peekin' down a watchin' her with a big smile on his face. GREAT JOB MYLEA! We are sure proud of you!

LABOR DAY ROPING IN LINDEN- CLANCEY AND WES

2009-10-19T12:12:00.000-07:00

Dickie Loaded up the boys and took them to Linden for the Labor Day ropings.
I think they had a good time. Clancey ended up winning 4th and Wes's heeler missed to win it!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MYLEA!

2009-10-19T11:18:00.000-07:00

A NEW EVENT FOR MYLEA AND TERRY

2009-10-19T10:42:00.000-07:00

HIGH FIVE - UP TOP MYLEA!

Mylea ropes a few at Nanas. Dad gave her some last minute instructions and helped her down the arena. Mom and Wes turned her a few. Mylea even caught one. We had a great time. I THINK SHE IS HOOKED!

2009-10-04T20:06:00.000-07:00

Rustyn has a bath at gramma's

2009-10-04T20:01:00.000-07:00

Two 1st's for Mylea at the Pioneer Days Rodeo

in St Johns. 1st in the Flag Race and 1st in the Ribbon Roping with Brother Wesley and Dad.

What a HOT, FUN and very long day. We headed back to RV for the RVRCE Jackpot that night.

Mylea won 3rd in the Barrels and 2nd in the Poles.

Who's that flying high in the DOME?

2009-10-04T19:57:00.000-07:00

Dickie changed all the bulbs in the dome

Rustyn Thomas McBride's Blessing Day

2009-10-04T19:53:00.000-07:00

Everyone made it but Clancey and Gramma McBride

2009-10-04T19:46:00.000-07:00

Amanda, Wes and Rustyn McBride. Rustyn's Blessing Day.

2009-10-04T19:37:00.000-07:00

Round Valley Rodeo 2009 Buddy and Dickie

2009-10-04T19:18:00.000-07:00

Round Valley Rodeo 2009 Merr and Chemo

4th of JULY FEVER

2009-10-04T19:03:00.000-07:00

This weekend has been a very crazy one for the quick over view. Merrilea and Dickie decided they would run in the 4th of July Rodeo, SAY WHAT? yeah thats right. Last year was not very productive in the Rodeo Arena, Merr hardly rode at all with the reumatic fever keeping her home alot of the summer. They've been working to get ready, hitting jackpots and practicing at Nanas. They both ended up in the "slack" on Friday the 3rd. Merrilea was very excited and nervous..........(hey it's been 17 years ago since she ran the 4th) They arena was very muddy and ole' Chemo was not real excited , but they ran great and she was very happy to be a part of the Rodeo moment again. Dickie roped with Buddy and things just were not meant to be, Buddy broke out and Dickie legged up! It's all good though. The Family was there to cheer them on and I think that made it even more FUN and memorable. The Family headed to the Lunds that evening to decorate the Rodeo Club Float and be ready for the parade on Saturday! GREAT turn out lots of families were there to decorate. We all had a BIG laugh and enjoyed each others company on a cool Summer Evening. The parade was a good time. Rustyn rode in his 1st parade. Dickie got a little torturing as the truck that pulled the float had a sign on it that said.....
"Look who turned 50 oh what a thrill, he can hardly ride over the Hill" he just grinned a shook his head, and followed and roped the dummy for the whole parade route. The netest thing about the parade was later that day they announced " THE RVRCE won 2nd prize in the Parade". Everyone was excited. Finally made it to the Fire works, we head over to the Spr. Park, it gives you a straight shot to the Airport. Great Fun, Great Times and a perfect ending to a 4th of July weekend.

Jumpin Frogs Action

2009-10-04T18:42:00.000-07:00

Wow what a fun Party for the Lady Softball Jumpin' Frogs. Mylea has participated on a great team this Spring. We attended the Banquet and all the girls received awards and a trophy this season they went 11-1 WOW! Mylea received the " Miss Pump Up and Most Aggressive" player . She was very excited and we had a great time helping with the Team throught outthe season.

Where the Hell is Quemado, New Mexico

2009-07-27T19:50:00.000-07:00

I know this photo doesn't look like much
but Merr ran her first Barrel Race in 1968 on ole' Shorty here at the old Quemado New Mexico Arena. WOW you've come along way baby. They rebuilt the Arena this past year 2009 and we took Mylea to a Jr Rodeo there. We had a great time with the Penrods, and the Lunds. We hooked up our 3 Canopy's together and made your own bleachers. Lots of Laughs and memories.

All the way to Quemado New Mexico for a A Jr Rodeo. Mylea

and Leaf Getter were AWESOME they won 3rd in the
Barrel Racing and 4th in Flag Racing.

Rustyn Thomas McBride

2009-06-21T21:06:00.000-07:00

Moving on into Grandparenthood?

2009-06-21T20:56:00.000-07:00

Whoa and I do mean whoa! Richard and I are a bit overwhelmed with this new chapter that has been opened up in our lives this past week. Words cannot explain how we feel as reality sets in and we look at little Rustyn Thomas McBride. Emotions run wild as we recap the week and cannot believe how wonderful this small little person has changed all our lives in less than 1 week. Well done Amanda and Wes! Stay tuned for pictures.

Lyman Lake Fun

2009-05-27T09:30:00.000-07:00

The Murphys and the Rogers met up with us at Lyman Lake for a Afternoon of fun, Food and Fishing. the weather was great and the dogs enjoyed the water.......you go Luna!

We took the Roping Dummy too. Wes caught a huge catfish and we hauled him home to the ranch. He must not of been as excited as we were, we never got him to the Pond. He died in the horse drinker. dummer.....We are so lucky to have neat place less than 15 minutes away. We are trying to enjoy more that is right in our back yard. Watch out Casa Malipais we are headed there for the 4th of July and hey it's only 10 minutes away!

WELCOME TERRY!

2009-05-19T21:38:00.001-07:00

Look who showed up at the 1 Acre Ranch.......Terry Stratton!
Wow ! Mylea is trying this horse that Terry's girls have out
grown. Mylea and Terry are getting along GREAT! We hope
to see fast things in the Arena this Summer. Thanks Terry!

WAHOO FUN A THE BLUE!

2009-05-19T21:30:00.000-07:00

WAHOO! Cliff Diving at it's finest. Level I Mylea , Level II Tanner and Level III Cordell. The lunds and the McBrides headed for a picnic to the BLUE a couple of weeks a go. The kids had a blast swimming and fishing.

NEW SADDLE- NEW FRIEND

2009-04-12T11:12:00.000-07:00

Mylea and Porsha, Leaf Getter and new friend
Cassie from Utah have a ride and Mylea tries out her new saddle.

2009-04-12T10:49:00.000-07:00

Mylea picks up her new saddle from Cowbyo Up. She ordered it and saved enough money from the 2008 Rodeo Seasonto buy it. She is very excited to take it for a spin. Check out that green seat and green bling WOOOO!

New Addition and some really good HELP!

2009-03-18T22:47:00.001-07:00

The 1 Acre Ranch welcomes the 1st of 9 calves to be born. We started thie whole Correinte Herd to have heifers to rope and raise a few calves.
Things are not starting out the way we planned this year.......the first born is a BULL CALF.........think we'll just change our name to the 1 Acre Ranch
McBrides Bucking Bulls.
HEHEHE!

Jamie and Max went along for the ride. They were very excited to ride in the 3 wheeler trailer..................but the mama cows weren't quite as happy to see them!

Who was that Interviewing everyone with a water bottle?

2009-03-18T22:43:00.000-07:00

Clancey showed up for the "Mystery Routine" and all the kids from College to put on an AWESOME performance. The kids all loved him as he interviewed every class with........yes,

a water bottle. You'd not of known it was a water bottle the kids were laughing so hard!

Gymnastic ROCKS OUT to High School Musical

2009-03-18T22:39:00.000-07:00

The Gymnastic Recital was a great success. With over 115 kids performing, things went perty smooth. What a Fun time for everyone! Great Music, talented kids and alot of adult supervision equals a Super Show for a packed Auditorium.

Thanks EVERYONE for making it possible.

LET'S GO BOBCATS

2009-03-03T20:04:00.000-08:00

Basketball season has hit YIKES. Little League that is! Mylea is loving it. Yes that is right # 7 has got a little game .....................she may be the 2nd shortest on the team, but is a ball stealin' machine. She stole the ball 5 times at tonights game. Got 5 shots off and even dribbled down the court left handed. Mylea has yet to score, but is having a great time being a basketball player..... WAHOO! Goooo Bobcats!

New Year | New Additions

2009-02-24T19:43:00.001-08:00

Let me introduce you to the newest members of our family. that is Jaime on the right yep she's a queensland heeler and already fetches the ball like it was her job. That is Maxy on the left, oh Mylea just corrected me Max A. Million. He is a chaweenie. They are keeping us busy and sure burn a lot of energy. Wish they'd give me some! They both have gone for an unexspected swim in the Gold Fish Ponds in the back yard! It is true dogs know how to swim. We are looking forward to the warm weather so we can play alot with them outside.

2009-01-14T19:26:00.000-08:00

Looks like it will possibly be a white Christmas. We've gotton some storms lately and the weather is predicting snow Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve and Clancey and Kody are on their way home from School in the Valley . We all gathered at our House- we packed 20 people in our little house what fun that was! Everybody brought a guest , some related and some not. We plugged in the 2008 family DVD that Wes and I put together each year, ate Ham and potatos with all the fixins. We paused for a some very special moments on the reflection of the Savior. Everyone seemed to love it! Then onto Playing Rummy all night, tons of laughing, opend a few presents and then the Lunds arrived for a fun visit as Clancey and koday arrived YIKES the little house must of been buldging! hehehe The Party broke up around 1:30 a.m. " as the visions of sugar plums tried t ostart dancing in our heads" the wind really picked up outside, "dad stepped out the back to see what was the matter " Our neighbors siding on their house seemed to be on fire. Clancey and Dickie got slippered up and headed over across the street...Shawna Wards "ashes" she had setout earlier that day were sparking like crazy trying to catch her home on fire. The ole' water hose was found and quickly put out. .....................that sorta brought back a few nightmares! All ws well and no moe was hurt wahoo! What more can you ask for at Christmas time - good food, family and friends! Mylea is not sure what to do with her "all grown-up family" but she loved every minute of the whole deal!

2009-01-13T21:24:00.000-08:00

12/27/08 IT'S TUBING TIME....................
Headin' fer the hills brings on a whole new meaning. Especially when you take all yer REDNECK friends! Okay so things started out pretty good . Everyone caravaned up to Williams Valley Recreational Park - by Alpine, Az. David and Janet were in the lead, but for long, seems things were a bit slick and they ended up in the bar ditch, some of the members happily waiting and some not so happily waiting. Anyhow, after several attemps to pull him on the road with the other 3, 4-wheel drives in the carvan. Somehow i was volunteered to take all the kids on up the mountain. OKAY! Jen, Janet and all the kids piled in.

I drove "Carl" he took good care of us and we made it. Soon after here came the rest of the crew "all smiles"........sorta that nothing ventured......nothing gained kinda thing goin' on there--- like they'd conquered all .........ya know REAL Mountain Men.

What a great memory, The Boyds, the Murphy's,the Lunds, the Other Lunds, the McBrides and the Other McBrides. A big thanks to Grandpa Carl and Gary for the use of the 4 wheel drives we'd never of made it up the mountain in our 2 wheel drive. Friends, what would you do without them?

2009-01-13T21:15:00.000-08:00

You never know where the Ole' McBride Christmas Card Photo Session might be! This year we were looking for somewhere to get out of the wind! YIKES Clancey was in town so we wanted to take advantage of that. Holy Cow, was the wind blowing we weren't going for that no hair around the face and squinty eye look...so we headed for the RV Primary School Atrium, heck ya! It looked perty tropical! hehehe Not tooooo Bad!

Thanksgiving Time

2008-11-30T21:01:00.001-08:00

BIG MOUTHS, hehehehe. Clancey and Wes couldn't wait to get their hands on the Turkey Legs.
We went to eat at Aunt Goldie and Uncle Claytons (Dickies Sisters') where we joined Brother Clyde and his family, Gramma McBride, Kimmie, Taylor ,Ricky, The other McBrides and us. Everyone enjoyed their Rummy Games and then we celebrated Grammas 70th Birthday. It was alot of fun Ricky played his guitar and entertained us.

We had Breakfast the day after with my family at Safire. I hadn't been there in like forever. The food was great and the company perty good too. Clancey insisted we get the Lights up before he went back to school. Talk about dedicated or crazy in less that 2 days we are totally Decked out in the Christmas Light Action. Thanksgiving weekend was a bunch of fun. We ended it with the 3rd Ward Annual Christmas Breakfast. Wes put together a Video "Luke II with the song A Breath of Heaven" totally amazing , the kids got to see SANTA (he seemed a bit familiar to me) what great way to kick off the Holiday Season.

NOVEMBER- Branding Time

2008-11-30T20:48:00.000-08:00

Yes, we know we do things a bit backwards here at the One Acre Ranch. But you see, if your heifers calve out in August-September, you brand in late Ocotber or November and then you have roping steers/heifers to rope in May. Any how, that is our plan. Seems to have worked so far. Mylea does not like the Branding part. But she understands that now no one can steal them with the / A \ Brand on them. Now we areready for the Spring, as far as the roping goes.

Little Gym Halloween

2008-11-30T20:41:00.000-08:00

We traveled to watch Clancey's last Soccer game in the Valley. He had to work at the Little Gym Halloween Party and invited Mylea to go with him. She went as as an R.V.Cheerleader and Clancey as
an RV Elk Basketball player. What party that was, kids tumbling everywhere. Cookies, candies, games and prizes. GREAT job Holly and Matt. We had a fun time and it was really good to see your mom!

2008-11-30T20:32:00.000-08:00

It's Spooky time again. Mylea carved 2 pumpkins this year. Sister Crowther gave her one and her dad brought one home. It was alot of fun. She had fun designing the faces and carving them.

THAT DAMN Clancey!

2008-10-08T22:31:00.001-07:00

Merr had HAND Surgery in

September, That Damn Clancey took some really BAD photos at the Panda Express in Scottsdale before Dickie drove me home...............ya think your kids like you HAHAHA. Mylea took these photos and they are not much better that Clancey's.........just glad it is over and hope to get to start riding and rope few before the snow flies! Dr. Fitzmaurice and the nurses were sorta shocked when I was able to answer all the questions "NO".......like Do you Smoke? Drink ? etc. Sorta makes you appreciative for the way you were raised. I am regaining strength everyday and even helped get the cows and calves moved back to the State Lease and unload the panels on Monday (I used my arms ....I swear) So life is good once again to ole' R.V.

SOCCER TIME

2008-10-08T22:10:00.000-07:00

With FALL comes Soccer Season , Clancey at MCC and Mylea with the Sting Rays of RV. Myleas team was undeafeated this year as she scored 12 goals for the Season.

She was the oldest on her team............next year she'll be the youngest and start all over. Clancey on the other hand, still flipping around has 2 Goals thus far and 4 assists 2 of them on the Flip Throw-In They have not won too many games this year, but he really likes his coach and says the team is waay more unified. Dickie and I have spent the last 6 Saturdays along with Wes and Amanda at one Soccer field or another! Wes and Amanda's dog LUNA entertained the kids at the 1/2 times fetching the ball. Some games there were 1/2 a dozen kids sitting with us hoping to get a chance to throw the ball for Luna..............yes, we know LUNA you loved every minute of it!

Mylea TURNS 8

2008-10-08T21:40:00.001-07:00

Mylea's Baptism was a little bit different that the boys. She had helped her dad and Steve Udall gather our Bull loaned to the Udalls back in August. Steve made the mistake of asking her how old she was .........and well he got the whole I'm turning 8 in 2008 Baptism Speech. Steve told her that some of his grandkids had been baptized in his pond. That did it. The next thing I knew, we were planning a "Pond Baptism" The day of the Baptism, it rained all morning, during church, and after, we wondered if the would really happen and then abour 2:00 it stopped, we drove out to the pond, set up the chairs. People started coming and the sun broke through the clouds. It was truly beautiful ! There were mares and colts turned out on a hill close by and calves in the field beside the pond. As the baptism started, the horses came to the edge of the cliff and the calves came to get a drink in the pond. Everything was so clean and pretty from the rain..................what a great memory. Thanks Mylea for trying something so unique!

Labor Day Weekend -

2008-10-08T21:12:00.000-07:00

Labor Day brought a lot of crazy FUN. Mylea's Last Rodeo of the Summer. We were afraid Leaf Getter might not perform well for Mylea as she got in the barn and helped herself and her side kick Jigsaw to about a 1/4 sack of Sweet Feed. Off to the Vet! Dr. Pew in St. Johns tubed Leaf Getter and Jigsaw and we took them home watching them close for 2-3 days. The Labor day Rodeo was 12 days from the incident. Leaf Getter, with a few prayers and tender loving care by Mylea, ran her best of the Season. Cinching things up winning the Barrel Racing Buckle, the Pole Bending Buckle 4th in the Goat Ribbon Pull and the All-Around Cowgirl Title for the 2008 Season. For a little girl that would'nt even trot last summer, she had a Smokin' 2008 Season. We are really proud of her............and yes you too Leaf Getter.

Time for School

2008-08-27T06:27:00.000-07:00

I can't believe how fast the summer has flown by this year. Here is is august and Mylea is ready to start school WOW! She is very excited to go to a new school. Her adopted brothers are walking her to school. Mucho thank yous to Tanner and Cordell, yer' the best! We are about to wind down the summer with The Rodeo Club Finals coming up at the end of the month. We have had a great time, but are glad to through for the Season. We will be gearing up soon for SOCCER here is R.V. that pretty much takes the Saturdays up for September. Kody and Clancey are starting their seasons at College, Football for Kody and Soccer for Clancey. Marlen and Cassey are playing Frosh and J.V. Volleyball........boy do I feel old. It will be a FUN FALL time as the County Fair is around the corner, Mylea and I are planning to enter our flowers again and she just informed me whe can enter her chickens as well......................not sure if that will happen but we will see.

2008-07-27T21:42:00.000-07:00

Pioneer Days in St Johns, AZ.

We took Mylea to the Jr Rodeo in St. Johns on Thursday. What a crazy day. Mylea had a super fun Day, she and Leaf Getter won 4th in the Barrel Race with the time of 20.68 and 2nd in the Pole Bending with a time of 28.02. Both times are her personal BEST! They really stepped up as a team and all their hard practice at home paid off. It was really hot and between events we shed our shoes and socks to cool off a bit. What memories I have from this Rodeo , some good and some not so good. Dickie and I visited with lots of old friends that we competed against when we were 1st married. It was great to see them and their families still carrying on the tradiition of "Rodeo" for the Pioneer Day Celebration.

Dickie's Birthday

2008-07-15T22:24:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Dickies Birthday in the middle of the 4th of July celebration at the fireworks. We drove up past Larry's house and out past Coyote as far as we could parked the truck, got out the lawn chairs, cranked up the Lantern, ate cake, sang, watched the Fireworks, and then tried to take a special Birthday party photo. As you can see some of us are having a better time than others. We ended the Fun weekend at a roping in Pinetop. Clancey roped well but missed his 3rd steer to win the roping., what bummer!......can't win'em all. It rained and rained some of us went bowling and some of us stayed, heck we were wet anyhow! What a great Holiday!

4th of JULY

2008-07-15T22:09:00.001-07:00

The 4th of July is here with all kinds of things to do! Wes hooked up the BIG T.V. outside in the back yard, Dez and the kids came up. Kody and Clancey rolled the Tampoline around to the grass ,we had Gringo Navajo Tacos and watched one of our Favorite movies "The Cowboy Way" It was a hoot and a hollar we all laughed and had a GREAT time.Then we wne to the parade and set at our =favorite spot under the big Trees in front of the old Elementary School on main street. it's a tradition, whoever show up gets in the picture, even the dogs!

Dickie and CAM

2008-07-15T22:04:00.000-07:00

Dickie and CAM spin a few gettin; ready for the 4th of July.

Pretty Sunsets in R.V.

2008-07-15T21:59:00.000-07:00

What would we do without the Pretty Sunsets in R.V. I love to watch the sun go down, you never know what you'll see out my front door!

Marcy's Kittens

2008-07-15T21:52:00.000-07:00

Look what Marcy did during the night..... YIKES Baby Kittens -2 Minx and 1 Calico,we move d them out of Mylea's bed and into the closet. They are pretty cute!

What a Day................

2008-06-12T22:04:00.000-07:00

What a GREAT DAY this turned out to be. Dickie decided a while back that he might want to go to this roping. We had seen the posters in Buzz's Diner like 2 months ago. Dickie hasn't gone to a roping in like forever. Seems like there were always other place for the extra bucks to go! Like Dance classes, Missions, Sports Camps and such. So when he wanted to go, I was very excited. Dez, the girls and I drove out to watch for a bit. Dickie headed out early to find a few partners. The Roping was called " Benefit for a Childs Benefit." sorts like St. Judes is what we understood.................You paid cash to enter, but if you placed you would be received prizes and no cash back. Dickie met up with some of his friends there from Duncan and entered with 3 partners Buddy, Richard and Jana. He roped great and ended up winning 1st and 7th place giving him enough points to win a Team Roping Saddle. But.... it got even better . Mylea entered the 6-8 Dummy Roping against the boys and placed 1st and won a Buckle. It was all very exciting................what a day! I was very proud of both of them!

A bit of Roping

2008-06-12T21:57:00.001-07:00

Look who showed up this Memorial Day weekend. Clancey and Kody from College for a bit of a break. The boys play for MCC. They start their Soccer and Football Seasons back up in July.

Somethings you just don't forget. The boys had to rope a few after the Rodeo on Memorial Day.

We were glad to see them and have them home for awhile. Guess I better go grocery shopping! hehehe

Memorial Day

2008-06-12T21:45:00.000-07:00

We all enjoyed ourselves at the 1st Rodeo of the Summer this past Memorial Day. Fun was had by all. Checkout ole' Leaf Getter, she and Mylea mean business making a turn around barrel number one. They placed 3rd in the Pee Wee Barrel Race.

softball time

2008-06-12T21:29:00.000-07:00

Mylea has a great time playing softball. She plays second base and catcher. She is very excited about getting to the games and trying to hit the ball. She hit a triple a few nights ago and was so excited I was afraid that she might do a cartwheel! Her team is the Athletics, but the girls wanted to be called the Jumpin' Frogs, so Aunt Dez made them all T- shirts and put frogs and their numbers down the sleeves . They are super cool! Just ask one of the Jumpin' Frogs.

2008-06-10T06:49:00.000-07:00

Life is good in ole' R.V. , Dickie and I are not sure we are cut out for a Blog, but Mylea thinks we are. So don't expect much. But we'll give 'er a whirl. Our Summer so far has been filled with sun, fun, little league baseball and softball, lots of B.Q.'s and some Roping and Rodeoing on the side. It has been great having Wes and Amanda able to back in the community. They are doing great and enjoying their new home and added a member to their family (nope not grandparents yet) a black Lab dog, WOW is he big! We are looking forward to having Clancey home for the next 3 weeks.He is taking break from MCC Soccer and between jobs. He thinks he needs a break and some cash money and we think a little reality check might be good too. Mylea is happy that both her brothers will be here take her places and stuff (her words) Off into June, and wrapping up Mylea Sofball Season, we wil be spending alot of time at the Arena. So with any luck at all, we'll post some pictures as soon Dickie and I get our next lesson on blogging from our very own Blogging Extraordinare "Wes"

Welcome to the 1 acre ranch

2008-06-09T13:39:00.000-07:00

Wahoo, here we are headed into the Summer. Wrapping up Mylea's Softball Season, what a little hitter she's turned out to be! Our Rodeo Season gearing up, check out http://www.wonderfulwesterns.com/, sit back and hang on for a fun ride through the summer. We'll be keeping ya posted.