Driving the tractor with dad
Getting ready to go up north with daddy
Stetson was helping me pick tomatoes and carry them into the house, but he didn't quite make it up the steps. When he fell, he landed right on the tomatoes he was carrying. You can tell he wasn't too happy about it splattering him in the face!
What is better than ICE CREAM at the county fair? Stetson didn't like the cone, so he reached as far as he could with his little tongue to get all the ice cream out. Needless to say, most of it ended up on his jacket.
HOMEMADE ice cream at Grandma's. Our new Sunday tradition at my parents' house is homemade ice cream - YUM!
Stetson LOVES his cousin J.D. When these two get together, they can get into trouble faster than you can imagine. On this day they found a nice mud hole, removed their shirts, and just did what boys do!
Hi Tech Kid - working at the computer!
They had this cute little vehicle set up at the fair, and it was all we could do to keep Stetson out of it!
Another thing Stetson LOVES to do is DRIVE!
The fearsome twosome on their way to pick up uncle Jordan. I can't believe we let these two sit together. . . but they were buckled in. . . 
Stetson likes to ride on daddy's shoulders. He grabs on to Kenny's ears, and it looks like he is trying to steer him!
Is that mischievous or what?
1. Stetson LOVES to talk and sing. He tries to repeat everything we say, and he actually does a pretty good job! I was driving to Cortez to pick up Kenny the other day, and he sang songs almost the whole way! His favorites include "Insy Weensy Spider", "Twinkle Little Star", "The Moose", "This Little Piggy", and "Patty-cake". The best part is that he not only knows the words, but he also know the actions - it is sooo cute!
2. Stetson has learned a new trick - he can take ALL his clothes off (including his diaper). He usually goes back behind a couch, bush, or the bleachers to take them off, but then doesn't seem to mind running around completely naked - even in front of 14 teenage girls! The drill team girls had a very educational practice the morning he did that - sorry girls!
3. For a little guy, Stetson is very neat and orderly. He loves to line his toys up or organize them into piles. He also loves to build towers and knock them down. One day he spent almost an hour dumping a little plastic container of pencil lead out, then putting the lead back in, one by one - over and over again! He has very good fine motor skills.
4. Stetson has a very tender heart, and seems to know when someone is sad or hurt. He gives the best hugs and kisses. His new kissing style - French kissing! No, it's not what you think. . . you know how the French people kiss each other on each cheek when they greet each other? Well, that is what he does (super cute!), and since Alisha used to call it French kissing, I decided I could too! Thanks Lish!
Physically, Jordan didn't change much, but spiritually and in maturity he grew a lot! What an awesome person, and an awesome example! Everyone was so excited to see him again. . . 
The family - waiting at the Cortez airport
Jordan's plane 
Elder Grover - waving to the fam
Of course, mom got the first hug. . .
. . . and then dad
Well done, thou good and faithful servant 
The first time meeting for Stetson and Jordan
The Grover boys (less the other Elder Grover)
"Hey guys, check out this cool luggage, it might be big enough to carry me!"
In front of the sign, after the homecoming
McKady, Jesse, Tamra, Jens (standing), Jade, Jordan
For as long as I can remember my family has been involved in the county fair, and things haven't changed much since I got married and started my own family. As the Young Farmer & Rancher representatives for Farm Bureau in our county, Kenny and I are in charge of putting on a talent find sponsored by the Farm Bureau Federation each year during the county fair. This may not seem like a big deal, but it is a lot of work and I totally procratinated this year! The talent find was on Wednesday, and it turned out okay. We didn't have very many participants, but the ones we did have did an awesome job. My niece, Brielle, won first place with her piano solo, even though I forgot to get the piano tuned (if I can tell it's out of tune, it must really be out of tune) - sorry Brielle! Thanks so much to Suzie for tending Stetson during the competition (another thing I forgot to arrange beforehand).
Kenny is the treasurer for the Jr. Livestock program, so he usually spends Thursday - Saturday over at the fairgrounds. We planned to go over on Thursday after I got off work so that we could go to the Emerson Drive concert Thursday night, but Stetson started running a fever so we missed the big event - oh well. Stetson still wasn't feeling well on Friday, but since I figured it was just caused by his 2-year molars trying to come in, I decided he could be sick over there just as easy as he could at home, so we went over to watch the livestock show. I know I am evil, but it was kind of nice to be able to sit and watch the whole show instead of chasing after Stetson the whole time. I think that is the one good thing about sick kids, they like to cuddle. Anyway, the show went well, and my brother Jens won Grand Champion with his goat! Jesse wasn't too far behind with the second reserve goat - way to go guys! Stetson and I both slept all afternoon, then watched the local rodeo from Kenny's parents' trailer that night.
Saturday was the day of free food, which is always a bonus! We ate at the Lion's Club's free breakfast that morning, and then the buyer's barbeque for lunch, and my parent's were kind enough to feed us dinner that night - it was wonderful! Stetson was feeling much better on Saturday, which was a relief (even though he got into more trouble). Thanks so much to Candice and my dad for tending Stetson during the sale while I tried to help Kenny keep track of the records and money. It is a lot harder than it looks, and I have gained a lot more appreciation for all the people who have done that job in the past (without computers).
We stayed that night to watch the youth rodeo, and then ended up camping again because I was too tired to drive home. The youth rodeo was very entertaining, and I was surprised at all the daddy's who let their little girls ride bucking steers - crazy! But, nobody got hurt so it was all good.
All in all it was a good fair. The best part was that it didn't include any close calls or big scares :)
