WINNERS!!!!!

We finished up last week with the 5Th and under state finals in Tooele. It was a fun weekend, we hauled calves and the boys rode with pulhams after a morning of roping. They were in hog heaven, rope morning and night, Shad wanted to move their with Bruce and Lori.
Friday morning the fifth and under got rolling. Shad drew a good steer and was the only rider to make the whistle. He rode good and smiled when he saw the paycheck. it's always nice to start off with a win, we had some great runs, placing first in the team roping with our great little partner Taylor Boren. Shad hammered the corner and pantie hosed it they were 10 flat. Break-away we switched horses to Magic, a big solid sorrel mare that can run. She has been a little tough to get a long with in the box, so Shad hasn't been using her. We have worked on the box, he jumped out and roped a 3.8 winning second, Goats we had a good run and ended up 4Th or 5Th. Barrels and Poles we had solid runs finishing in the top ten. Shad won the All-Around for the day and won a nice breast collar, he was thrilled.
KyLeigh had a good day as well, she ran clean runs in both the poles and the barrels and she and shorty did great in the goats. KyLeigh has really been working hard in the goats and practicing every day. She finished 13Th overall for the year in the goats, as a first grader. Way to go KyLeigh Jo.
Saturday was the finals, Shad started off with winning the steer riding and the year end steer riding. He is having fun riding steers. Goats we changed horses and ran a 13 on Magic, finishing 5Th for the year. Barrels, unfortunately we knocked down our first barrel and finished 5Th for the year. Break-away we had a good run of 4.2 and finished 2ND for the day and 3rd for the year. Team Roping, we drew a fast steer, missing both of our heal loops finishing 2ND for the year.
We finished 3rd in the All-Around Race and had a blast.
The kids had a blast swimming with all of their buddies at the pool. Shad and Taylor spent every lick en minute in the pool, when they weren't rodeoing!! Emma and Aaron Hodson stayed with us and went swimming to. Its sure fun to see kids work hard, and learn lessons in life.
Shad was more upset that he had let his friend down in the team roping, and not helping him get his all-around points, then anything else. I told Shad how important it is to keep working hard, and that I was glad he was worried about his friend more than himself.
"When we have the power of God with us, nothing is impossible."