Family Memories

Crazy Kids

 

Rikki and Alex have been so funny lately with their own little sayings.  Rikki's new thing, and now Alex is doing it too, is to do something like hang on the fence, or swing way high on the swing, or tiptoe through the house and then say, "Mamma, Not try this at home!"  Cracks me up. 

When I ask Alex to do something for me like, "Alex, could you please pick up your clothes?"  Her response has been,  "Yes, Maam!"  (with a slight suthern accent.) 

Rikki asks me all the time when she is getting ready to go somewhere, "Do I look fab u us?"  (That is Rikki for fabulous.)

The other thing Rikki likes to say is "Holy Smokes, dat stared me to deaf"

Sydney's thing for the last couple of days is to call people, 'Girlfriend."  Hey Girlfriend, lets go swimming, hey girlfriend, lets go to Wal Mart.

Just had to jot these crazy things down, so someday I could remember them, kids do say crazy things.

Pool time

 

This picture was taken yesterday a the pool, Rikki was getting out of the pool and I guess she jumped up and I actually caught her in this photo.  Love how her tongue is curled up and her feet aren't even touching the ground.  I am so excited today, I actually got a photo of a child in motion and it is not blurry!  This may be one of my favorite photos ever.

Camping at Rancheria

 

 

Last weekend I took the girls camping up at Rancheria for Saturday and Sunday.  My kind of camping, a cute cabin with bathrooms and electricity and the lazy river right outside our door.  Beautiful.  The kids, and adults, had fun sitting in the shallow creek visiting and splashing.  Great time, good friends and good food.  (Rikki is in the yellow suit and Alex is in the purple.  That is Rylee and Sydney in the other photo.)

Sunday we went boating and Alex was getting tired and she kept saying, "go home Momma, to my new house."  Guess she thinks we should live in the little cabin at Rancheria.  And then then again today she said, "Mom, go to my new house."  Boating may not be her thing but I guess camping might be.

SOJRA

 

 

Last Saturday was the Southern Oregon Junior Rodeo and Nam entered Sydney in the Pee Wee Barrelrace.  Nam was her personel trainer and Frex was her partner.  Frex is not exactly a barrel horse but he is ol reliable and very gentle.  He was feeling pretty good on Saturday and as Sydney took him to the first barrel they missed the turn and headed to the back gate.  I thought it was all over for her with a no time for going off course, but she got him stopped and turned around and completed her run in 42 and something seconds.  She won a T shirt and a lot of experience and confidence.  Steve and I were so proud of her and she really had a great time.  Thanks Nam, and Frex!