Checking Out Field Day

Last year I wasn't able to watch Caleb's Field Day because I was a long term substitute. This year I was excited to see him perform. It was a beautiful day and he had so much fun!

Getting ready to play some kickball!

Dodge Ball!

Good ol' Four Square! Loved that game in elementary school!

Cup Stacking! A unique thing they learn in PE here but Caleb was quite good at it.

Time to get wet!!

The slip 'n slide was a hit!

Water Limbo!

A fun water dance!

Water Relay

Flag Football Fun!

And the Long Jump Winner Is........

Caleb!!

These are the days that being a Stay at Home Mom is the best job ever!

Love hanging out with my boy!

Field Trip to Western Heritage Day

Hardin Simmons University has a big Western Heritage Day exhibit each year.  The K-2 grade students all get to go for a field trip.  It is a fun event and the kids learn a lot about being a cowboy!

Trying to rope the sheep

Checking out the beautiful Hardin Simmons 6 White Horse Team. 

Everyone loves a pony!

The petting zoo area included sheep goats, a mule, and a calf.

Learning how to use a water pump and then learning how to wash clothes on a wash board.

Face Painting!

Eating beans and biscuits! Yum Yum!

The last station the kids got to meet a farrier and learn how you trim a horses hooves and put shoes on.  It was fun to watch and brought back some good childhood memories since my dad was/is a farrier.  Always nice to get in touch with my farm girl side every once in a while.  It was a fun field trip and the weather was perfect!  I love getting to go on field trips and love that my son loves that I go!

Caleb & Cooper's 1st Pet Show

When Caleb learned that the Base was having a Pet Show, you could not find a more excited little boy!

He got an application, filled it out by himself, and began planning what to do.  Mom had to muster up a bit of creativity.  The Pet Show had only 4 categories to enter:  Most Obedient, Ugliest, Best Trick, and Best Costume.  Cooper is definitely not ugly and he doesn't do any outstanding tricks.  He is well behaved but not obedience school behaved and so we were left with the costume category.  I had a busy couple weeks planned so there was no way I could make a fancy costume. 

Then we had a great idea!

An Ewok!

An easy costume to make and my fantastic friend already had the best Jedi costume ever.  

It was perfect!  

Everyone always says Cooper looks like an Ewok so it was fun to dress him up.

So Cute!!  

Cooper was a Champ!  He was so well behaved (actually so good he probably could have won most obedient) and wore the costume really well.  I actually think he liked the costume and all the attention he got!  We were so proud of him.

A view of the pet events.

Caleb loved parading his dog around and they were quite the hit.  

Caleb showed off his dog well.  He was a bit nervous to present to the judges but did a great job!

As soon as he presented, we had to rush him off to his soccer game so Dad stayed behind to find out the judges results.  

They WON!

Caleb won a $25 gift card and was so excited!

Our 1st Pet Show experience was a success and we couldn't be more proud of our sweet boys.

"Till Death Do Us Part"

I have been so excited to share our fun Valentine's date, however, I completely forgot to take any pictures!  So the director of the events was kind enough to recently send me her pictures to share.  I couldn't share this without pictures!

 

A few days before Valentine's Day, I attended an Autism Speaks conference and during the conference there was a silent auction.  I put in a bid on a Valentine's Murder/Mystery date in the community.  With my birthday so close to Valentine's we usually don't do any big dates for Valentine's but this would be a unique, cheap date.  I ended up winning the bid and Brydon was kind enough to be adventurous with me.  The evening would be a "Wedding" event.  We were to dress like we were going to a Texas wedding and come ready to get our parts to act out the mystery! 

My hubby is such a good sport!

We had no idea what to expect or how a community event like this would be run but we were excited to have a unique evening.

Unfortunately, only 2 other couples turned out for the event.  We learned that this was a new event in town and that a new company called EVENTMENTS was just getting on its feet.  But I have to hand it to EVENTMENTS!  The place was well decorated, they went all out, and when there weren't enough couples to play the game, the EVENTMENTS family jumped in and we gathered around the table to have a fun night!

We were each given our parts and began a fun evening of getting to know each other and trying to figure out who killed the very unlikeable bride at her wedding reception.

Was it the dashing new husband?

Or could it be the Maid of Honor?

Then there was the brooding and very mysterious stranger at the wedding. 

And oh so handsome, too!

He happened to bring a gun to the wedding and turned out to be a professional hit man.

This part fit Brydon very well!

 

But surprisingly it turned out to be the groom's brother!  No one even guessed.

The Fabulous Bride and Groom!

The Bride won most Dramatic.

I was the snotty cousin of the bride who despised my cousin.

I won best dressed!

Brydon and I learned that dressing for a Texas wedding is very different than we thought.

Jeans would have worked great.

 

It really turned out to be a wonderful evening.  Everyone was so friendly and relaxed.  I had forgotten how fun those Murder/Mystery games could be and EVENTMENTS did a great job pulling off a fun Valentine's Night!

 

Check out the EVENTMENTS facebook page to see their schedule of events or to request a personal event.

https://www.facebook.com/#!/eventmentstexas?fref=ts