Fall & Family

These last few weeks have been especially busy for our little 'Roth B&B' as we like to call it.  Family has been flowing in and out.  Which we think is awesome!  Auntie Ashley booked a room from Wednesday 'till Monday of last week.  Dad stayed Tuesday night.  And, this weekend we had Kaleb's Great Uncle Walt and Great Aunt.  We enjoyed a drive up the canyon to see the changing leaves.  Grandma & Grandpa Berry joined us too.  It was a beautiful evening and great fellowship with family.

A Horse, Of Course!

If a picture can define one's childhood... this pretty much sums it up.  

Growing up, I don't really remember having the most recent of toys or cartoon-ish 'things'.  You know, a bedroom of Hello Kitty or dozens and dozens of barbies.  There were toys, fun stuff and cool things.  But nothing, and I mean nothing compared to my shetland pony.  Oh, the fun we had!  I'd give him a bath and a hair cut.  Ride him around the yard or to the river or chase the bucket calves.  We'd work cows and ride along with Dad.  Those were the days, I tell you. Good times :)  

Cody & Kim (circa 1985?) 

A few weeks ago, I got to talking with a student of mine who mentioned they needed to find a good home for her pony because everyone had gotten too old/too big to ride it.  To make a long story short... I traded two loaves of banana bread & the promise to love her lots for this sweet little shetland pony.   

Now, that's my kind of deal!  

They call her "Patches" and she is so very sweet!  

Good times ahead, for sure! 

Auntie

Auntie Ashley has been here for a few days and oh, boy has the Little Man had  A LOT of fun!!  They are wild and crazy and have had lots of good times :)  More pics to come of their adventures this week.

The pictures show just how much Kaleb loves his 'Auntie' Ashley.... 

 Ohh, this is great :)  

 We play it cool you know... 

 Ohhhhhh, ya! 

Peace out, Girl Scout ;) 

No Fear...Simply Confidence

While attempting to fix our notorious bathroom fan (that has turned into a recurring nightmare)... the Little Man decided he wanted to help.  The kid loves to help.  Helps haul the laundry.  Load the laundry and re-load it and un-load it and dump it out and re-load it... :) Last weekend he very quickly and easily with zero sign of fear- climbed the ladder.  The bigger ladder mind you.  All the way to the top.

Uggh, we're in trouble people.  He really is 'the Little Man' to the greatest sense of the word.  His name means 'bold confidence' and most definitely reflects that on a daily basis! 

A Visit from Grandpa & Grandma Roth!

This past weekend, we had a great time with Wes' parents who came to visit.  Kaleb had such a wonderful time hanging out with the Roth grandparents :)  Friday was spent playing at home and Saturday afternoon, we headed to the Central States Fair.  Lots of fun was had by all...

 The baby lambs were a lot of fun because they were 'eating'.  

 Grandpa had fun teaching Kaleb how to climb the fence.  

 Some odd looking turkeys but a bird none the less much to Kaleb's pleasure.  

 Checking out the llama

 Of course, we found the water... thanks to Dada for taking a few runs through the mister :) 

 Of course a carousel ride- you can't go to the fair without a carousel ride if you're 17 months old.  

 Fun, fun!! 

 Then, Sunday morning Kaleb caught Mom in the act of watering the tree out front.  Before we knew it he'd confiscated the hose and enjoyed it to the fullest.  

 Wa, Wa

Cuddling with Grandma :)  

Good Times...

It has been busy, busy, busy here at the Roth B&B!  August has flown past us in a blurr of fun, mini-projects and all sorts of adventures.  Here are some highlights....

Rodeo Bible Camp

It was such a blessing and fun time to introduce Kaleb to Rodeo Bible Camp and all the wonderful people there.  If you've known me for long, you already know that RBC week is my favorite week of the year.  It really is- such sweet fellowship with some of my favorite women of faith!  This year was especially excited to meet.... Wanda's famed goats.  The Little Man thought they were awesome and would bend over an go 'naaa', 'naaa' right down by their faces.  So cute and fun :) 

 Meeting sweet Wanda's goats :)  

 "Naaa, Naaa"  Says the goat and Kaleb 

The other highlight of the week as hanging out with Grandpa and Grandma Berry... oh, the fun they had! They went and visited friends in town and played outside and all kinds of fun things.  I'm still not sure who ends up more exhausted- Grandma or Kaleb.  

Birthday Parties!!

The Little Man has got quite the group friends who just happen to be girls.  August brought him his 1st official birthday party invitation.  Not one but two actually and... they were on the same day!  The kid really does need his own social planner I tell you.  

Miss. Eliot's birthday party... 

 Checking  out the sweet ride! 

 Lots of water and sprinklers and water soaker toy things- so much fun! 

The birthday girl and her amazing cake.  

Our next stop of the day was Miss. Aliza's birthday party...and, I was winging it alone so no pictures from that one.  It was lots of fun though- Kaleb especially loved the corn on the cob and the cupcake with all the yummy frosting!!

Summer fun... 

 My goodness this kid is awesome and adorable!

 Hours on end, playing outside

and, learning to eat corn on the cob- the good stuff in life :)  

Time Flies when you're having FUN!

Wow, its was just a few days ago I realized...its been a month since I updated the blog.  And, suddenly Kaleb is 16 months old.  July was a month of all kinds of crazy fun.  We'll back track a little to remember all the fun we've been having...