Moo

The first weekend in May is usually when my dad rounds up some help & gets his calves branded for the year. So - even though it was quite chilly - the first weekend in May still happened! Angela, Blake, Caleb & I drove out on Friday & we were in for more than we expected! We pulled up to the corrals & noticed that at the other end - they boys (Dad, Griff, Jordon & Dylan) were just getting ready to push the cows in...then they totally lost control of them. It's a frustrating moment & you can literally see steam come out of my dad's ears when that happens. My brother Jordon came rushing over to us on a 4-wheeler & told us to come & help. WHAT?!?! HELP?!?! We just came to eat!!

So - you have a fat chick (myself) & one suffering from a 2 week hacking cough (Angela) running along a fence so that the calves don't jump through it. Angela ended up getting stuck on a barb wire fence at one point - that was good watching - AND - we had to leave Blake & Caleb in the car for 45 minutes! I'm glad that they (and we) survived! Here is the logo that I will use for some T-shirts for Angela & myself for next year.

How come baby anything is so much cuter!? For those that don't know - I am quite terrified of cows. I always have been. When I was little & would go with my dad to feed - he would get out of the truck to cut the twine off of the bales & I would curl up in a ball on the floor of the truck because all of the cows would surround it trying to get the hay. (At least that is what I've been told - but I know deep down they were trying to get me out of the truck to kill me)

Dylan's AWESOME farmer tan...& bulging biceps.

Caleb would NOT get out of the car! The cows are so noisy when they get separated from their babies that I think that scared him. So when we went out on Saturday I packed up the portable DVD player & he watched a movie or 2 in the car.

I told him to smile & say cheese - this is what I got.
My pa

My drugged up little sister. She has terrible allergies & double dosed the benadryl. She was slightly sleepy.

My ma

Casey

Caleb & I meeting Spice

Oh ja bo do - so stinkin cute!

The Saturday gang - from left to right...Ashley, Casey, Caleb, Brittni, Dylan, Derrick, Don, Ted, Jordon, Ruger

The Friday gang. Blake, Dylan, Griffen, Derrick, Don, Jordon & Jed.

Caleb found a new love. Marshmallow brownies. Who can blame him? He was in heaven.

Caleb also got to go on a couple of four-wheeler rides. Once the cows were let out & were able to find their babies - they quit bellering & he wasn't scared to get out of the car anymore.