We got our fill of the Enterprise Rodeo for one more year! The boys loved the bull riding, chicken/rabbit chasing and friends to play with under the bleachers. Addie loved playing in the dirt, eating lots of candy and petting the rabbit. Gavin and I are still trying to figure out what we loved about the whole thing. Going to bed at 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning just takes the fun out of it for me! :)
On the 24th of July we were able to spend the afternoon at the Town Square. It was fun to hang out with cousins, splash in the water and enjoy the 11o degree weather. Well maybe enjoy is a BIG word for 110 degree weather!
A few months ago I was really ready to start running, but had never got around to it. Every night when I went to bed I would think, ok, tomorrow morning I am getting up early and going for a jog. Well, weeks and months went by and I never got up early, so I never went for that jog. Then Gretchen and I became running partners! It was the best thing that ever happened, now I have to get out of bed! We have been running 3 days a week for month now. I am feeling a lot better about myself, my blood pressure has gone down a bit and I ran the whole way in my first 5k! Landon and Cam rode their bikes and loved collecting all the glow sticks runners would drop along the way. I just loved the finish line, and the feeling of accomplishment I had. Can't wait for the next one! I am also looking forward to the day I can go to the pool and not have to wear shorts, because I have "runner" legs!! That will be sweet! 
Going to Sand Hollow in the summer time is always a treat. We go with Grandpa and Grandma Hale and have a great time. The first night we went out with all the fam. Landon had baseball practice and couldn't go, so the next day Grandpa and Grandma took us (Landon, Preston, Brooklyn, Kason and myself) back out so Landon could get in on the action. We caught some "lunkers" and laughed a lot! Especially when Grandma Katie fell in the lake! She had on a "big dog" and had just got it reeled in when Landon went to cast his pole and threw it in the lake. Grandma being a hero, tried to reach out and grab it, but missed and fell in, white pants and all. The only problem was, I had my video camera in hand, Grandpa Ken was on the phone, Preston was holding the fish in the net. Landon was scared cause he just watched the fishing pole sink to the bottom of the lake, Kason was casting, recasting and recasting trying to catch the big one, and I am not sure where Brooklyn was. (I promise Bradi we all were watching both of them!) Needless to say it was a 3 ring circus there for a minute. We did get a picture of the fish and the drowned Grandma. (see above) The fish survived the whole ordeal and made it back in the lake after the photo op. Oh man, Good Times!
Lifelong friends are the best. It can be months or even years since you have seen them last, but some how immediately when you sit down for lunch it seems to just pick up right where it left off. It is always a good day, when old friends get together.
For 29 years I have been going to the Gunlock Rodeo on the 4th of July. It is a great tradition, one I hope to continue with my kids. As a child I remember going to the down to the creek and swimming, I wasn't much of a crawdad or frog catcher, for many reasons... mostly because crawdads pinch and frog jump! I just like hanging in the water and cooling off. Then after taking a dip I can remember throwing on my pants and boots and running the barrels on my horse Chalk. Those were the days! Jessie, you can remember, right?! Well back to the present, or almost present since I am a week or two behind! My boys LOVE the Gunlock rodeo, it is almost better than Christmas, or birthdays. They can't wait to spend 3 long nights at the rodeo, hanging with friends that they only see once a year and catching those frogs (you know the ones I wouldn't touch when I was a kid!) Landon rode a calf for the first two nights then he fell off and bloodied his nose. He chose to pass on the last night, but he did catch a chicken and Preston won the boot race. That was a lot more than Gavin can say for his roping! ;o)
After football camp last Wednesday, we went over to Gretchen's Mom and Dad's house for a little dip in the pool. It was so nice and refreshing. As you can see Landon is missing from my pictures, because... he had a bit of a meltdown and had to be picked up by his Father. He learned a big lesson that day. (Be kind to others.) Lets just hope he remembers it! I cracked up at the pool picture, it looks like the city pool. I think we all have followed the council to multiply and replenish the earth! Good Times. :)
