Parades

One of the requirements benefits of being a contestant for rodeo queen is riding in the parades.  Not just one parade.  Three parades.  One each day.

It was exhausting fun!!

Nicole's arm got tired from all the waving.  She's going to have to build up those muscles as she's got several parades to go to this year now that she's royalty!

The Queen and her Friends

Before our queen was crowned, she had a following.

During warm-ups before one of the rodeos, she started talking to these kiddos along the fence and they hung out for quite a while.

They had a good time.

And some serious talks! :)

Supportive Siblings

These kiddos were so supportive and excited for their sister last week.

This one was so nervous the day of the results, you would have thought she was trying out for royalty!

And this guy was jumping up and down for joy at the results!!

What a lucky girl she is.

What a lucky mom I am!

Introducing.....

Meet the newest Grangeville Border Days Rodeo Queen!

She is very excited, to say the least!

So are the rest of us.  We were on pins and needles all week waiting to find out the results.

Last year at Border Days, we thought maybe in a couple years she'd give it a go.  And here we are!  We might be a little crazy, but it should be fun!

New Cousin

We finally got to meet the newest member of the Poxleitner clan at the "Ten Club" party.

Little Kaitlyn is cute as a button.

She got to meet her cousin, Taylor, who's less than a year older than her.

These two will be best buds, I think.

And of course, Ellea managed to get her hands on Kaitlyn also.  She was a little unsure of us strangers, but every small child warms up to Ellea!

Ten Club Party

Thanks to Glenn's sisters, we had a fabulous, fun family party last weekend at a local water park.  We were celebrating the fact that ALL of the the above individuals had a milestone birthday this year!  Morgan and his cousin Blake are both ten years old and all the others are exactly ten years apart.   We call them the "Ten Club."

Of course, Ellea enjoyed playing with her younger cousins.

And, these two hung out, 'cause that's what they do.

And Morgan got some Godfather Phil time, 'cause Phil is awesome!

And a fun time was had by all!