Broken Bow Junior Rodeo

So, after 4 days of not rodeoing we decided to load up again and head to Broken Bow.   Dunning and Broken Bow are the two rodeos where both the older kids can participate.  (Hopefully next year we will have all 3 kids participating!)  Ty once again entered the 15-18 age group so he could calf rope.

Chantelle didn't do as well in Broken Bow, she seemed a little more focused on socializing than rodeoing.  Since we'd been gone she hadn't seen her friends in a few weeks and needed to catch up.   She did have a really nice barrel run though.
Ty had a great day.  He once again caught his calf and got it tied down, good enough for second place.   Had a good pole run and flag run, and I believe even won the barrels.   He ended up coming home with his second buckle of the week.

Beautiful Evening on the Lake

Dad and Linda celebrated their 25th anniversary on July 8th.  Since father would not allow the fun party Kathy and I had tried planning I called over to see if the kids and I could take them out to eat.   After a yummy supper at the Pizza Palace we forced dad to get his new pontoon out and take us for a spin on the lake!

The water was absolutely perfect, as was the temperature.  It didn't take long for dad to relax and enjoy himself too.  Or at least I think he did.

By the time dad had taken us down towards the dam the sun had begun to set.   It was purely beautiful.  My kids, who hardly ever get to go to the lake since we are always gone rodeoing sure did appreciate grandpa taking the time to get his boat out and take us for a ride.  We really don't get to do it often and really enjoy it when we do.   Thanks Dad!

Dunning Junior Rodeo

We made it home from New Mexico right around midnight on July 3rd.   With one kid wanting to go to the Dunning rodeo on the 4th and one dragging her feet insisting we needed to stay home.  Of course after 17 rodeos in 12 days, what is one more.   Especially when it is only 10 miles away.  We drug ourselves out of bed the next morning.  Not quite as early as we usually do on the 4th, but we did arrive slightly before 9 am.   Both kids were having a decent day.  Ty had entered the 15-18 age division so he could calf rope.  He got his calf down so he was happy.  The rest of the day was just messing around for him running barrels, poles, and flags.   After all was said and done he had tied with another boy for all around, point wise and money wise.  Chantelle had a mediocre day going too.  She caught her calf, ran her pole horse in the barrels which he hadn't run in a year, and had good pole and flag runs.  Surprise was on her when the day was done and she too won a buckle.

First ever double buckle day for the Milleson kids!   Boy we were sure glad we got out of bed and went!

Whoops, I forgot, and had to come edit this post, Shaylee DID participate also.  They had a penny shower that she took part in.  She had fun with her friends Mattee and Cazen gathering up some money, so we all came home winners!