Youth Swim Party

The Allen 1st Baptist Church youth group came to the ranch for a swim party. There was music, swimming, eating, laughter and a lot of fun.

Trying to get a "major" whirl pool going


JB Nelson and Tyler cooking

Jessie, Conner and Beyla in the "chow line"

Allen First Baptist Church Youth Group

Quartz Moutain Trip

We spent a couple of days at Quartz Mountain in western Oklahoma. The temperature was 109. We tried to cool off in the lake but after about 45 minutes it was time to head back to the cabin and try and stay cool....the air conditioner had a hard time keeping up with the heat! We enjoyed visiting with the other Sanders family members.

Papa and Jessie

Kim and her Puppy

Everyone trying to stay cool!

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!