4th of July

It was a traditional 4th of July on the Ranch. Jason and Kayla drove up from Dallas Kevin, Jordan and Hunter came in from Oklahoma City and of course Caitlin, Jessie, Papa and I were here. During the day we enjoyed 4 wheeling, swimming and of course Papa cooked hamberges and hot dogs and we had potato salad and baked beans


Kayla and Jason

Jordan and Hunter

Kevin and Hunter 4 wheeling

The gang swimming

Papa cooking for us!

Caitlin, Kayla and Jessie getting ready to eat.


At the end of the day we enjoyed shooting fire works (I was to busy shooting fire crackers to take pictures). It was a great 4th!

Blog Update

It has been a couple of months since I've added anything to the blog, so tonight I am going to add several at once. It has been a busy summer!

Oklahoma Weather

You never know what the weather is going to be like here in Oklahoma, especially in the spring. It has been raining for more than a week and I've tried to put this on the blog but due to the weather we have not had any service until to day when the sun finally came out! Oklahoma is known for its stormy weather during this time of year and last Wednesday April the 29th the weather made a statement at our house. The day started out muggy and cloudy and by 8 am we were in a thunderstorm watch. As the morning progressed it started to rain heavily with lightning and thunder and strong winds and then the thunderstorm watch was changed to a tornado watch.

Papa was keeping a close eye on the weather, standing at the picture window in the den and suddenly the trees started whipping around and the rain started to swirl and he heard a sound like a jet engine! He headed to the closet under the stairs just as the electricity went out. You guessed it ….a small tornado… not big enough to rate…no damage to the house or animals but we lost trees, the swings in the back yard and the goat house are a total lost and several flower pots and plastic chairs were smashed in the back pasture.

Love this Oklahoma weather!



My porch swing that was in the back yard!


Trees down in the front pasture


Tree in the front of the house


Tress down in the back side pasture.

The forcase for the rest of the week is more rain but hopefully no storms!

Caitlin's First Car

Last summer Caitlin took driver's ed and got her permit. She turned 16 in October but had to wait until January to take her driver's test. In March she was ready. It was time for a car! Papa spent several weeks looking for the right car(and deal) and finally found the one he and Caitlin wanted.


Caitlin's 2009 Mustang


Can you tell by the smile....we have a very happy driver!

OU Red and White Game

We drove to Norman this morning to attend the OU Red and White game. We stood in line and visited with other OU fans while we waited for the gates to open so we could find the perfect seats to watch the game.


Caitlin & Jessie outside the OU stadium.

When the gates opened we joined more than 20,000 OU fans to watch a game of flag football played by OU football alumni and then the Red and White game. Our seats were on the 50 yard line 3rd and 4th row. It was a beautiful day, 70 degrees and a light breeze.


Caitlin, Jessie and Papa on the 50 yard line!


The main attraction for many of the OU fans was quarterback Sam Bradford # 14



During halftime the Heisman Trophy was officially presented to Sam Bradford.



It was a fun filled day! We are now ready for football season to start!

Cheerleader Try Outs

On April 6th 11 girls entered the high school gym for Allen's cheerleader try outs. There were 8 slots to be filled and the girls were excited and nervous. The judges were OU cheerleaders. The girls had been practicing for a week and now they had to perform a cheer and dance routine as a group, perform the cheer and dance by themselves, perform 3 jumps and an original cheer. After all the girls had competed, they had to wait about 30 minutes for the results. The results were posted on the gym door....there was a lot of squealing and jumping up and down as the girls read their names on the list. Jessie made the cheerleader squad!

Allen JR High Basketball

Jessie is in the 8th grade and has played point guard on the Allen Jr High Basketball team. She wears number 00. It has been a lot of fun to watch her improve. Most of the girls on the team have been playing together since they were in the 4th grade and they play really well together. Their last game was against one of their big rivals Tupelo. The teams were well matched and the score went back and forth, but in the end Allen won.
Coach giving last minute instructions.
Jessie on the court

Here is a video of Jessie and her team breaking the press and scoring!