Happy Halloween 2010 -- Cinderella and the HIllbilly Boy

HaPPy HaLLoWeeN
Hope everyone enjoyed their evening.
Here a few pics of Riley and Abby Gale, AKA Hillbilly Boy and Cinderella...

Fall at the Dallas Arboretum

Happy Fall Y'all.

Today we spent the day at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. It was a great day out with beautiful weather and beautiful smiles and lots of laughter. We went up for the Storybook Pumpkin Village and to take fall photos of the kids. Riley had a blast running down the hill where we had a picnic lunch, Abby and Ally had a good time playing in the hay maze and Blaine took lots of really great photos of everything around. There were many different fall flowers in bloom, lots of acorns on the ground, and punkins everywhere.

Hope everyone had a great Sunday!

10/10/10

It's Rodeo time in Central Texas. Today was the stick horse grand entry at the rodeo and the kids took part. Here are a few photos...

Riley and Abby walkin' along together.

Abby and Sugar, her pony

Riley and his pony, Blackie

4-H Photo Contest -- Blaine

These are Blaine's 4-H Contest Photos -- she turned in eight total but these five made it to the District contest and all earned Blue Ribbons. Look for these to be hanging at the HOT Fair in the 4-H photo hallway.

"Cowboy Will"

"Butterfly Futterby"

"Red"

"Rock Wall" (architectural image)

I can't get the Spider picture to upload so there is one more -- Black and white photo of spider in it's web.

Photo Contest for 4H -- Allison

These are Allison's photos that she entered into the McLennan County 4-H Photography Contest. This was her first year to participate in this project. She did exceptionally well. Her photo of the spider did not move on to the district contest but her "Sunshine" flower photo did. It received a red ribbon in the district show. "Blowing in the Wind" photo of Abby did great -- she won the category in the county contest and moved onto the district contest with it -- where she won BEST OF SHOW for the Junior Division. (The district contest is one where photos from 18 different counties compete against each other. )

Congratulations Allison and GREAT JOB!

The flower photo and Abby blowing in the wind photo will be on display at the HOT Fair so be looking for them!

Firefighter Combat Challenge -- Tyler

Today, we went to Tyler to watch Uncle Steven participate in the Firefighter Combat Challenge. Abby got dressed out to participate in the kids' area but ended up "chickening" out.

Here he is running through the course..

Uncle Steven dragging Randy through the finish line. These guys are something else to be able to compete like this. Running in their gear, dragging 175# of deadweight for over a hundred feet, running stairs, and much more in the heat.

Isn't She Pretty?

Abby and her new sparkling earrings....