60TH ANNIVERSERY WEEKEND IN RUIDOSO

WE SPENT LAST WEEKEND CELEBRATING GRANNY AND GRANDADDY'S ANNIVERSERY IN RUIDOSO. WE HAD A GOOD TIME AND OF COURSE STAYED SUPER BUSY! WE WENT TO THE RACES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SATURDAY NIGHT WE HAD DINNER AT THE TEXAS CLUB AND SAT RIGHT NEXT TO THE DANCE FLOOR! SAGE AND GUS HAD A GREAT TIME DANCING! I THINK EVERY YEAR SHOULD BE A CELEBRATION AFTER 60! HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

THE RIVERWALK

BEFORE WE RETURNED HOME FROM SAN ANTONIO, WE SPENT PART OF A MORNING AT THE RIVERWALK. THE DALLAS COWBOYS WERE IN TRAINING CAMP, AND WE HAPPENED TO BE BY THE THEIR HOTEL WHEN SOME BUSES WERE UNLOADING. THE ONLY PLAYER WE RECOGNIZED WAS JASON WITTEN. I REALLY WANTED GUS TO TRY TO GET AN AUTOGRAPH, BUT HE WOULD NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. IT WAS REALLY CONCERNED BECAUSE HE WAS WEARING A TEXAS TECH SHIRT AND CAP THAT DAY AND NOT DALLAS COWBOY. HE THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE MAD AT HIM.

WE ALSO WALKED DOWN TO THE ALAMO. WHEN WE WERE ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY, SAGE SAID, "WHERE IS THIS ALAMALL MOM?" SHE NEVER DID QUITE FIGURE IT OUT! SHE WOULD NOT SMILE FOR A PICTURE THERE EITHER!

MORE MUTTON BUSTIN

HERE'S SOME MORE PICTURES

GUS AFTER GETTING HIS TROPHY TUESDAY NIGHT.

GUS AFTER THE ROLL WITH HIS SHEEP WEDNESDAY NIGHT, BEFORE WE GOT HIS FACED CLEANED AND A DRINK!!

MUTTON BUSTIN

GUS RODE AT THE LEA COUNTY FAIR IN LOVINGTON AGAIN THIS YEAR. HE DID GREAT! HE RODE ONE SHEEP ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND ANOTHER ON WEDNESDAY DURING THE RODEO. I TOLD HIM BEFORE THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT PERFORMANCE NOT TO LET GO UNTIL THE SHEEP WAS ROLLING ON TOP OF HIM, AND HE DIDN'T! HE CAME BACK TO THE CHUTE WITH A FACE AND MOUTHFUL OF DIRT, BUT WAS FINE AFTER GETTING HIS MOUTH WASHED OUT.

MOVIE AND SMORES

AFTER A LONG DAY AT SEAWORLD, WE HAD DINNER AND PLAYED AT THE POOL AT THE HOTEL. AFTER DARK THE HOTEL PLAYS A MOVIE OUTSIDE AND HAS FIREPITS TO ROAST SMORES. IT WAS A LONG DAY, BUT WE HAD ALOT OF FUN. AS YOU CAN SEE THE KIDS REALLY ENJOYED EACH OTHER! SINCE THEN WE HAVE GONE ON A COUPLE OF WEEKEND TRIPS, AND SAGE ALWAYS ASKS IF MICHEAL IS COMING TOO!

SEAWORLD

WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME AT SEAWORLD TO ROUND OUT THE TRIP. WE SPENT ONE AND A HALF DAYS THERE AND DID NOT SEE QUITE EVERYTHING. WE MET UP WITH MOLLY AND MARTY AND THEIR KIDS. IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE OTHER KIDS TO PLAY WITH AND HELP WATCHING THE LITTLE ONES WHILE WE RODE THE ROLLER COASTERS! ALL THE KIDS ENJOYED RIDING THE SHAMU EXPRESS. GUS RODE HIS FIRST BIG ROLLER COASTER. HE LIKED IT, BUT I'M NOT SURE IF HE WILL DO IT AGAIN FOR A WHILE. IT EVEN SCARED ME A LITTLE BIT!

THE KIDS FED THE DOLPHINS THE FIRST DAY.

THEY HAVE CLYDESDALES IN THE PARK, WE TOOK A PICTURE BY "BUD" FOR OUR BUD.

WE ALL LOVED THE SHAMU SHOW. AFTER HEARING THE "BELIEVE" STORY THE FIRST DAY, SAGE TOLD ME SHE WANTED TO BE A SHAMU TRAINER. I TOLD HER WE NEEDED TO WORK ON GETTING HER FACE WET IN THE POOL! IT'S GREAT THAT SHE THINKS SHE CAN DO ANYTHING.

SAN ANTONIO ZOO

WE ENJOYED THE SAN ANTONIO ZOO WHEN WE FIRST GOT TO TOWN. WE MADE A QUICK TRIP THROUGH THE ZOO BECAUSE IT WAS SOOO HOT. THE KIDS LOVED SEEING THE GIRAFFES AND RHINOS BEST!

VACATION PHOTOS FINALLY!!

WE HAD A GREAT VACATION THE LAST WEEK OF JULY. WE STAYED FOR A FEW DAYS IN NEW BRAUNFELS ON THE COMAL RIVER, AND SPENT THE ENTIRE TIME IN THE WATER. THE CONDO HAD A POOL, AND THERE WERE LOTS OF OTHER LITTLE KIDS TO PLAY WITH.

GUS WORKED ON HIS DIVING WITH LANCE AND WAS DOING GREAT BY THE TIME WE LEFT.

WE ALSO FLOATED THE RIVER, AND SUPRISINGLY BOTH KIDS LOVED IT. THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN BEFORE WE GOT ON THE RIVER, SAGE HELPED HERSELF TO SOME LIPSTICK IN MY PURSE!
SAGE EVEN MADE IT THROUGH THE BIG TUBE CHUTE WITH LANCE AND GUS. SHE HAD FUN, BUT SAID SHE WANTED TO WAIT TO DO IT AGAIN WHEN SHE WAS A BIG GIRL! SAGE AND I SPENT ONE DAY AT THE OUTLET MALL SCHOOL SHOPPING, WHILE GUS A LANCE WENT TO THE SCHLITTERBAHN. EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO GOING BACK!

PROBLEMS

I HAVE SO MUCH TO BLOG ABOUT, VACATIONS, MUTTON BUSTIN, RAIN, PROJECTS.... ETC. BUT MY PICTURES WILL NOT LOAD AND IT KICKS ME OFF THE INTERNET. HOPEFULLY I CAN GET IT FIXED SOON. BETTER GET READY FOR PICTURES WHEN IT IS FIXED!
ANYWAY, IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS, WE HAVE BEEN TO NEW BRAUNSFELS, SAN ANTONIO, LOVINGTON..IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. FRIDAY THE KIDS AND I LEAVE TO GO TO RUIDOSO FOR THE WEEKEND. SCHOOL IS STARTING THE 24TH NOT MUCH LONGER!