Happy Halloween!

       Happy Halloween!

    Here are a few pictures of our Halloween fun.  Courtney wanted to be a cat again this year.  Shaylee is Ella from the movie Ella Enchanted.  and Kelsi is a woodland huntress.  

     We had fun playing games and getting candy at the Pima School’s Halloween carnival.  After that we went to the Trunk or Treat at the church.  The girls had great fun and brought home a lot of candy.  I should have taken a picture.
 
          

Cowboy Poetry Contest

Warning: This post is a bit of a proud mama post so if you prefer not to read now is your chance to turn away.

      Kelsi was called earlier this month and informed that she had been chosen as a Top Hand winner, along with two others, in the Cowboy poetry contest sponsored by the Gila Valley Cowboy Poets Inc. 

 

     I am so proud of her.  This has really been a great experience.  She got to read her poem on one of the local radio stations.  She was so nervous, but she did great!  She also got to read it at open mic night at one of the little shops on Main Street in Safford.  These were just preparation for the big event.  On October 26, there was the Gila Valley Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering at Discovery Park.  She got to share her poem at this event.  Both sets of her grandparents got to be there.  It was a great event.

   

She also got a free hat from Pollack Western’s Outfitters and a free rope from H & S Feed Store.  Most importantly she gained some wonderful skills in public speaking.

     We did have one surprise when we got to the event.  We found out that she also won third place in the Kids Western Art Show for the 6th grade.  For this honor she was given a ribbon and a nice art set.  This turned out to be a really big night for her.

      It really turned out to be a fun event for the whole family.  

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