Toe-Mater

Toe-mater has a double meaning here. Toe is because Scout didn't sleep a wink on the four hour trip home from Mimi and Papa's last Saturday evening, instead she blew or sucked on her toe most of the way. She has recently figured out this blowing thing so don't be surprised if she comes up to you and blows on your arm.

Second meaning of toe-mater is exactly what it is.....toemater. Isn't that how ya'll say it around your house? Papa is the toemater guru and during our little picking spree we actually got 92 toematers. Yummm.....I think I almost foundered on toematers during our stay.

Mimi, Scout, Aunt Pat, and Papa picking toematers.

Scout mostly liked to pick the green toematers, so she had to have some pretty close supervision by Mimi. She had the most fun to try to carry the bucket around.

Scout decided she was finished and tried to call under the fence to head back to the house.

Mom tried to get a picture of us by her pretty flowers, but Scout just wouldn't be still and look at the camera.

Here is Scout wearing Mimi's boots. She loved them and tried to walk around, but just couldn't do it.

Bye bye, Paci

Recognize this........

Pacifier, paci, plug, or otherwise known as a life saver. It is perfect for keeping the kiddo quiet in meeting, the car, Wal-Mart....pretty much everywhere, anytime. It is such a convenience thing and Scout has had it since Day 2. She didn't care too much about it for awhile, but in the last couple of months she has been really attached. When driving down the road I could ask where her "paci" was and she would help me look for it. We could never keep up with the silly thing. She learned at a very early age to undo the pacifier leash and of course it was also super fun to get mad and throw it while in the carseat. When Pake and Tate were here this summer we had a Paci Hunt and they were paid $0.50 for every one they could bring me. We found around twelve.

Yep, I am a mean momma and decided that when she had a snotty nose last week and couldn't very well breathe and suck on the paci that it was a perfect time to take it away. Take away the child's comfort when she's sick. Sorry, I'm just mean like that. Today is one week without the paci. We even made it through Sunday pretty well.

She is her Da-Dee all over again......

Seriously

who likes these things

called Ranch Style Beans?

I can assure you that there are only two people in this household that love them. A perfectly healthy supper for a 15 month old, right? That is, supper for a 15 month old that weighs 25 lbs 8 oz and is 32.5 inches tall. She ain't hurtin' folks.

Special Picture

This is the special picture I'm talking about. I was so excited today to get this shot of my great-Aunt LaVerne posing with Scout and I. Scout hasn't been super interested in her lately and I was just scared that I wouldn't get a good pic of the three of us. She doesn't get out much, but did make it to potluck lunch today. She even looks like she feels good in this picture.

Before she had to move to the nursing home in Muleshoe she was my next door neighbor. She is the oldest of my grandmother's eight siblings and the only one living. She will be 99 in January. What a special lady!!!!

On the other hand.........this is not so hot of a picture but it does give an idea of what our little cheerleader outfit looks like. She started clapping immediately when we arrived at the pep rally on Friday. Then I got to thinking about her deep little voice and how she always says "hey". Look out folks she may be a cheerleader after all. More cheerleader pics to come this football season.

Here's our cheerleader that loves to show off her muscles and wink!! We're gonna..........I mean.........we do have our hands full.

Hope everyone has a fun and safe Labor Day!!

Little Drunk Girl......

OK.......so there isn't really a little drunk girl, but Scout sure was acting like it the other night. We cooked out at the Cain on Saturday evening since Mimi and Papa were down. Gotta love the special treatment our company gets. It seems like the sand burrs had grown a little since we were there last. Scout only got into a bunch once, but she's a "toughie".

Did you know that a cow says "booo"?

Scout and her beloved Hope.

Shot of the whole fam.

Great Aunt LaVerne with Mom & Aunt Pat.

Scootie - Tootie

Cowwwgirl, Baby!!

Would you say she looks like her dad?

Rodeo in Roaring Springs last night. The team did well, but it is a two night rodeo and we won't know how we did until about 10 tonight. Here are a few videos to enjoy, except my videoing is soooo bad. Sorry I get excited and just can't help it. I was also having to stick my arms and camera through the fence at about 2 and 1/2 feet off the ground.

Super weird, but this crazy kid loves to pick her toes. Not sure who she inherited that from....better not tell, huh!!

What she is saying is "bite". Bite means food or drink. Lately she's been saying it if she spots a bite, doesn't necessarily mean she wants it. Can you imagine how fried my brain is after hearing this high-pitch request one thousand times a day?

Can YOu beliEve IT KAIT???

Ok, so here goes a whole lot of nothing and everything wrapped into one. I am doing this dreadful catch-up post since my sil, Kait threatened me yesterday. Should I just go ahead and list off all the things that I've been putting off that way I'll be held responsible for them too? It would make you peeps ill with disgust that I am such a procrastinator. Seriously........

Here are just a few of them that I can think of off the top of my head without digging out lists from months back. Order pics from Kait, order magazines for myself and Grams, finish painting two drawers and some odds and ends from the redo, hang stuff on the walls (still can't decided), clean out garage, clean out little house (storage), have garage sale, go through Scout's clothes, start working out, quit eating badly.....................

These pics are from my recent (or not so recent) sewing expedition to Springfield, CO. I called it an expedition since I recently got one. No, no, not a new expedition, but it's new to me and I love it. Such an upgrade from the car. I love how the third row seating folds, etc. I might just be converted to a Ford girl. We'll see what is cheap next time and I'll be that kind of girl.

Scout playing with the cat and sewing with cousin Rylan. It's pretty funny because they don't even pay much attention to each other. The last pic is of Sean & Missy's beautiful girls with cousin Rylan.

O...about the sewing........of course I didn't get much done. I can't find the right material for my cornerstones, so I can't finish my quilt top. Even if I did, I would probably just add it to the ongoing list of things to be done around my house. So for now we'll just say I'm looking for some purple and white stripe material.

I guess I should let you know what's going on with the hubby. He and his pals won a nice rodeo at The Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, OK on August 1st. It should be on RFD-TV sometime if you happen to keep up with that. This website http://www.allaroundranchrodeo.com/ tells a little about it. It was such an exciting rodeo and Hope and I were the only two fans there for the team. Surprisingly we didn't even have a camera with us. We also left Scout overnight (or for most of the night) for the first time. We drove all night and I picked her up around 4 or 4:30 that morning. Pretty sure she never missed us!

Riley has also started tying calves. We went and he roped with Jesse and Spur this week. We had a fun time just watching and playing in the dirt. So about the calf roping thing......Riley is doing great for having never done it before and has a great horse that is learning alot too.

There is always something fun or funny going on and it probably involves a horse or a sweet baby girl. Catch ya next time and hopefully that's soon!!