Fair Festivities!

This year we split the fair up into a few days to get to see and do everything. The weekend before the fair actually started, Dane and Cody Stelter entered the "Fair Cook-off." Contrast to their last cook-off, winning $500 for their ribs, they came up empty handed this time around. Nevertheless, we still had a great time. They boys decided to take an 8 second ride on the mechanical bull while hanging out at the cook-off. Brady, of course, was the first one to volunteer to ride. He walked up there all cocky, grabbed a glove, and hopped up on that bull. All was good until the bull started "bucking." Then he immediately wanted off. I guess I can stop worrying that he will grow up wanting to ride bulls. Kade loved it. He ended up riding two more times after that.

Later in the week, we went down to the fair to look at all the animals, check out the rodeo, and ride a few rides at the carnival. The kids had a good time. It was a great family outing.


The Saturday of the fair, Kade and Brady entered the "Little Hay Hauling" contest. Kaden Seeker was Kade's partner, and Markie Odom was Brady's partner. Kade and Kaden ended up getting second place and trophy. Markie and Brady got 5th place, which was really good considering there were 10 or 12 teams and they were one of the youngest. Maybe next year is their year for that trophy.

Belated Five Month Old Update!

As usual, I am way behind on my posts again. I never got around to doing a 5 month old post for Nate. So, I am going to back track a little. At 5 months old, Nate was:
*sitting up on his own with a little support from the boppie
*getting in the crawling position; rocking back and forth on his hands and knees
*eating baby food; we have tried all the fruits and veggies
*sitting up in the big bath tub chair
*loving when Mommy walks into the room; he's really becoming a "Mommy's Boy"

The six month post is right around the corner considering he's already 6 months old.