Home, Work, & Play
We went out and rode for the first time in too long. Rustyn rode for the first time all by himself on “his” horse Leaf Getter, which he calls Alligator. It was also Alex’s first ride. We headed out and had a good time just getting to unplug for a few minutes. The sunset wasn’t that bad either.
A friend of mine, Mitch, was working the Wallow Fire with one of the Helicopter crews. He has his birthday while he was in Alpine so we decided to run up and see him. It rained on us, but Mitch showed Rustyn the helicopter they use. Rustyn loved Helicopters before sitting in one, but know he might be slightly obsessed. He has definitely had lots of opportunities to see them this summer. The other guys in the crew even gave Rustyn a couple cookies to eat!
Rustyn turned two, and we headed out to MeeMaw and Papa’s house for some cake, which he decided he needed to decorate himself. His buddy Monson’s dad John helped dad get Rustyn a four-wheeler so he could help out with the chores. Rustyn and MeeMaw had to test it out and go feed the horses. Thanks for all the family that came and Jenn and Earl’s family for stopping by.
We had some fun over the holiday weekend. Rustyn had Grandpa fix his bike so he could reach the handle bars, but we still need to tape some blocks on to the pedals so he can really ride it. Amanda’s MTC companion Char and her husband Brian came to visit so Rustyn and his new friend Kai watched shows, rode the fourwheeler, and played at the park with Cordell. Alex even made a new friend too. On Monday we went to Cassey’s graduation party and visited Gwen. Rustyn pushed Mylea around in Gwen’s chair most of the time.
Amanda had to drive to Idaho and back last week so I had a few days with the kids alone. We had some fun, and took a lot of pictures that week so I posted a few of my favorites. All of these photos were taken with my iPhone and only the sunrise and the black and white pinhole picture are modified at all. The first one is Rustyn playing at the park. I think this may be my favorite picture I’ve ever taken. The second was driving out the ranch at sunrise to pick up a trailer. I changed the coloring with Camera+ to bring out the intensity of the shot. The third was after a family picture right before Mom left for Idaho. Rustyn asked me if he could “drive” the camera so I lowered the tripod, and he showed me how to do it. The effect/color correcting was done with Camera+ as well. The last was out at the ranch after Rustyn got done riding horses and we were feeding all the animals. That goat’s name is Tangled because it is much hairier than it’s brothers and sisters. While we really missed mom it was a fun couple days. I was sure glad when she was home though.
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1 – 3 – Alex & Rustyn. Alex got a new blanket and toy from Grandma, and Rustyn decided he wanted to play too. I think Alex’s look in the second photo sum it up properly.
4 – 6 – Rustyn riding around on with his rope, and then feeding the chickens.
7 – Daddy/Daughter dance that I djed.
8 – A words with friends game I was playing where i only had vowels.. how awesome is that?
9 – 10 – I found these at the rodeo yard sale for my mom. Rustyn riding Cordell’s scooter around the yard sale.
11 – Pretty much the coolest trip to the dump ever where the employee told me I didn’t park in the right area. I was supposed to park at seven, but apparently I had parked closer to the 8 spot that didn’t have a sign. He came out and set me straight for sure.
12 – 16 – SJ Prom 2011.
Here’s come new pics.. Rustyn was helping out Grandma at work, and Alex is checking things out.
