Rodeo and Bowl-a-thon

We tried to fill the last weekend of the summer with tons of fun for the boys.  We wanted to celebrate with them before they headed of to school Monday morning. 

Naomi took us shoe shopping Saturday morning to help us find shoes for Connor's box feet.  It was a successful and quick trip, so then we headed to lunch.  We ate at Hopkins and then headed home for nap time.

Rhonda, John and Naomi came and picked up the boys and I and we headed to the Redneck Rodeo.  Allen and Dawn met us there. The boys loved it!  There were dirt bikes, bulls, barrel racing, and live music.... all kinds of things made esspecially for little boys.

Connor was a little scared at first because of all of the noise, but we got him some food and that seemed to help a little:

Not really haha.  The dirt bikes were first, and they were loud and the cheers from the crowd were loud as well.  Once that calmed down, he settled down and really seemed to enjoy himself.

Daniel had a lot of fun, too.He liked standing right along the fence, but the bulls scared me, so I made him move during that part of the show. 

After the dirt bikes were done, one of the guys went around to all of the kids and said hello and allowed us parents to take pictures.  Daniel was really excited.... this guy was the coolest!

The boys had such a great time and I hope that the rodeo comes back next year so we can go again.  We were all pretty tired and filthy afterwards, but it was very much worth it!

Sunday morning we got up and I took the boys to church.  After church, we rode up to Thomasville for the bowl-a-thon.  The bowl-a-thon was a fundraiser for the Ash Hamilton Foundation.  Ash was Allens best friend and he passed away in May of 2010.  He was an organ donor and before he passed his organs saved at least 5 people's lives.  His father, Keith Hamilton, has now dedicated his life to educating and spreading awareness about organ donation.  This was one of the many fundraisers that he has and will do to keep the memory of Ash alive.  (for more info:  http://www.theashfoundation.org/ )

Allen was at work, so it was just me and the boys, but they had a great time.  Coonor bowled a strike (with the help of Mr Keith and the ramp thing) and Daniel did really really good on his own!

For his last summer meal, Daniel requested meatloaf.  So, Sunday night I cooked meatloaf and we ate dinner and rainbow sherbert as a family.  Then, we packed backpacks and picked out first day of school outfits for the boys.  Suprisingly, they went to bed without much struggle.  I think a jam packed weekend helped tire them out!  Next post:  First day of school!

Til then, have a great day!