Papa's Cattle Auction

My Dad's certified Black Angus cattle farm is taking off and he hosted his first auction at the end of November!

Gabriel enjoyed looking at the cows in the catalog Papa mailed to us

We were recruited to come up the day before the sale to help with set-up, and we were happy to pitch in! Perry and all the men moved cows, fixed fences, repositioned a huge set of bleachers my Dad rented from a local school, and all sorts of other heavy work. Since I'm pregnant, I just had to hang out with Gabriel *wink wink*. Actually, while he played, I was in charge of tablecloths & chairs in the awesome new sale building. We headed back to Papa & Nana's house for Gabriel to nap and I made a ton of sandwiches for all the volunteers to eat before the sale the next day.

We found out earlier in the week that our second little one is a girl (!!!) so we wrapped up a pretty purple floral butterfly-shaped pillow to make the announcement to them!

Breakfast and TV time

Before the sale... ♥ his overalls!

Silly Uncle Jason!

LOVE MY BOY and this "selfie"!

Hanging out with Papa & Great Papa

It was my first animal auction and a lot of fun! My Dad seemed to have a good turn-out- the barn filled up with people! He had donuts & coffee for everyone as they arrived and a catered dinner later. It was cold outside but Gabriel loved walking around looking at all the trucks and trailers parked in the fields!

Hands in his pants - In love with Uncle Jason's truck - Kick The "Can" (Styrofoam cup)

The next day we relaxed at the house until it was time for some buyers to pick up their cattle. Perry helped my Dad & Kar with that. Uncle Jason & Aunt Kelley had to leave and Gabriel gave them the sweetest hugs goodbye! It was even more bitter cold than the day before but it didn't stop G-man from playing hard! He has so much fun at the farm. And slept so good on the way home!