Rock and Roll Rodeo

Our January Rodeo was officially the rock'n'roll rodeo.  A band in the making!

In search of the yellow brick road

How many Dorothys do you know with two black dogs?

posing with a mummified teddy bear

For Halloween this year the Rodeo Gang dressed up at the foursome from the Wizard of Oz: Aidan was the Tin Man, Fletcher the Lion, Quinn the Scarecrow, and Zoe was Dorothy.

the Rodeo Gang

We were able to get them together twice to try for some group shots, though now that they are all two with minds and opinions of their own they're not as willing to follow their parents' every wish. It was really a cute group of kiddos. Now to brainstorm for next year!

Hey guys - where did the lion go?

Ah! He got the witch for us!
Maybe he'll defend us against the flying monkey as well...
now the girl never leaves home without
her red shoes and Toto

Second Birthday Party

she ate the frosting

off of only three cupcakes

This year we opted for a combo party with all of our rodeo crew. Last year we had four separate birthday parties on two weekends. This year we went in together to rent out a place on a Sunday morning, have them cook for, and clean up after, us. This year's planning (in large part thanks to Valerie and Dallas) definitely wins. I think all of the kiddos had a good time, as did the other kiddos in attendance. And thanks to mimosas and beer available, I'm pretty sure all the parents did as well.

most of the kiddos in attendance

balloons are so pretty

wait, they float?

bring them baaaaack!

This group of babies
and this group of toddlers
are now this group of two year olds.
Wow.

Oh. I nearly forgot to mention - we had karaoke. With this footage, how could I forget?

Ropin'

all buckled up for a trip to the park

We continue with our wonderful baby rodeos. Jessica has a great update on her blog in case you're interested. The kids are sort of starting to interact now, which is interesting to watch. And they've surprisingly gotten a bit easier, primarily I think because the kids can now communicate with us. Bedtimes continue to be hit or miss (this last time it was Zoe's turn to be uncooperative, which was particularly frustrating since we were one of the couples staying in), but overall things go quite well. We're quite thankful to have this once-a-month get together with a great group of people.