It’s Rodeo Time, Denver

That doesn’t have quite the same ring as it does in S.A., but it’ll do.  Anyway, we took Noah to his first rodeo and I do think he was the most handsome cowboy in the entire place!  I loved decking him out in his boots, wranglers and pearl snap shirt!   Noah got to ride a horse perfectly named Dr. Pepper, pet some stinky goats, stare at some giant mules (one was named Shrek) and watch some great bull riding!  I think Noah enjoyed the cotton candy and a bag of skittles more than the actual rodeo, but it didn’t matter because I think everyone had a great time in their own little way.   I always loved going to the rodeo in Texas and I was thrilled to share my joy with David and Noah.  It was a great night and I hope we started a new tradition of going to the rodeo year after year.

Seriously, how cute is Noah on that horse?

He kept reaching reaching down to pet his horse, Dr. Pepper.  Such a sweet boy!

Daddy got to go in with Noah and the stinky goats!

Shrek, the mule

Sadly, I didn’t get any pictures of real rodeo action, but these old stagecoaches were really cool!

Coming To A Fridge Near You

For Christmas, I gave David all the gear to start his own brewery.  It’s a brewery in our own little basement, I guess.  Anyway, David began his hobby/maybe future career as a brewer in January.  It was quite a process to make that first batch of beer and involves a lot of science.  It also makes your house smell like crazy.  Let me tell you, a pregnant lady that pukes at everything and the smell of hopps and barley is not a good combination. Other than that, it’s been fun for David to experiment and he’s made some quite tasty beers.  The picture below is of his first bottled beer and his first tasting.  Cheers!

Rewind

And we’re back! Since I have my very own computer now, I can officially begin to blog again. But, since I haven’t blogged since last summer, here is a quick review of how we finished 2010.

July 2010

July started off in Texas as we spent time in Houston with my family. We had such a great time! On July 9th, we moved into a new house that we LOVE and Noah moved into a big boy bed and drove us nuts for almost 2 months because he didn’t like to STAY in his bed. Towards the end of the month, David and I traveled to Chicago to attend the funeral of my Grandpa Drenth. It was a bittersweet trip. We missed my Grandpa but had SUCH a great time with my Grandma, aunts, uncles and cousins.

4th in Texas VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

Chicago VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

August 2010

The big news in August came when we found out that we were going to have another baby. Other than that, we spent time working on the house and going to a Rockies game.