How we spent our Valentines Day

For our Valentines day we decided to have a family dinner at Mom's so I called Mom Friday night and informed her we were all coming wasn't that nice of me. Anyway Lisa and Jim Bob (her oldest that is what Brian calls her) are into making cakes and decorating them so they did dessert and a vegetable and I did the meat and of course we begged Granny to make her homemade rolls she is famous for. She has been making them since Grandps and Dad use to have hired hand on the place before they had Lisa and I then the hired hands went away and we became them. But Granny is known for her rolls in the communtiy with all the people who use to haul hay for us. This year Lisa is starting up a Shooting Sports team a Sr and a Jr team and well Jon's brothers kids are even involved. Bob was not going to do it but Lisa had a girl back out last minute so Bob gets to do it now. On Valentines the kids begged to go shoot skeet so we bundled up the best we could and went and played. We all got part of the action but this really is not my thing I would rather take pictures. Its okay I can do it but I really don't get a kick out of this but I do love to watch the kids do it.



Uncle Brian had to help Dutches get in on some of the action.

He also got to help Paigers get in on the action too.

Here is Jim Bob.

Uncle Brian is working off his dinner for Bob to play too.

New Cast

Yesterday we took Captain and he got a cast put on he will be in it for 3 weeks at least. He can get around with this one we are hoping he will be able to walk with it some when he gets use to it. Captain was really good while the put it on he even picked the color.
Once the kids got home from school they had to sign his cast.

Today we got out every farm toy we could find and barn and we have been playing farm.

Captain is so funny he hollers at me and says "mom Come here" so I come then he tells me there are too many bulls in his pen and they keep knocking down the fence.

Cade

This past Sunday we were celebrating Jon's, Terri's (Jon's brothers wife), and Jayme's birthday at our house. The kids were playing on the trampoline and we aren't sure exactly what happened but one of the kids did a flip and somehow Chief or I should say Captain (seems like Papa has come up with a new name for Chief) hit his leg on the bar. We took him to the ER in Siloam which was busy we got there at 3:30 and did not see the Dr till about 6:00 or a little after. Anyway the Dr did not see anything but Monday Dr Stock called and he had looked at the X Rays and he said there was a small fracture on his tibula. So I took him back to ER Monday and they put him in a split and we go Wed. to see Dr Allred and hopefully they will put him in something he can walk in. Captain in is to active to stay down for long, but he has been taking it all in as you can see.

Nicodemus Church sent a get well balloon and Marla and Wanda or I guess I should say other Granny sent all kinds of gum and Candy. Captain always runs to other Granny at church and every Sunday he gets gum. Thanks everyone for your thoughts and prayers.

Razorback Baseball Signing

This past Saturday we went to the Razorback baseball signing at the mall and one of Bob's friends and his brother and mom met us there. This is the kids with Ribbey.

This is one of Bob's friends they show cattle and are in 4-H together.

They even got autographs from the cheer leaders Bob and Wyatt wanted their picture made with them imagine that.

Bob's new bull calf

This is Mandy's first calf. Mandy is Bob's first registered heifer he ever bought she is a Shorthorn/Angus. At County she placed Grand of her breed in 2008 and won her class at the AR/OK State Fair. She was Reserve of her breed at the 2009 Benton Co fair. We were a little disappointed that she did not have a heifer calf so Bob or Dutches would of been able to show her.

I did stay home with the kids today and we went sledding and we built a snowman. I think I am going to have to go back to work to recoup.