Abilene Visit

I decided to head to Abilene last week since I was home alone. Bronc and I made our travels and he was wonderful. I think he might be getting over the car seat issue!! Whoopee!! Enjoy our pictures from visiting MiMi and Pawpa Gillit!!

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Fall Works

Fall works began about two and a half weeks ago. For those of you that don't know what that is I will tell ya. The guys go out on the wagon from camp to camp with the remuda (saddle horses), tee-pees and rough it until they get done. They have a cook that cooks under the fly with this wagon here. He cooks with dutch ovens like old style!! They basically are gathering the Mamma Cows and weaning their babies off of them. They vaccinate and de-worm and then turn the cows back out. In the spring this will happen again, but it will be to brand the new babies. And history repeats itself. This is the fly where the cowboys gather around and eat their meals and shoot the bull.
Bronc and Daddy

Uncle Tell, Tyler and Bronc and Tom.

Here is Tyler in the lead trotting the remuda to the last camp for the fall works. And let me tell ya, the guys are so glad to be done with the wagon. Can you imagine not getting to shower on a regular basis??

The horses passing through Dumont.

All the colors!

This was kinda funny. There was a stop sign on the right and Tyler was telling the horses to stop. Go figure...

Bringing the remuda to Camp Hollar Pens.

Getting Closer.

Tyler and Charcoal

They Made It!!

Pretty blue sky and all the pretty horses!

Until next time!

Bronc's got a Girlfriend

Here is another awesome sunset from my front door. Even though we are not living in the flatlands of the Texas Panhandle anymore, we still have pretty sunrises and sunsets here at the rancho.Meet Lottie, this is Bronc's girlfriend. I know, I know he is a little young to have a near 18 year old for his girl, but he has loved Lottie since he set eyes on her 5 months ago. He flirts, stares at her, pretty much what a man in awe would do over Hottie Lottie. Way to go Bronc!!
Look at this handsome young fella!! He is getting ready to go to the Tom Butler Memorial Bronc Riding in Post!! Just need our jeans and we are set!! I love his sweet smile!
Oops... So I was in the office the other day and Bronc was in the floor. He was being fussy so I handed him a pen. Well next thing I know, I turn around and he had clicked the pen open and was flopping it around, chewing on it, you name it. The ink tells the rest of the story. Am I a bad Mamma?? Nah, it made him content and I had to get some stuff done!!
Bronc with his ink markings!! What a brown bean he is, he was blessed with beautiful skin!

Fall Days

Here is Bronc Sporting Daddy's cap!! Who does he look like here?? What a cutie patootieeeeee!! Bronc just had his 6 month Birthday yesterday!! We didn't do a cake because this little fella still enjoys his milk jugs. I have been trying to get him to eat baby food, but he has gotten where he clamps down his gums together and won't even let me put the spoon in his mouth. Little TOOT!! I finally got the pleasure of helping the guys the other day. It was fun. Tell and I gathered weanlings while Tyler and Bronc drove around caking the cattle. Bronc did so good, note he still has his jammies on. We got up early and it was chilly so he just helped in his P.J's!! Tell was giving Bronc the bunny ears. Always has to be goofy....

Enjoying our cool morning a horseback!

Fall works start Tuesday and the guys have been super busy cutting firewood and getting everything ready. Here is Tom driving the wagon to the China pens to set up camp for next week.

Really loving this cool weather we have been having!! It gets me in the mood for fall and all the festivities yet to come. Bronc, Grandma Rice and I will be setting out for a Colorado adventure the end of the month. We are flying to see Wes and Rachelle, so I will have to let you know how Bronc does on the plane. I hope he isn't the child that makes headline news about screaming the whole time and then getting kicked off the plane! Ha!! Hopefully that won't be the case!! The Tom Butler Memorial Bronc Riding is just around the corner, really excited for that!! Until next time........

Somewhat Settled

Finally, we are somewhat settled. I feel like I can try and get into a routine again. We have had alot of stress, frustrations and joys all in this 2nd move in the last 5 months. There are plenty of odds and ends to complete in this house, but I have time, so I am going to take my time wrapping up all of this. I am actually quite tired of it all and really just want to live a little and worry about the odds and ends later. I'm having somewhat of a hard time adjusting to living at headquarters. I really haven't had this many neighbors in quite some time. It is really busy around here and I don't feel very private anymore. But I'm sure I will get over it. I hope I do.... Here is a cute update on Bronc Baby that Mom made from her last visit.

Here is a really pretty sunset from Headquarters the other day!Our Baby trying to scoot aroundDaddy and Allee
Look at me I can sit up all by myself!! Grandma Rice and Morgan swinging with Bronc Baby
Thanks to all of our helpers for getting us moved once again. Hopefully we won't have to think about that for a long time to come. I know that our home wouldn't be near complete without the help of friends and family. Love you all!!

Moving.. Did I forget to mention

We are moving, did I forget to mention that... No, I mentioned it last time I blogged. Sorry it has been several days. I have been quite busy, driving to Lubbock to get stuff to redo the casa, painting, tearing up things, doing a little electrical work, not huge, just hanging fans and light fixtures... oh ya and trying to do all of this with a child is not easy might I add. Whew, I am one tired person these days. Bronc doesn't help with matters either, it's like he is an infant again. Every two hours he is up, his little internal clock is major stuck...... So, I introduced cereal to him and we will see if that helps. That is pretty much my life right at this point for the next few weeks, redecorating the house and moving.

If this doesn't make you smile I don't know what would!!!!!

Until next time...

News Flash

We are moving again.........OMG we must be crazy, in four months time. We aren't moving away from the ranch, just moving to Headquarters. I am really quite sad the more I think about it. I love this house, our little home and my peace and quiet, not to mention our privacy. But, we must move on to bigger and better things. Not real sure about that either. The owner of Tongue River really wants to promote the horses. So, Tyler is going to focus on riding the good horses and show them. No more camp work, no more checking cows/calfs, no more checking water or putting out mineral, etc, etc.. He will still help with the branding season and also he will take care of the cattle that they turn out on wheat! Yea Wheaties!! He is quite excited...I am to a certain extent....I just don't want to move and we are downsizing on the casa.. Boo hoo.... O.K. I will quit whining now. So here is a picture of my flowers that I am leaving now. Boo hoo again. They kinda already have the other house landscaped, but I'm thinking I am going to have to do some more stuff to it. It's just roses, and I'm not much on roses... Just wait flowerbeds, you are mine next spring.

Zinnias and other fun wildflowers..

Farewell my cute yard and house...onto smaller things! Ha!

Last nights rainbow

Look Grandma Gillit, Bronc's sporting his Texas Rangers T-shirt!! Thanks he is so cute in it.

Sitting up like a big boy in the big boy rocker!!
I guess now the fun begins, packing and moving. Oh yeah, did I mention I am going to paint to. Extra work that isn't on my agenda. Guess I don't have anything else to do but move every 4 months. Really it will be just fine, I am just whining again. Oops, tata for now.