Peyton's First Horse Show

Last night we took Peyton to the Open Kids Horse Show in South Jordan that was put on by the Mavericks Riding Club. It was her first horse show and she was so excited for it but let me tell you it was an eventful night.

She loves to rope so we put her in the dummy roping contest that was held before the horse show started. She got out roped but still had fun. Then she competed on Rummy in barrels, poles and the flag race. She was especially excited for the barrels because she had been practicing and can do them all by herself. She didn't want Bradyn leading her through them so he took her in the arena and turned her loose but for some reason Rummy went in the wrong direction, I'm not sure if on his own or if Peyton pulled him that way but Bradyn ended up grabbing a hold of him to point him in the right direction and that was a mistake. It made Peyton mad and then even more mad when he ended up leading her through the rest of the barrels. Next was the poles and I told Bradyn that she didn't want to be lead and to just let her follow him through the pole pattern since she hadn't practiced them. She was doing really good until she got to the last pole and then Rummy took off to run back to the start. He was going pretty fast and I think she panicked and forgot to pull back on the reins to stop him but she just held on so good with both hands on the saddle horn all the way down the arena and never fell off. It scared her a little so she had Bradyn lead through the flag race which was a good idea because Rummy was wanting to go a little faster than Peyton could probably handle.

Rummy is such a good horse and we are so thankful to have him. Rummy is Bradyn's oldest horse and he rode him in riding club when he was a kid and he obviously didn't forget because he was just doing what he was supposed to do. Heck she is only 4 years old what do you expect. Peyton will hopefully be old enough to compete in riding club next spring which will be good for her so that she can become a better rider and Rummy will be the perfect horse for her. I am just so proud of her for doing it and I still think she did such a good job. Call me crazy but I wasn't even scared when they took off running down the arena, I just kept recording ha, ha:). I knew she would hold on tight and I knew Rummy would take care of her.

All the kids that competed received ribbons and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers for the high point for each age group split up into 8 and under, 9-12 and 13-15 year olds received belt buckles and the winners of each event for each of the age groups received prizes such as buckets, brushes, halters, etc. Peyton competed against 24 other kids in her age group so obviously she ended up with a ribbon after the night she had besides there are some pretty good little 7 and 8 year olds that can ride. She liked her ribbon but was a little dissapointed that she didn't receive a belt buckle. I explained to her that the kids that went the fastest won the belt buckles and she told me "but mom I went the fastest (meaning the poles episode) so I should have won a belt buckle".

Here are just a few pictures from the night. I was recording and Bradyn was helping Peyton so it was hard to get many pictures.


Peyton competing in the roping contest




Peyton waiting to compete in the barrels


Peyton and Preslie


Peyton competing in the poles

Rodeo Season Is Here...

Well the summer RMPRA rodeos have started up so we are once again in for a busy summer between Bradyn competing in those a lot of weekends, camping here and there, family reunions and going to the horse races in New Mexico. Here are a few pictures from the Morgan rodeo last Friday night.


Bradyn, Peyton and Raylee


Bradyn, Peyton, Raylee and Preslie


Houston and Colter


Houston and Peyton on Rummy


Peyton and Houston


Peyton watering the horses at our house in her pink jogging pants and cowboy boots

Houston's 1st Birthday Party!

Yesterday we had our families down to our house for Houston's 1st Birthday Party! It was nice that everybody could make it. We have such great and supportive families. My mom, grandma Pat, grandma Carolyn, uncle Wade, and cousin Kellee came as well as Bradyn's parents, brother Shayne, Mandy and Raylee, and brother Hadley, Haylee, Preslie and Colter. You know my dad and brother, always busy, busy, busy and weren't able to make the long drive. That's okay we understand and will be seeing them in August when we go down to New Mexico hopefully.

We had good intensions of having the party outside and thought that it would be plenty warm in June but with this crazy weather we ended up indoors. The party still turned out nice though. We were still able to barbeque burgers and hotdogs, and everybody helped out by bringing, salads, veggies and dip, and chips. Thanks everybody for your help.

I was so suprised because Houston was so excited for his presents. When we had set some of them out he would go over to the pile and pack one off and try to open it. And between him and Colter, by the time it got time to open presents half of them were already ripped open. Houston was spoiled and received lots of great gifts. Thanks again to everybody, you are so kind.

We also had a big yummy Costco cake and ice cream. Houston loved the cake and ate 2 whole pieces himself and was a mess!!! I ended up having to bath him immediately after his cake because he was so messy.

Thanks again to our families for coming and supporting Houston and making his 1st birthday great!

Our Little Man Turns 1...

Today our little man turned 1. I cannot believe how fast time goes by. It seems like not to long ago Houston joined our family. He has been such a blessing in our lives and I cannot imagine it with out him. He has been such a good and happy baby and has been so much fun and he keeps getting even more fun. He still isn't walking but I think he is getting close. It seems like they are close to walking for so long and then just one day take off so we'll see. I guess he will walk when he is ready. Peyton didn't walk until she was 13 months old. Like Peyton too, Houston is slow at getting his teeth and still only has his 2 bottoms. But that don't slow him down when it comes to eating. He eats whatever we eat for the most part and drinks strictly out of sippy cups. I really thought it was going to be a battle taking his bottle away but it wasn't at all. I am so excited that he has been off formula for almost a month and has been off his bottle for over 2 weeks now. Here are a few pictures of Houston from the last year.


Houston when he was newborn


Houston at 3 months old


Houston at 6 months old


Houston at 9 months old


Houston 1 year old today

Hogle Zoo

So we have been really wanting to go to the HOGLE ZOO since we haven't been for 2 years and it has been so long since my mom has been and since she came in town this last weekend for Houston's birthday we decided to go yesterday before his birthday party. I was really worried about the weather since it seems like it has rained for 2weeks straight but it ended up being the perfect temperature for the zoo and we got out of there just in time before the rain started. Peyton really liked seeing all the animals and Houston seemed to enjoy it too especially the train. He went crazy on it!

T-Ball Is Over

So Peyton had her last t-ball game this last Wednesday. She had so much fun playing with her cousins Raylee, Preslie, Hallie and Jaycee, friend Teagan and all the new friends she made on the team. For the most part she did pretty well. She hit the ball good and could throw alright and paid attention to the game about as much as a 4 year old will. But she always looked forward to playing and especially looked forward to the treats after the game. She loves to keep busy with her activities but I think we are all looking for a little break this summer at least from t-ball and dance. She is going to summer preschool so between that and all the field trips her school goes on during the summer she will still be busy.


Peyton hitting the ball


Peyton on first base


Peyton running to third base


Peyton on third base


Peyton attempting cart wheels after she ran to home base

Our Little Cowboy

I feel like I post so much about Peyton I thought I would quickly post a little something about Houston. It's not much just that last Saturday night we went to the Herriman PRCA Rodeo. Houston's infant cowboy hat doesn't fit him any longer so Grandma Jill bought him a new one for an early birthday present so he had one to wear to the rodeo and wasn't left out because of course Peyton had to wear her cowgirl hat. He looked so dang cute I had to take a couple of pictures of him with my camera phone.


Our little blue-eyed cowboy


Doing what he does best, snacking on some snacks