Blue Ribbon Rangers Celebrate 65 Years

This is a great article about the Blue Ribbon Rangers and also about the "Buchman Years" Unfortunately, I can't get it large enough to read...but it was a nice article!

Olivia got to sit on the Parade Float with the "big" kids from the 4-H Club ~ Blue Ribbon Rangers!

Birthday Cake Float

Booth in the Jr. Fair Building

2010 Bill Buchman Showmanship Sweepstakes

This year, Olivia and I, with Daniele and Maddox presented the Reserve Champion and Grand Champion winner for the Bill Buchman Showmanship Sweepstakes. Olivia was excited to give them a trophy but they actually receive plaques and a folding chair...but nonetheless it was an honor to be there to give each of the participants an EE Savings Bond as well!

Olivia made a new friend with Denny Asmus, whom she immediately thought looked like Papa Bill. Since we were at the fair for about 6 out of the 7 days...she got to hang out with him a fair amount of time! Very exciting!

These are all of the Participants!

This is us waiting to find out who won the big awards!

This is the reserve champion!

This is the champion! (notice how I am not smiling but my kid is smiling so great! Uggg)

High upon her thrown!

You know when your little princess is growing up ~ when she can climb into her car seat and buckle herself in all by herself. It is a good thing too, because in Alabama - she can't be in a booster seat until she is 6 and in Ohio, she has to be 4 and 40 pounds, which she isn't yet...so technically she is still our little girl. Fortunately, she doesn't mind a car seat and she can see the world outside even better from high upon her throne!

Little Fish

Olivia loved her swim lessons this summer, in Ohio. She went for two weeks and we both had alot of fun! She was the youngest and one of the smallest! She learned to float, kick, blow bubbles, play games and of course, what swim lesson would not be complete with out jumping off the diving board! She loved every minute! We are looking foward to continueing her lessons here in Alabama at the Gym, so next year she will be an even better swimmer!

Diving Acts of Amazment!

Yes, she IS that good!

Acts of Amazing Heights!!

No, seriously folks, she was only a few inches off the ground but she swung her way from one side of the monkey bars to the other end in no time! She is one strong girl...And Amazing!

She really looks like a monkey in this picture!

Add your own heee heee hahahaha!

And we are moving.........!

Visit with Grandma Bush

~Good Smiles!~

~Good Times!~

~Good Fun!~

~Good Friends!~

Sandusky County Fair 2010

Up Close and Personal!

Just Sittin' Around!

These were some of the prettiest cattle

I had seen all year...had to have a picture!

This was on big MAMA...

Holy COW- (pun intended)! She was amazing!

Maddox on one of his first fair rides, with Olivia at the wheel!

Translation "Damn women Drivers, gotta hang on tight!!"

Now he is feeling alittle more comfortable taking the wheel and showing it who's Boss!

Olivia with a little tiny goat! ~ "This will fit in our backyard, right?"

Just sitting pretty with this Great Pumpkin!

(Only because Olivia wouldn't!)

Fulton County Fair Summer/ Fall 2010

Pumpkin Fun Fotos!

Traditional Picture with the Giant Pumpkin!

Pony Fun- with a quick wave in the background!

~Baby Boys on their Ponies! Love It!!~

Pony Rides ~ Another must have

Good Times with Aunt Joanna

Olivia with the BIG cow!

Highlights from Ohio Summer 2010

These are the "Future Fair Goers of America"!

We like to go to the county fairs and so therefore-

so do our children.

Fulton County Fair, Ohio ~ 2010

Olivia and I hanging out at Curts Corn Corner!

This is one of our traditional stops, in the dairy barns,

they have a corn corner that the kids get to play in!

Last year, the boys were just babies

but this year- they really loved it!

This little peanut is just smilin' for the camera!

Here are all of the kids playing in the corn box! Coolest idea ever!!!

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Butterfly Catch

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Olivia had been trying to catch butterfly's all summer

and now we can mark it off the list!

"There it is, just sitting in my hand!"

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At the end of the summer, I always

want to take some pictures of the girls and

of the kids without the extreme price...

this years photos came out pretty darn good!

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Just Us Girls ~ September 2010

Joanna and Eddie ~ September 2010

Mom with the Grandchildren ~ September 2010

Heather and Olivia ~ September 2010

Daniele and Maddox ~ September 2010

Maddox's ornery smile...a must have!