Our Great Adventure!: October 2010

Friday, October 15, 2010

"RODEO"

Well it's bulls and blood
It's dust and mud
It's the roar of a Sunday crowd
It's the white in his knuckles
The gold in the buckle
He'll win the next go 'round
It's boots and chaps
It's cowboy hats
It's spurs and latigo
It's the ropes and the reins
And the joy and the pain
And they call the thing rodeo...
GARTH BROOKS

Well that about sums it up! Pike County Fair and Rodeo. It is one of the year's highlights for the Oosterhous family. This year was Nate's final year to mutton bust. He was so big that the sheep couldn't move very fast with him on it! It was fun to watch and the boys just get so excited. Zac was off pretty quick this year, but he bounced up and strutted off (I think he thought he had a chance at the belt buckle).

We did not qualify for Sat. night's riding event but we had a blast all the same! In addition to riding sheep the boys participated in the calf scramble and rode a lot of rides at the fair. A big thanks to Nana and Papa Doc for coming and to Papa Doc for riding the scary rides with Nate! We are already looking forward to Rodeo 2011!

Our Neighbor!

Yes this little guy lives in the woods across the street from our house! He is a small little guy (as if that matters to me) and we think his mama lives up the road. Several weeks ago he found one of the deer feeders! No we did not see him personally (thank goodness)! Tim captured the images on his game camera! The boys have been hunting but no deer yet! Tim is in Iowa right now, trying to bag a big one!

Soccer.... Soccer... and More Soccer!

This fall, Nate and Zac have been playing soccer at Caddo Hills. It took a little convincing to get Nate to play. We had to assure him that it would not take away from his hunting time (yes deer season is here in full force)! Although, Nate is not aggressive by nature, he is a great punter and does excellent playing goalie and he really got the hang of the game this year. His team did really well this year and Nate scored some points!

Now Zachy, that child is aggressive on the field and he was born to play sports that require constant movement. He has some fast feet and he did REALLY good on the field, especially since this was the first time he had ever played. He was so fun(ny) to watch. He loved every minute of it and loved it when he scored goals (at least 5 a game) because that meant he was the center of attention.

While all of this soccer was going on, Ben would alternate between yelling for his bubbas and playing on the playground! Grandpa O, Nana, and Papa Doc all were able to attend a game and see what all of the "hoop-la" was about. The boys were so excited that they got to see them play.

Now basketball season is underway, games are on Saturdays so there is NO WAY that I was able to convince Nate to play...... it would cut in to his hunting time! Everything is so busy right now; so maybe we will pick-up basketball next year!

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Big Dam Bridge 100

Well we survived the big bike ride! I had so much fun riding with my two biking buddies.... Cindy Daily and Stephanie Duggan! Well we broke no records but we all accomplished our goals and finished the race! Wahoo! Cindy rode 50 miles and Stephanie and I survived (barely) the 68 mile route! Not bad for 3 women who don't consider themselves big time bikers! Amazingly enough, my legs weren't

sore... but my "seat area" .... that is another story! Way to go girls!