More pictures from my camera

These are pictures from my phone camera. They are pictures of Micah's birthday, and the rodeo. Most of the pictures are from Sarah getting ready to Mutton Bust and then of Abby and Sarah playing with worms.

Kemah Boardwalk

Today was a fabulous day with Catherine and John Norris. Wendy was at home sick. We hope she gets better soon. The weather was a little chilly for playing in the water fountains but we had fun anyway. We rode the carousal, the train, and a few other rides. We went to lunch at Joe's Crab shack and then had ice cream later in the day. The girls all had fun going on the rides and playing with each other. Today was also a celebration of Catherine's gotcha day. It has been 3 years since the Norris' became a forever family. We are very lucky to have them as "family".

The Zoo

Sarah, Micah and I went to the zoo on Tuesday with Jim and Kelli Tuschman and their kids Mei and Max. We had a great time and the Zoo has made some wonderful changes since the last time we were there. We saw the new African exhibit, the flamingos, birds, tiger and then had lunch and rode the train. The girls had a great time.

St. Paddy's Day

St.Paddy's day is tomorrow and now I am ready. On Sunday we went with friends to a St. Patrick's Day parade in Champion Forest. We camped out on the lawn along 1960 and then they closed off the street and had a very good parade. We spent the day with the Fourniers, Gees, Gyllings and the Norris'. The girls seemed to love getting beads, and candy that was thrown off of all the floats. We are thinking that next year, we need to have a float and have the girls dress in green shirts with the slogan Kiss me I'm Irish! It was a great day with great friends.

Mutton Bustin 2011

Sarah became a Mutton Buster at the rodeo this year. She ahd to be 5-6 and weigh less then 60 lbs. She was so excited about doing it. They took her into a penned in area and gave her a protective vest. When it became her time to ride, they placed a helmet on ehr head also. There were adults there to talk her through the whole deal. SHe had a huge smile on ehr face the whole time. She didn't get too far but to her she won first place. they gave all the kids scores but I couldn't tell you want they were. SHe told us later that the sheep smelled "baaaaad" She also recieved a back pack with a number 3 card, a black ribbon of participation and a certificate of completion.

Rodeo 2011

What a wonderful day we had. We went tot he Houston Livestock and Rodeo with the Fourniers. I thought we would be there for 2-3 hours but ended up staying for 8. We had a blast. We rode many rides, ate lots of food. (Some good and some not so good) and got some wonderful pictures. I actually rode the Ferris Wheel with Craig, Sarah, Claire and Abby. Russ rode the ski life with the girls and Craig and Micah got to ride around in a stroller for about 2 minutes and then was carried the rest of the day. I think the two best rides were when Sarah got to ride a sheep and then the big girls got to be human gerbils. It was a neat experience. The human gerbil ride was where the girls got into a huge ball that had to be filled with air and then they tried to roll around on top of water. I am not sure if it was more fun to be inside or more fun to watch. The mutton bustin will be talked about in the next blog along with photos.