My home town

[garbear]

My town celebrated pioneer day this weekend with our parade and rodeo. There were speakers and a choir. My crew all drew for mutton and calf riding at the junior rodeo.
I am the one with the cowboy hat with the checked shirt. Our mayor is the big man with the red shirt on the tail gate.
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My kids on the fire truck
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I have been running like crazy being on the city council. We had been prepping for months.


My youngest daughter rode her first sheep(mutton bustin) Friday. I did not force her to ride in fact I told her she didn't have to and she climed aboard anyway.. She had hurt her arm. She cried after coming off the sheep but was easily comforted. I checked her out and she seemed fine. She kept compalining so we took her in for xrays. Well my first kids with a broken arm. I feel bad but she was excited about her hot pink cast. The break is nothing serious. And around here it is a badge of honor. All family members have signed the cast and she'll make the rounds at city council this week.

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[Sweetpea]

Sounds like fun! I am about an hour and a half to the southwest... our celebration is on tuesday, so I will have to miss out.

Your little girl seems like a trooper!

[Johnch]

Well done raising them right

But I was thinking .....
1 boy and the 5 sisters
Hope you raise him strong
As I expect they will have fun picking on him LOL

John

[EMC45]

Sounds like a good time! Fine bunch of kids you got there. I can only imagine the grocery bill.....I have 3 of my own -4, 6, 9 and they eat like grown ups!

[Echo]

What a little heart-breaker!

[tryNto]

Good looking group of kids. She don't seem bothered by the injury.

Our Pioneer Days is also on Tuesday.

[Bad Water Bill]

A neat trick I learned years ago.

When a lil one gets an OWIE and comes running with tears and noise, whip out that BIG RED BANDANA.

Give it several twists and apply gently to the owie and tie a knot.

Now you know how to make and apply A HERO'S BANDAGE.

This has worked for more years than I want to remember for my and total strangers kids. Turns off ALL tears and brings a BIG smile to their face.

[Dean D.]

Thanks for sharing those great pictures with us Garrett! I hope your daughter heals up fast.

BTW, Happy Birthday too!!

[Ajax]

Beautiful family. Looks like great fun was had by all. Happy birthday.


Andy

[garbear]

Thanks. for the compliments and the birthday wishes. I started my birthday present ar15.
Garbear