Whoo! Hoo!!

Kitchy did GREAT today!! We tried 2-Man Ranch Sorting and got 6th place!! Out of 25 teams!! In our first run, which qualified us for the call-backs in 3rd place, we sorted 6 cows in 90 secs. But, during our 2nd run we only sorted out 2 cows because we were taking it really slow and easy and concentrating on not getting disqualified by making a mistake. The herd was wild and really determined to rush out of the pen, so it was very challenging. Taking our time was a great theory, but it put us 1 cow out of the money. Oh well. Considering this was our first try I was psyched!! I had no idea whether or not Kitch would be able to do sorting, but he is really starting to work off my leg, even sidepassing, and he is so NOT afraid of the cows that even when they really challenge him he will hold his ground! I'm so proud of him!!

Yesterday's reunion was a blast, as usual. Our 90 year old patriarch was able to join us, and so were the babies - every age was pretty well represented! There were a few showers throughout the afternoon, but we didn't let them dampen our spirits!

The kids all had a great time running around the fields and climbing trees. My sister-in-law and brother organized a scavenger hunt which took the kiddos (and me with my camera) all over the property and taught them some of its history. My brother also climbed a tree to rescue an airplane...

Family members from 4 to 75 participated in the 'Egg in the Spoon' race and 'Egg Toss'. The married competitors took the egg race VERY seriously indeed...

Of course, the end of the 'Egg Toss' game is always kinda messy...

There were 5, count them - 5!!, dogs there, but they were all very well behaved and had a ball! I was even able to get them all to sit still long enough for a group portrait. (And yes, the one that wouldn't cooperate was MY dog!)

One of the guys at the event today told me that he had seen me in a newspaper article! The reporter that called earlier this week had her story published already. It was well written, although she misquoted me a little bit, but not in any way that would matter. Neat!!