Fair Fun!

The last few years there has been a man performing at the fair.  He brings all sorts of instruments for the kids to play along with.  Our kids loved it.  I was glad Ash had cousins her age there because all of her friends (who were at the fair) kind of thought it was to kidish and didn’t stay to dance and play. 

Claire bear playing the MARACASS!  shaka shake!

Emms on some kind of bells.

We also got to pet the mini horses and take a little ride, that was great fun!

This was the mamma horse

Claire took a ride first, the girls had skirts on so thankfully they had a little buggy so they could take a little ride.

Doesn’t that look fun!

This was the BIGGEST steer ever!  You could guess his weight to win some money, we just took a picture by it instead!

Ryan and I went back the next night for the Rodeo.  It was fun, but not that fun!  Rett isn't the most fun date, I spent a lot of time looking for a place to feed him, then fed him, then changed him, next thing I knew the rodeo was over!  Pretty exciting!  It was nice to get out for a few minutes though and Ryan enjoyed himself!

County Fair!

Last week was the Lincoln County Fair and Rodeo.  We went down to the parade and to see all the exhibits.  We started out the parade with a bang, Claire fell and scraped both knees, so we rock-a-byed for a minute, well till the candy started coming anyway!

Ashley insisted on making a jean skirt, so we did , not one but three!  Justin and Rett just happened to be in green too.   Justin asked me if people would think he was IN the fair if he dressed like a cowboy, sure enough people asked him, he was pretty excited!

 

The parade is my most favorite thing about the fair, this years parade was super long and was really fun!

Sunday Shots

I wanted to take a family picture, we haven’t taken even one since Rett was born.  This is what we got with the timer on the camera, check out Rett he is looking right where he needs too, good boy!

 

This one was Ryans favorite,

I liked this one best, either way I am glad we have something with our new family!

We went back down to Grandmas to wrap up our family vacation.  Claire and Jaci were in the same outfit and we didn’t even know we had the same outfit, it was funny!  They like being twin cousins.  Sydney is also in the picture.

Uncle Cody and his girlfriend Whitny, Cody was being a goof, but Whitny looks cute!  They make a cute couple and it was fun to get to know her a little more.

Rett was trying to cool off, it was a hot day, close to 100!

He had some sweating cheeks!

Ryan's cousin Matt  from Utah came Sunday night.  He was instantly popular with his BIG pickup and super fast four wheeler!

We went home completely exhausted and happy, we cant wait until next year!

Family Vacation Saturday

We all stayed the night out at Grandma’s in our tents, it was fun for us all to be able to stay together.  We drove out to the Shoshone Ice Caves Saturday morning where we met up with Jake and Jessie, they got to spend the rest of the day with us it was nice.  I'm not sure the ice caves were the best idea for 23 little grandkids, but no one fell in the icy water so that was good!  We took some pictures while we waited for our tour to start.

We went back out to grandmas for lunch and games after the caves.  It was nice to just lay around and relax a little.  That NEVER happens on Grandpa’s farm, it is always work, work, work!

We played some minute to win it games.  I know the favorite one was trying to get the Oreo from your forehead to your mouth not using your hands!

I liked this picture of April laughing at her dad!

Check out Christine’s LONG tongue!

We had to do some baby comparing too.  This is Rett next to baby Paxton, they are about 2 months apart (I think)

And then Kyler, Rett, and Paxton, and soon to be Jen’s little princess!  She will be the same age as all of these little boys!  Poor thing!

 

It’s amazing what a difference a year makes, Rett and Kaleb are exactly a year apart!  Kaleb wanted to pet all of their heads.

We concluded most of our Activities Saturday night, but of course had to go back down for Sunday dinner.  The kids played SO hard, they were so exhausted and ornery!  We still haven’t quite recovered from all of the play!

Family Talent Show

We had a talent show Friday night of the family vaca.  It turned out great.  Our kids did a pirate tune.  Ash played the piano and the other kids sang, Ashley organized it all, she did a good job, they were cute.

Then Ashley played a Spanish song

Emma played Sounds from the Gum Drop Factory.

Claire and Jaci sang Praise To The Man.  They did excellent, they have the BEST music leader in Primary!

We had such a variety of talents in our family, it was great!

Telford 2011 Reunion

This year we stayed home on the farm for our family vacation.  It was fun to have everyone come to Grandma’s house (maybe not so fun for Grandma) but fun for the rest of us! We spent the first afternoon in Arco working in Jared and Jenna’s yard.  They have a beautiful house and yard, but it has been a rental for quite a few years now and no one took care of it.  It has some great landscaping and trees and bushes but they were all wild and un kept.  Pretty overwhelming for anyone, let alone a young couple due with their first baby!  SO we went and worked and worked and got a lot done, not all by any means, I wish we would have had more time.  All of the kids tried their best to work, but there was lots of fun to just play with cousins too.

Some of the little boys watering and eating popsicles.

 

Grandpa “getting” Sicily,

Lots of kids in the drink, snack pickup.

Front of the house,

Jared using the chain saw on that tree, Tyler watching.

The oldest cousins.

A family picture with everyone except Jake and Jessies family, they came Saturday, but then we didn’t have Jared and Jen because it was her due date!

What a hard working family!  I'm so glad everyone was so willing to work during our “vacation.”

Getting Ready!

We have been getting ready for our Annual Telford Reunion.  Ryan and I are in charge this year, I think, I KNOW, I like them better when we are not in charge!  Anyway the kids were just thrilled with all of the fun not normal purchases we made, like soda!  Woo hoo!

They made all sorts of pyramids, towers, and queens chairs out of the soda, silly kids.

Into Trouble!

This little boy is getting mobile already.  He got himself under the chair in the living room.

Peek a boo!

I pulled him out and went back in the kitchen and heard him grunting and groaning and found him rolled over like this.

He is a roller already!  Luckily we haven’t dropped him off the couch or bed……yet!   What a busy boy!