August Update

Hello everyone and sorry it has been so long. We went to a mule show in Kansas City, MO and had a great time. We got to spend the night with Judy and Tim, went to supper and had a great time with them. Thanks Judy and Tim for taking care of Baby John and Alexa. Alexa did good on Sunday, but not so hot on Saturday. John did GREAT he beat a Lady that was Bad Mouthing him and Colleen ( you just don't do that) So she was saying to everybody hope that you have your riding pants on today because it is on. Well I thought that he was born with riding pants.LOL So he went in the hurdles and she yelled the hole time,Hurry Hurry Your gonna loose, he ended up missing the last hurdle he never does that, so she went and nobody said anything (like the good sports we are) well she went and well she missed the last hurdle as well. So we went on to the Pole Bending pattern and John was a little upset and I told him to calm down and Smoke Her, That he did he ran a 21 second pole bending pattern that is FAST. So he walked by her and said let's see what you got, Ed Slemp, said she had told his wife that she needed her riding pant as well, so he said let's see your riding pants really loud, John was really quite about it nobody would have known that he said it if you were not right behind him, that is how he is quiet but explosive. Well all she had was a couple of poles knocked down, when she left the arena NOBODY SAW HER, SHE WENT STRAIGHT TO THE TRAILER AND LEFT, I guess she forgot her riding pants.LOL

This past weekend we went to the Iowa state mule show and John, Alexa, and Baby John Showed and I (Ricki) took the Picture at the mule show. It was a very long weekend. Thanks to Cindy, Buffy, Alan, Jacob ,and Shelby for helping so much with the kids and Pictures. John did really well showing, as did Alexa, and Baby John. If you would like to view Pictures of John, Alexa or Baby John you can go to http://www.jrajphoto.smugmug.com/ you can't order from there thought, just email us with pictures that you would like a copy of, and we will get them for you. Alexa is in all the 10 & under classes, and Backdrop. Baby John is in the Lead Line and the Snapshots. Big John is in all the Running events barrels, pole bending, pylon alley, flag race, and backdrop.

I really enjoyed taking the pictures at the show it is a lot of work and I spent the better part of last week setting right here at the computer uploading them to the web site. John even fixed lunches and Suppers for us so I could finish them asap. I think there are close to 4,000 pictures from Friday, Saturday, Sunday not all of them made the web site. Cindy also took pictures Saturday and Sunday.

John and I also celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary this past month. John Sr happened to get back that day from poppin KettleKorn so he and Cindy fixed supper for us and we ate up at their house. We really enjoyed that.

Thanks for visiting back and I'll try to make it back sooner next time.