Our Aweful Beautiful Life

Valentines day isn't usually a holiday we celebrate too heavily. A fun little family dinner, maybe some cards and candy....nothing too exciting or over the top, but a small sign of our love for each other. This year I wanted to make it a true family night, and just have fun as a family. We get to caught up in the go, go, go of life and I wanted to slow things down. So, I looked on pinterest for some fun minute to win it games for my little competitors, made a quick stop at the Dollar Tree for supplies and prizes and home we went. Jason promised to cook a steak dinner, and I'd manage games. We started off with a scavenger hunt! Then sat down to dinner -- complete with grape juice in wine glasses for the kiddos. (Real wine for Mom. Beer for Dad. Deserved). Finally, it was time to compete! Required supplies: candy hearts, plastic spoons, solo cups. The end. First we stacked. Then we raced with spoons in our mouths. This is about the time Grandma Ja...

During Colton's first year of 4-H, we thought it was important to get the calves out and get both Colton and the calves some show ring experience. Unfortunately, last year we were mid-house remodel, so we didn't get to an open show. This year, the kids held us to our word, and being Em's first year, we thought it was very important to follow through and get her that same showing experience ahead of the county fair.  Zach Lehe sold us a steer this year, and is having the kids show two of his Heifers, so when he suggested taking them to the AGR show in Lafayette, Jason was all on board. Me, the fair weather fan, was skeptical. It's a February show. February in Indiana isn't like, flowers and sunshine. My response: "Fine, we can go, but do NOT tell the kids, because if the weather goes to crap, we aren't going to go"...................well, Zach accidentally let it slip, and we were tied in. Regardless of the weather.  It turned out to be a great w...

For years now, the kids have asked and asked to go to a Rodeo. Recently, Colton's been watching rodeo videos on YouTube and so for Christmas, Jason and I got the kids rodeo tickets as a gift. Complete with an overnight stay at the Hyatt. Wiese's ended up buying tickets right behind us, so we went together and has a blast. Our country kids love visiting the big city, and this trip was no exception. Glad we could do something country inside the city limits!