How Stanley Rolls

Murphy & Stanley

Benched

Over the weekend mom and dad kept disappearing.  It turns out that they were going to the dog park WITHOUT us!  BUTT we found out later that it was cuz they were doing work.  Mom said they spread more stone. BUTT the exciting part was that they put in 3 benches!

Dad said something about concrete and dogs and that the two don't mix so we didn't get mad.  Then on Sunday (after church) when the concrete was set up, me and Stanley got to be the very first ones EVER to test the benches out!

We sure love our dog park!

Murphy & Stanley

Church In The Park

Today our church held services in the park instead of the church!  Of course me and Stanley went cuz it is OUR church too.  We've been going there since we were tiny puppy dogs.  Everyone sat on the hard, uncomfortable picnic table benches EXCEPT us and someone else you know!

Their butts probably hurt from the seats so they kept standing up.

After awhile Michelle took us for a little walk.  I can't tell you what we talked about, it's confidential.

It was a very good church service!

Murphy & Stanley

Post Rodeo Post

 We want to thank everybody for coming out to the rodeo yesterday.  And especially those who hosted events!  It is always fun to have lots of different bloggies involved!  We kept busy all day long!

So then this morning . . .

The next event in Blogville will be announced soon.  Our buddy Oreo is gonna do a really fun thingie.  And watch for an update on the Blogville 2016 Retreat!



Murphy & Stanley

Barrel Racing

Welcome to the Barrel Racing event!  Our cowboys and cowgirls are ready to race around the barrels and back again in what will hopefully be record times!  But you know how that goes, sometimes things don't always go as expected!  Here comes our first rider!

Addi is looking good and her horse is running tight against the barrels.  She might be setting a time to beat!  

Sweet William looks like a natural as he easily maneuvers past those barrels.  We don't even think he's breaking out a sweat!  He is one confident cowboy!

Arty is all business as he hugs the barrels.  This is supposed to be an amature event but he looks like he's got pawfessional skills!

Casey has a great rhythm and his horse takes the turns well.  But wait, he's grabbed the horn!  What does this mean?

Jessie is flying past these barrels!  We're afraid she's about to break the sound barrier!

Sarge is riding with total abandon.  The expression on his face says it all.  He is having a very good time!

Whoa!  Bentley is on a clydesdale!  That is one HUGE horse!  Those barrels look tiny compared to this gentle giant.  This isn't a horse built for speed but it is big enough that just a couple steps and he's through this course!

Oh, things aren't looking too easy for our cowboy Easy!  He lept over the first barrel and then high centered over the second one.  Wait, is that a beer he has with him?  And is this the elephant skater he is always talking about?

Frankie & Ernie minis are our next cowboys and they are competing as a team.  It looks like they are racing around a barrel full of monkeys!  Oh, no good can come from that!  And where did that hydrant come from?

Mabel may be young but this little cowgirl looks like it ain't her first rodeo!  She is proof that those Idaho gals know their way around a horse!

Aw, Madi's grandpa wanted Madi to ride his best horse.  Looks like he's gonna take care of his grandcat in this event!

Ut oh . . . looks like Murphy has a few troubles!

Oreo is flying past the barrels but he might be distracted because some unscrupulous contestant has blown bubbles into the arena!  Focus Oreo, focus! 

Paisley looks like she is just enjoying the ride!  It looks like she's spreading happiness along the way!  She is our first side saddle cowgirl and demonstrating excellent balance!

Pierre must have trained with Paisley cuz he is side saddle too!  He looks like he is in it for the fun!

Princess Leah is riding a royal horse who has been trained to be gentle with royalty.  However, she has trained hard for this event and is ready to get to it!

Ranger is rocking the Batman Cowboy look!  We wonder if he has an official sponsor?  He might come out of this rodeo with some offers from sponsors if he hasn't already!

Ruby looks like rodeo queen material!  She is easily putting her horse through its paces and guaranteed to get a good time!

Stanley looks a bit worried as his horse jumps the first barrel.  We're not sure this is going to end well so you might want to close your eyes!

Oh my dog!  Wesley McPoodleton is a total cowboy athlete!  He is aggressively taking those barrels without showing any fear!  He's gonna have a great time fur sure!

Ziggy is riding a rootbeer barrell and it looks like he's racing against Sally Ann who is high centered on a barrel.  Wait, where did that tiger come from?  We might need the rodeo clowns for this one!

That concludes our barrel racing event.  All scores will be compiled by the judges.  We hope everyone enjoyed watching our Blogville cowgirls and cowboys compete in this exciting event.  Be sure to check out all the other events too.  Yee haw!