We have been busy, but even more so we have been having fun. Sorry for not keeping you better in the loop! Between the Clovis Rodeo, working, birthdays (my dad's!), and our major highlight of going to see Dancing with the Stars LIVE...we have had an eventful couple of weeks. I have been working at my dad's office the last two weeks. One of our favorite girls from the office got married and so they brought in the big guns to take her place while she was out. JUST KIDDING!!! There is no big guns here! I had to be taught everything again! I didn't even remember how to scan things or how to use the phones! Thank goodness they were all patient with me...well, after they would laugh at the simple question I would ask. :) Good times! It was fun to be back in the work world on a daily basis, especially hanging out with my sister, brother and Dad every day. I sure do miss that! Blake's mom, my mom and my cousin Chelsey...I could not have done it without them! Thank you girls for helping me with Aubrey Rose. You girls are always so willing to be with our little sunshine. I can't thank you enough! So on to the update...
First, just a couple cute ones from Easter. I know this feels like it was forever ago (and it was), but I still wanted to share. We had a great day celebrating with both sides of the family.
Below is Mimi giving Aubrey Rose's her Easter basket from Mimi and Big Papa. Thank you for spoiling Aubrey Rose! We were quite surprised with how much she loved the egg hunts. What surprised us the most though was how quickly she realized the eggs were not as much fun to find if they were empty. Hilarious! She would find an egg, open it, if it had NOTHING, she would drop it on the floor and go for the next. If it had a treasure, her eyes would light up, look up at anyone near and say "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" and smile...it was priceless! Holidays sure are fun with little ones!
Our favorite Clovis event, which we look forward to EVERY year, is the Clovis Rodeo. It was soooooo much fun. This year was even more fun because we got to experience it with the Miss California Rodeo Salinas!!!! Blake's sister Blair, was a busy lady and looked phenomenal at every event! This year she got to ride in all the grand entries, be in the Clovis parade and just bring so much joy to all of Clovis. I think the best part for her was being able to relax and enjoy every second and not having to worry about the competition aspect, but to be Salinas Rodeo Queen. It was fun to sit with her and hear all the behind the scenes stories. She even had a handful of people think she was Miss California...the one who ran for Miss USA recently. Random people complimented her and thanked her for standing up for her beliefs and for protecting traditional marriage! Pretty entertaining! Aubrey Rose LOOOOVED the Rodeo too. She loved all the action. It is a good thing because this is just the beginning for her. :) She is on her way to Mutton Bustin for sure!
Here is Aubrey Rose and Miss California Rodeo Salinas Queen! We are sooooooooooo very proud of you Blair!
Daddy entertaining Aubrey Rose during the dinner.
We love going out to the Clovis Rodeo parade. It is such a fun family event. This year was even more fun because Blair was in it and so was Bradley! Blake's brother drove his Mustang and Blair was sitting pretty as the Queen. It was so fun to see them!
Blair looked AWESOME as the California Rodeo Salinas Queen! Go Auntie Blair!
Blake loved the VW section of the parade. We thought we should have pulled out his bug to show it off!
Brad (Blake's brother) drove his "baby" in the parade too. His is the Mustang and his old roommate (behind him) drove his big truck in the parade too. There were tons of floats all representing good 'ole Clovis businesses, fire trucks spraying water and making their sirens go, Navy and Army representatives, lots of fun cars and so much more. It was a wonderful morning and the three of us had a wonderful time joining in on hometown fun!
For some more about our Rodeo memories, Blake and Christina joined in the fun too! They posted some pictures from Thursday night HERE and Friday night HERE!
The Rodeo is not the only fun we experienced in the month of April. We got to watch Dancing with the Stars LIVE! Oh, this is definitely going to be a highlight of mine for probably my whole life. :) Okay, I might be exaggerating a little, but I do hope I will never forget this memory! I loved every minute of it. The road trip with friends, the anticipation, the excitement, the memories of waiting in line for 4 HOURS, leaving the hotel the night before at 11:30PM (yeah almost MIDNIGHT) to sight see and to find the walk of stars, just being in the room when they are starting the show LIVE, the introductions of everyone, the way they entertain the crowds at commericals, finally seeing the HOLLYWOOD sign in person (I know living in CA for almost my entire life you would have thought I had seen it by now, but I can finally say I have), seeing the celebrities and professionals dance in person, the excitement in the room, laughing and hanging out with Blake and Christina...just everything! We had the best time! My parents were so sweet to watch Aubrey Rose overnight. Thanks Mom and Dad! The only sad part of the whole experience is ABC does not allow any cameras or cell phones, so we could not take pictures, however check out Christina's phenomenal post about our memories! Thanks B and C for thinking of us and inviting us! You guys truly are such a blessing in our life!
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Kiersten and Garrett are HOOKED on Dancing with the Stars, so I knew that they'd be tickled to hear that you guys were ON THE SHOW!!! I watch it occasionally, and it is a fun show. We're watching that over Idol this year.
You guys sure know how to have fun!!
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