Famous Preston Night Rodeo and Carny....

On Thursday Night we all got together and went to the 2009 Famous Preston Night Rodeo. Kalee bought a Family ticket at Stokes and Myself, Kalee, Shayne, Chett and Chalis went.

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At first at 6:30 pm Kalee had to ride in the Parade with Franklin County Medical Center so Shayne and I walked up to the parade route and watched.

Here is Kalee, Chett and Chalis as they pass by us at the beginning of the parade. Chalis is at the front of the truck bouncing around as we all know that he does. Chett is on the other side throwing candy and Kal is on this side.

After the parade and before the Rodeo we went to the Carny, here Chal is on one of the rides all by his self. He kept going back to the Starship, then the Big slide, and all over. Chett and Shayne rode on one ride that spun around more than Shayne could handle and it made him nauseous the rest of the night. We spent about an hour here then headed to the Rodeo.

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Kalee's brother Mike, sister in-law Aleta, and niece Tessa where saving us seats. We watched the Rodeo for about 1/2 hour or so and Chalis was hungry (what else is new). Chett and I went and stood in line for what seemed like hours to get some cheese burgers and drinks. Chalis ate it in no time flat, then Keaton, Tessa's boy friend gave Chalis his hamburger and he ate that also. That tied him over for a bit.

Kalee took Chal to the bathroom and they where gone along time, I was beginning to worry whether one of them had fell in or something. When they did come back they had carmel apples and a light sword. Obviously they took a detour.

Here is a picture of a Saddle Bronc ride....

We where right by the gates for the Steer wrestling etc. This is a picture of a Steer wrestler coming out of the gates.

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We stopped at the Carney again on the way home and rode some more rides.

Here is Kalee and Chalis on the big slide, they are neck in neck and going fast. Awesome.....

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We had a great time, it was fun watching the Rodeo with Kalee's family. Thanks Mike for saving us a seat and Kalee for getting us a Ticket.

Shaynes "16th" B-Day

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHAYNE !!

Shayne turned 16 on Wednesday 7/29, so we had a little get together to celebrate.

First things first in the day he had to go to Logan to the DMV and get his Drivers license so watch your back.

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Let the Party begin. We all got together at my dad and mom's for a cookout. I cooked Dutch oven Chicken and Potatoes, and we had rolls, watermelon and birthday cake.

We ate, then sat around and visited, enjoying each others company. To start off the night when Kalee got there she was standing by the truck where I was cooking talking to me, my dad and Shayne where to the side of us sitting when she started over to Shayne and said that she has a present for him, not knowing what was going on Shayne agreed. Kalee started to walk over towards Shayne and when she got there she laid a big kiss on his cheek and wished him happy birthday. The look on his face was priceless, and my dad just laughed. Great job Kalee.

This is a shot of the hole group, let the party begin.... Shayne(cut off), Myself (taking picture), Kalee, Chett, Tessa (Kalee's niece), Chalis (off playing with Trey), Megan, Richard, Trey (off playing with Chalis), Jack, My Dad, My Mom, Colby, and Rachael

Shayne, his grandpa (Dad), and Trey sitting and visiting

Kalee laughing and enjoying a refreshing Coke, Chett sitting beside her.

Now here Kalee is enjoying a refreshing Pepsi in one hand and Coke in the other, now that's what I call multi-tasking. hahaha

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Really the Pepsi is mine, she was holding it because Jack was trying to get it.

Here is Jack looking at me and wanting a drink of Pepsi, that kid can sure guzzle the pop. Nothing better than a short snort of Pepsi, unless its Coke. hahaha... He seems to like all of them. He actually drank almost a half a can, as his mother looked at me in disgust and kept threatening that he was going to spend the night with me. That's okay Jack... Sometimes grandpa knows best!!

Another shot of the party goers...

Here's Jack and Megan....

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We had a fun time and created some memories.... I didn't take as many pictures as I wanted but I was busy cooking while everything was going on.

The Kiss (Kalee giving Shayne a birthday kiss on the cheek)

The frog catching ( Chett, Trey and Chalis)

The wrestling match between brothers (Shayne and Colby)

The horse back ride (Chalis the horse and Trey riding)

The pop guzzle (Jack)

The cake eating contest (Richard)

etc, etc, etc

We had a great time and thanks to everyone for coming to celebrate Shayne's 16th B-Day.