Summertime Catch Up-Heading to Nationals

Racheal and Brent qualifed the for the Little Britches National Finals Rodeo. So in late July we headed to Colorado. We were so excited for the kids to be going to their first national competition. The were competing with over 900 kids from all across the country.

Of course everything takes longer than it should. So we got a late start on our first day of traveling. Luckily that was through parts of Utah that we have seen hundreds of times. So traveling in the dark was not that bad. We got to bed late the first night about 1 a.m. The horses and the kids were ready to be out of the truck and trailer. We continued on the next day through scenic Colorado. Part of our trip was going over Monarch Pass. The drive over the pass is absolutely gorgeous. It is a little scray on the steep grades with a full load of horses but it was so pretty. Coy was driving anyway so I had nothing to worry about.
Houston rode with us. He and Brent had a great time on the ride. When they weren't sleeping, they definitely kept us entertained.
Isn't she pretty? Her stomach did not take well to the winding rodes but she looked cute anyway. Nationals was so much fun. I will have more to post about it.

Summertime Catch Up-Mountain Trail Ride

My favorite part of summer is getting up in the mountain horseback. Utah has the most amazing scenery. You can ride for just a couple of hours and it looks like you can see the entire valley.

We actually had a day off from rodeo. So we went riding with some friends. We should do this a lot more often!

We rode to the top of Pole Canyon and took a break for some lunch. Here is a picture of our horse camp. The weather was beatiful and it made for just a relaxing fun day!

Summertime Catch Up-July 18-19 Rodeo

We spent July 18 and 19th in Richfield at a rodeo. Amber, Troy, Cole and Ty also went. Ty just wanted to drive the tractor to rake the arena. So he was the tractor co-pilot for most of the day. We got the cutest picture of him and Racheal.

What a ham! He definitely keeps us entertained.
Racheal had a good rodeo she placed first in the Ribbon Roping with Lane and first in Breakaway. Above is a picture of her in the roping box getting ready to breakaway rope.

Brent tried Tie Down Roping again. I love these pictures. The highlight of his weekend was winning the Team Roping with Ashley. They did awesome.