Day trip to Aggieland

Allie is trying out for the meat judging team at her school. The team will compete against other schools at area competitions. Meat Judging is just that, the judging (grading) of meat. The kids look at pig, beef and lamb carcases/cuts of meat and judge the quality based on set criteria. As part of her training she and some of her classmates got to go to Texas A&M University for a clinic this past Saturday. The Meat Science program at Texas A&M University is ranked #1 in the nation by Meat and Poultry Magazine for their training and research in meat science.

Emily and I went along so we could spend a few hours checking out the campus. She had never been so she really loved it. It has really grown since I was there in 1990. She would ask me where something was and I really had to think... :)

The famous "Dixie Chicken"

Em just had to take a photo with this sigh. Eli L. Whitely is the author of the FFA Creed. Emily won first place in "creed speaking" back in November.

Love where the "poop" goes! :)

We went to the Bonfire Memorial. It was pretty amazing. A very fitting memorial for the Aggie's that lost their lives.

Christopher Breen and Jeremy Frampton both died in the bonfire accident. They were classmates with our friend, Stu McMullen. Stu holds a charity bonfire every hear in their honor. David and I were one of the sponsors for it this past year.

We also got to visit with Mom & Dad and my cousins that were showing their goats in the county fair. It was a packed day - but we had a great time.
It was a very busy day - But we had a GREAT time!!

Spring Break Camping

We spent the first few days of spring break camping with the usual crowd. We had a great time and the weather was WONDERFUL. We went to Pecan Park in San Marcos and did not have any issues with the owners this time. Yea!!!

In case you can't tell, we have a lot of fun together!

Puppies anyone?

If you are looking for lab puppies look no farther...

Emily and Amanda's Grandmother's dog, Chica, had a litter on Sunday. There are four boys and two girls. Chocolate, Black and Yellow.

Emily happened to be spending the night during the big event and got to help deliver them. What a great experience for her!

Allie was super anxious to see them so we went over Sunday for a visit.

Let me know if you want one.... :)

Getting ready for Easter??

Maybe it was the snow last week, or maybe the "girls" just know it is getting close to Easter, but they got busy and laid two little blue/green egg yesterday!

Won't be long now until we have them coming on a regular basis and I can share. :)