Doppleganger

I have found my life's philosophy doppleganger!

I was researching birthday party ideas for Emma's 2nd birthday (yes, I KNOW that her birthday isn't until October... yes, I KNOW that it is still June!), and stumbled upon another mom's blog. Here is a snippet that reminds me strangely of myself... in fact, when I read it to Clinton, he asked "did you write that?"


"I love taking photos.
I want a super-cool camera with a huge lens.

I love scrapbooking. However, I have only completed THREE albums in my whole life.

I love crafting....
I think Martha Stewart is a goddess.

I love to cook. I love to bake. I love being in the kitchen.
But I absolutely hate to clean up the mess. The joys of a home cook.

And in between making time for all those things, I am trying to keep our home full of love!"

Check out her blog! http://domesticallydevon.blogspot.com/

Bogata Rodeo and Frontier Day

The Bogata Rodeo

The Bogata Rodeo is a big deal around here. The whole town goes crazy, or so it seems. Last night, Clinton and I took Emma to her FIRST Bogata Rodeo. I don't know why I was so excited to take her, well yes I do. I was really excited because the rodeo was always THE event of the summer when I was little. So this year, I got to take my little girl for the first time! It was Pink Night, so I had Emma a pink shirt made just for the event that said "Peace, Love, & Spurs"... it was going to say "Peace, Love, & Cowboys", but Emma's Daddy wouldn't have liked that too much! It was a nice night, not too crowded and not too hot. Emma loved to watch the horses and cows, but when her Aunt Carla tried to get her to ride with her, she clung to her Daddy for dear life! During the Muttin' Bustin', she kept calling out "Sheep, sheep!" She sat with her Memaw for most of the night, but I don't think Memaw really minded all that much. In fact, when we tried to leave early, she wasn't having it. Em wasn't all that interested in the clown, although we thought he was funny. At least, she didn't cry when he made loud noises! When Memaw finally let us go home, Emma was exhausted!

Frontier Day

Emma got to go to Frontier Day for the first time this year, also. She had a big day. She wore a shirt that said "Rootin' Tootin' Turtle Racin' Cowgirl", but she didn't have a turtle for the race. We are apparently not very good turtle hunters or the turtles saw us coming and hid. When we got to the community center, she headed straight for the balloons! Emma watched the turtle races with Kendra and Chance, who is home on leave before being deployed to South America. Then she walked on the bridge with Aunt Evie. She was so intrigued by the water! Emma got to swing for a little bit, but the swing was too short and she could stand up, so it wasn't that much fun! She also walked around with Mamou before watching Evie and I take on Clinton and Cody in the Egg Toss. We didn't last long, I dropped our egg (but as you can see from the picture below, Clinton might have bumped into me...what do you think?). Clinton and Cody were serious about their throwing stance, but they didn't win either!

Cooler Days

It's really hot here in Texas. The thermometer hovers around 100 degrees and I begin to perspire just by walking out of the door. This has me not exactly wishing for but... thinking of cooler days. One day in particular comes to mind.

[Since at the time, I was being a naughty blogger (ok, just a lazy one), and didn't post then, I will write about it now.]

We had like a foot of snow! Here! In northeast Texas! That is just unheard of! It really is.


We tried to stand Emma up in a "shallow" spot...


Down she went...


Not happy!




Now the snow is long gone, and its hot again. *Sigh*

Maters!

Sometimes Emma does things where I will just look at her and say, that is SO my child... sometimes I look at her and say, that is SO Clinton's child, BUT...

She loves tomatoes!

Clinton and I do NOT!

No lie- have a bowl filled with strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and tomatoes; Emma will pick the tomatoes out first.

Whenever I open the fridge, she pokes her head in to see what she can find. Here is where she grabbed her yellow cherry maters and ran off with them before I knew it... this is what I caught her doing a few minutes later...yes that is a whole one stuffed in her cheek! lol!