The Hot Tub

After taking a dip in a friend hot tub earlier this summer, I'd been pining away for one of my own.  Luck fell from the sky a about a month ago.  The same friend's brother was selling their hot tub for a song.  It's a Softub; we had to go to Greeley to pick it up.  We've had it about a month or so now and I can count on my hand how many nights I have NOT used it!  If you get in once the sun is down and it's starting to cool off, it's fabulous.  And I fall asleep the minute my head hits the pillow.

The girls had some fun in it the other night.  Leah was a little scared at first, but quickly began having fun.  Anna kept going under water.  I think it's to outshine Grace, who is scared to put her head under water!

Rabbit Show in Laramie

Yesterday there was a rabbit show in Laramie.  With only one breed of rabbit, the shows go pretty slow as you wait for your breed to be called.  There were 2 youth shows and Grace got Champion and Reserve Champion in each show for her breed.  Then if your rabbit gets Best of Breed (same as Champion) then when all the breeds have been judged all the Best of Breeds compete against each other for Best of Show.  Grace got a runner up in Best of Show, which is fabulous.  She's never been commended during Best of Show.

It sure got hot in that barn and Leah's feet ended up being black from all her running around.  Grandma and Grandpa Y ended up coming up to hang out with us for the day.  Henry behaved himself and got lots of cuddles from one of Grace's Rabbit Judging Team members.

Our county fair starts up next week.  Here's hoping she does fabulously like last year.  She sure has been blessed with luck in her 4-H rabbit foray!

The Black Hills

We took a long weekend, loaded the car and headed to the Black Hills of South Dakota.  It was beautiful over there.  We took this road that had pigtail bridges where the road crosses over itself.  How cool to this engineer!  We took in Mt. Rushmore, Keystone, Hill City, rode the 1880 Train.  We also went to Reptile Gardens, the Cosmos and Bear Country.  Here is a picture filled post of what we saw and did.

buffalo along side the road

pigtail bridge

on the 1880 Train

on the 1880 Train

the 1880 Train engine

Mt. Rushmore with the kiddos

turtle fossil at Reptile Gardens

petting a baby alligator

petting a giant tortoise

the 1880 Train

the 1880 Train engine filling with water

lazy black bear

Grizzly bear

kiddos at Bear Country

Finally...a Shot of Henry's Teeth

Henry loves his exersaucer.  I caught some cute pictures of him bouncing away in it the other day.  If you look close, you can see his 2 bottom teeth.  This is for you Heidi, living vicariously through me! J

Geese

Remember we put the geese in the front yard?  Well, they mowed it properly, so we decided to move them around.  They've been in the tree belt and here and there around the property.  The garden area was overgrown outside the raised beds, so we put them in the garden enclosure to mow the grass down.  The first picture is when we put them in, the second is 24 hours later!  They sure do their job well!

And because Jeremy loves Tom so much, he sent me some pics of the bird.  I thought I'd throw them on here for you to see.

First Cook-out

Yesterday was such a beautiful early June day.  We decided to grill chicken on the fire pit.  Then we had dinner outside in the shade of one of the trees from our tree belt.  We roasted marshmallows over the coals after dinner.  The girls enjoyed pushing Henry around in his stroller and riding their bikes.  I am so ready for the warmer weather!

Jeremy's Tattoo

Jeremy's been wanting to get a tattoo for years, but really didn't know what to get.  I got him a gift certificate to a tattoo shop in town for Christmas.  It happened to expire, so that got him in gear to figure out what he wanted.  He got a 1/2 sleeve of a male lion with 4 cubs.  Here is the finished piece. Part of it was done in early May and it was finished just the other day.  It's on his right forearm.