Drifting along with the tumbling TUMBLEWEED!!!

The other day we were checking hog traps and there were quite a few tumbleweeds in the bar ditch. I got to thinking and told Tyler I want to pick me one up on our way back so I can decorate me one. Tyler was like only you would want to put a weed on the front porch and decorate it. Well, I was like YUP... I think I saw this on a Charlie Brown cartoon the other day.. Tyler said it was on TV and I had it on but wasn't really watching it much. But I had decorated it before this cartoon was even on...Tunnel vision, selective hearing whatever you want to call it :) Well, we didn't pick it up that day but I went with Tell the next day to check traps again and we got us a BIG OL' TUMBLEWEED!! This one wasn't very friendly, it was the stickery kind, so we had to tackle it with gloves! We found the biggest one possible and tied it to the headache rack on the back of the pickup.. I bet everyone was wondering why we were hauling a tumbleweed around!! HA!!

So here it is, the finished product!! And guess what???? Tyler thought it looked pretty darn cool after all!! I had to tie it to the wall because that silly thing wants to leave the country on a really windy day, guess I can't blame it, after all it is a tumbleweed.
It looks great with my rocking chairs, although I am minus one now.. I'm really sad about it.. We did a photo shoot the other day for some family pictures and we were hauling one around in the back of the pickup and that silly thing blew out of the pickup and smashed into a bazillion pieces.. We picked them up and Tyler was like, well we got us a whooping paddle out of the deal anyways...the arm of the rocking chair is pretty solid and Tyler says that will be Bronc's whooping paddle...OUCH is all I can say, hope he doesn't use it to much, I might have to get after him with it!!

Lollipop, lollipop o lolli lollipop..

This one is for Great Grandma McCoy!! Here is Bronc's unionsuit that she got him. Isn't it cute!! Bronc and Daddy will be sporting their unionsuits together, they both have them!! Gotta keep my boys warm. Shake your booty!!
Tyler and Bronc have this lollipop so called tradition already started. I wasn't really liking the sugar aspect of it, but it is quite cute....mainly because we have two sugar addicts in this family and I really don't want another one....So maybe an exception every now and then. Bronc lets Daddy have the sucker for a bit....

Pass it on to the next sugar addict....

Bronc's turn!! I got a really funny video of it but I can't get it to load!! So use your imagination.

Which Reindeer am I?

I found these cute reindeer Christmas jammies and antlers the other day for Bronc Baby!! Isn't he a cute reindeer! I think so.! Hello!!

Not sure which reindeer Bronc would be but he's a cutie!!

Giving Thanks!!

Let me tell ya, I was tired of eating Turkey this year!! We had two huge feasts and oinked out as usual! Oink, oink.. We went to my Mom's house for Thanksgiving and then had another one at Plainview with Tyler's family! Whew!! I didn't snap a single picture at my Mom's, bad Momma... and it was Bronc's first Turkey Day. Oops! Mom took a few and made a smilebox, we both were bad about taking pictures for some reason. Oh well

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I told myself I would take pictures at Plainview, since I was bad about it at my Mom's! Here is Aunt Joan's cute table!!

Family These folks are serious about their 42 game. I really don't even enjoy that particular game, so I do not partake in the seriousness....

Chelsey and Bronc!
Now I like doing puzzles, so this is usually where you will find me when 42 is going on!

The bun heads!! Really no harm done, aren't they cute!!

Great Aunt Rhonda and Bronc Baby!

Thankful for family, friends and food!!

Busy Bee

Bronc is a Busy Bee these days. He is crawling all over the place at a high rate of speed, super charged!! He can put it in 6th gear and get after it. Bronc is so funny, I just love the little fella. He can hunt you down in the house now to. He knows his way around quite well. The other day Uncle Tell knocked on the door and Bronc heard it. Well he came a truckin' into the kitchen to greet Tell, it was too cute!! He is pulling up on everything, kind of scares me at times. He has bumped his noggin several times, but I guess that is part of being a baby and growing into a big boy! Playing with Daddy's boots, I know the time will come when he is wearing them with just his diaper and going all over the house!! He may have to wear mine though, Tyler's are quite tall!!
Exploring the tubberware cabinet, is this a requirement for all babies?? Seems like I see it alot!!
Yes I made a mess!! Tornadoes all over the house!!

One of my favorite baskets to dump out!!

I did a good job!!

Picking on Ivy!

I think I might be teaching our son well, he already likes to help with the chores in the house!

Helping Mommy unload the dishwasher!

What a fun time!! Love this child!! More than words or feelings can describe!!

Cowboy Christmas

This year we are going to have us a Cowboy Christmas at the Ranch!! I think it's time we started a new tradition now that we have our son Bronc! Since we have been living on poor boy cowboy wages, I have been having to get creative in gift ideas and CHRISTMAS CARDS!! I know that I would be in trouble if I didn't mail any this year... One of my friends posted a blog link to Shutterfly, which happens to be where I have been getting my Christmas cards done since 2006. They are offering 50 FREE Christmas cards if you do a 200 word blog about their promotion!! So I am jumping on it in order to take advantage of this great offer!! I have really enjoyed the templates that they have to choose from when I start designing my cards!! It is alot of fun, you can pick any template and load your pictures right onto it. After you have created you Christmas card, they print them for you and mail you your cards along with envelopes!! Quite a deal!! Follow this link and see for yourself!! http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards Here are our past Christmas cards!! I didn't do one for 2009 because I was a big ol' preggo woman at the time and wasn't all that motivated!! This is our 2008 Card!! 2007 Christmas

2006 Christmas

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Merry Christmas and be looking for our 2010 Shutterfly Christmas card featuring Bronc Baby and the Rice family!!

Our Little Toot...and CoWbOy in the Making!!!

Lets see here... Well we have been busy as usual. Last week we went to the WRCA finals for 4 days, our good friend Tell and his team qualified and then Tyler showed a horse in the RHAA show. It came a big flood in Amarillo and then a huge snow hit the next day. It was your typical crazy Texas Panhandle weather!! But I really did enjoy the snow.... :) Tyler didn't because it was cold and snowy on the day that he had to show Rockstar!! Way to go Rockstar and Tyler, they won the Ranch hand class and get to show at the RHAA Finals in May at the Western Heritage. Hopefully he will be prepared this time!! He didn't even have time to practice and it came across loud and clear in the runoff that they had to do on Sunday. I also managed not to take a single picture that entire weekend. Whoops!!! So lets visit about Bronc Baby!! I am trying to get this little fella to sleep in his crib and here is our progress....... He actually just woke up from a nap here and then got really mad at me because I wasn't getting him out of his crib. Can you say grumpy!! This also is a picture of one of his accomplishments for November. Bronc can pull up now. Time to lower the mattress or he might figure out how to get a leg over the side!!

Mad at Momma!! I was taking pictures and he was not very happy!!
Aunt Joan bought this little pony for Bronc before he was even born and now he loves it. It is a common routine for Daddy and Bronc to saddle up Francisco (Franky) and ride in the evenings. We named him that because he reminds us of a big ol' sorrel horse that we had a long time ago. Oh yeah, check out Bronc's new leggings!! The Rains family made them for Bronc and surprised us with them at the Ranch Rodeo. Aren't they the coolest little things ever!! Thanks Gary and Brandy!!

Complete now with Daddy's big HAT!!

Whoa Franky!! Hold on Bronc!!

Bronc's riding through the Tongue River in his room!! He really sits his pony well. When Tyler and Bronc play he doesn't really have to help him sit up unless Daddy does some crazy fast move with Franky.

Bronc also learned to crawl this month, waive, sit down from crawling, give a high five and say Da-Da. I was a little disappointed, I was hoping he would say Momma first!! It's all good!! Hello!! Waiving at Momma while pulling up on the diaper box.

Look at me standing up!!!

Hi Mimi Gillit!! This one is for you!! Bronc loves his activity center that you got for him!!

Miss Ivy babysitting Bronc while he crawls around the living room!!

One of Bronc's messes, we have several of these daily now. The living room and office usually are tornadoes by the end of the day.

I forgot to tell the story of Bronc's very first crawling mess that he created. I was helping Abbie paint a few weeks ago and Bronc was crawling around the living room. He was playing with our drop cloth and then all of a sudden it got really quiet.... I turned around and Bronc had crawled over to our paint can and dumped it over. I caught him in the motion and ran over and picked him up. He had a new suit that Mimi Gillit had given him and there was paint all over Bronc. He had it in his ears, on his face, you can only imagine. So I stripped him down and gave him a bath in the sink. Needless to say, poor Abbie's carpet got a taste of that brown paint and now she has a terrible stain on it. Also we had to throw Bronc's outfit away. I guess this is one of many messes to come!! Until next time!

Colorado Part 3

This was one happy baby after being in the pickup most of the day, and not to mention several times from the past few days as well!! What a trooper he was during this whole mini-vacation!! Go Bronc!!We made it to my Bro's house!! Here he is with his usual faces that he makes!!
Madison, Clayton and Bronc hanging out on the couch!! Bro and Bronc!! We went to Madison's last soccer game!! That was alot of fun to watch, those little girls get after it!

Bronc was a hotdog for Halloween!! Here is Nathan, Clayton, Madison and Bronc. We went trick or treating at the mall!! My little hotdog!! I really hadn't even thought about doing a Halloween costume for Bronc. Jenn wanted to go to this Thrift store that had halloween stuff on sale, so we found his weenie for 3 dollars!! Way to go Jenn!!

This is Jenn holding Bronc!! She wouldn't let me take her picture because she just woke up!! Making our way home now!! Back in Texas!! I was soo glad to get back, even though I love vacationing, I am always so ready to get back home. Here is Bronc and his Great Grandparents in Plainview! We had a great time in Colorado!! Good to be back at the ranch and especially with Tyler!! He had been missing us!!