AQHA 2009 WORLD SHOW

I've already posted these on my photography blog - but thought I would share them here too.

Our family went to Oklahoma City last week to watch our stallion (a son of Red Buck) Bucks N Moore perform. He did awesome. Our kids did awesome and we just had a lot of fun. It was great not having to cook or do wash for a week.

Although last week was great - I'm paying for it this week. I'm trying to dig out of the pile of laundry in my wash room and getting everyones sessions edited for their Christmas cards. November is certainly one of my busiest months of the year. So much fun though. Now, when do I find to sleep - that is my question. There really isn't time.

Happy Halloween

I should have tried harder to get good pictures this weekend. I was planning on taking them down to the studio - but it never worked out. Anyways, here they are. Baylee playing in Grandma & Granpa Taylors garage.


Braxton being a transformer. He loves transformers even though he has never seen the movie. Must be a boy thing.


Jennica was in one of her little moods tonight. I think holidays can be a little hard on her. Just so much going on. She told me absolutely no pictures. Lucky I got this one.

Pumpkin Land

I have taken my kids to pumpkinland in Vineyard since Baylee was 10 months old. It's definitely tradition now. We could never miss it and the kids look forward to it every year. We went during Fall break and it wasn't busy at all. So nice.




These pictures are taken inside Pumpkinland's haunted house. It was really dark in there and these were taken without a flash. I am constantly amazed at how well the Nikon D700 does in low light situations. I showed my kids these pictures and they wondered how I turned dark into light.


The highlight for my kids. . . ..



We know her tonsils are healthy.

Gardner Village

I love to take my kids up to see the witches every year at Gardner Village.
You can see the fish in the water underneath the boat.







The weather was beautiful and we had lots of fun.

Our House last night at bedtime

We sometimes have a hard time settling down for bed. It seems after the kids have taken their baths, brushed their teeth, etc -- all of a sudden they get a burst of energy and bedtime is delayed by at least thirty minutes. Yes, David does play a part in that too.

Come check out my new photography blog

Whew! It's finally done. Been working on this for awhile. I will no longer be posting my latest sessions on my old blog. Come check it out at laurabunker.com.


And I hate to make a post without a picture. I took pictures of Megan Grover's cute little boy on Friday. We shot a few of Jane at the same time. Don't you just love her outfit? It is a Matilda Jane outfit. Me and my sisters are hosting a Matilda Jane party a week from this Tuesday at my Mom's home in Alpine. If your interested in coming let me know. You can bring your kids to try on the clothes. We will have yummy treats and will be giving away a free mini session plus other prizes. You don't have to buy anything just come and have a good time. I'll post more information later.

What we've been up to. . . .

We went to the kid's elementary schools pumpkin walk again this year. We froze our tushes off. I think it was 40 degrees or some insane temperature.

Sandals were not the most wise choice in footwear.



Afterwards we went to Kohlers to buy some hot chocolate and donuts. We didn't want to stand in the long line at the pumpkin walk when it was sooooo cold. David ran in to get the groceries and decided to buy some bread as well. When he came out he said he saved over $40 by purchasing wisely. He made me go in and take a picture of the sale sign.



Baylee decided to marry off her female bunny to her friend's Savannah's male bunny. They made invitations and sent them to friends and everything. Baylee asked me to buy treats - a bag of Danish donuts - (their white) and some doilies for decorations.
I was also the photographer.




Lastely, I had to post a picture of Baylee's best friend Savannah. While Baylee was at activity days Savannah helped me find all of my baby kittens and helped me take pictures of them for KSL. Can I just say that it really comes in handy to be a photographer when you have to give away something like a kitten. I'm down to one kitten. I had twelve to give away. I ran over one - and the other one disappeared. Another note: I have an appointment with a veteranarian next week. No more kittens. Shhhh. . .my kids don't know.

News Update

Yes it's true. . . David was seen on channel five and fox 13 news last night. Cedar Hill's water tank had an equipment malfunction and it did not quit pumping water like it should have. A few yards got water and debri on it. Not really a big deal. But, Saturday night we got a call from "911" emergency . . . evidently channel 4 thought they needed an interview with David that night. David was NOT happy that they used emergency dispatch to get to him. They were not granted an interview.

For some odd reason David doesn't like being on prime time TV. Darn it. Because the kids and I get a big kick out of it. My parents recorded him so we'll be able to watch his 2 minutes to fame over and over. . hee hee.

My Kids

I took my kids on a photoshoot for my sister the other night. I wasn't really taking their pictures much but I got a couple that I liked and thought I would share.

A few things we've been up to. . . . .

We went to a horse show tonight and watched Zach's (David's horse partner) horse perform. She took second and won $1,200.00 tonight. She was a really nice filly.

David wants me to think about photographing horse competitions so I did my best. I don't have the right equipment though. I love my wide angle lens but I need a zoom lens for this. I'm trying to talk David into buying it for me (since it would benefit him horse wise). But, it is a $1,800 lens so I think it may have to wait. But, the world show is coming in December and I'm sure David would love to get some cool action pictures of our stallion Buck's N Moore performing. So, we'll see. . .


This is how I found Jennica after school today. She fell asleep on the couch. I just thought it was funny that it was on the arm. She's a cute little pickle.



Braxton and Jennica have been so funny lately. They have been asking me the most silliest questions. "Mom whats under your skin?" I'll say, "blood and bones". "Well, whats in blood?", I'll say, "water, salt, and nutrients". "Well, whats in water, salt, and nutrients?", I'll say good things that keep your skin and bones alive and healthy." "Well, whats in bones?", I'll say "hard things to hold your skin and blood up," I know I get really technical. "Ohhhhhhh, I never knew that. By this point I'm hoping that we can move on - sometimes we do and other times I may spend fifteen minutes trying to think whats inside things. So far I've had to explain whats inside milk, water, skin, bones, blood, eyeballs, noses, and stomachs.

Family Reunion

My family had the best time this weekend at a cabin up fairview canyon. There was fishing, four wheeling, but best of all good company. We spent Saturday with my Dad's brother and sister and their kids and their kids. I think there was about 70 people in the cabin and there was plenty of room. It was so much fun. It's been way to long since we have gotten together like that. I remember how much I enjoyed playing with my cousins when we got together as kids. Now our kids can have as much fun as we did.

We will definately do this more often.

I will post some of the pictures I took. But, most people thought I was pretty annoying walking around with my camera - so I tried not to take too many.

Braxton coloring with his cousin Corbin.


My lovely sister Corianne who wore her hair curly for once. She has beautiful natural curls and she hates it.


My cousin Brenda and Darin.


The little kids had so much fun in their gang. Have to say the most of the little kids were Taylor cousins.


Had to sneak a picture of Jennica. She never lets me if she knows.


Katie, Brian Harris, my cousins daughter. She's a total athlete and so fun.


Some of the teenagers. What a cool picture if they would have moved away from the car. But, the guys didn't want to stop their game to take this one so I was lucky to get it.


Corine and Katie. David and Brian's girls. They were so fun.


Just visiting


Brooke, my sister Cheryl's daughter.


Payton, Darin and Brenda's daughter


My sweet Mom working in the kitchen.


Logan, Bryan and Teara's son.


Baylee and Kaitlin chilling.



Braxton and Carson

I know I'm pathetic

I've neglected this blog long enough. I can't believe I have never changed my background for this long. I'm sure all my friends and family are way past sick of it. Anyway, I just want to apologize right now for the typo in my new header. Yes I had a kid on my lap and I do know how to spell bunhouse oh I mean Bunkhouse. Okay, I know thats not funny but right now it is to me. he he. It gets pretty pathetic around here in the humor department. Anyway, I will be fixing this blog shortly but not today. Enjoy the change -spelling errors and all-.

Demolition Derby at the County Fair

The Bunker's had their annual "Red Neck" night on Saturday. We started out having dinner at David's sister Gayle's home. We had hot dogs, hamburgers, creamy jello, beans, and potato salad. Yummy!

Then we went to the fair grounds and listened to really loud music while cars hit each other. Braxton loved it! Jennica, not so much. She wasn't feeling well and I considered staying home with her but at $10.00 for a pre-paid ticket I hated to do that. I gave her motrin, packed a blanket and she seemed to do fine. I know I'm a bad Mom. But, hasn't everyone done that at least once? Especially since she was on the tail end of it. Off the subject but why are kids getting sick in the summer anyways? Wierd.

Anyways, we had tons of fun and are looking forward to doing the same thing next year. I highly recommend it.

The Cars and The Crashes



Jennica's personal favorite car:



The People: Did I mention their were some real rednecks there?


Braxton loved the car crashes the best!

Kitties

Our Cat Princess had what I hope will be her last bunch of kitties this week. She really struggled with the delivery. The kids got to watch her deliver because she actually wanted the emotional support (I think?) It was wierd because she came to find us with a kitten 1/2 hanging out and then plopped herself down on the lawn after every one was all assembled. She had two still births and labor was forever. Anyways, I'll make she is done. The kids are really enjoying their new kittens though.

Daniell Bement

I just posted on my photography blog the pictures that I took of the Bement baby. What an absolute doll! Thought I would just let the people in my neighborhood see them.

David's new horse sale

David usually hosts a horse sale called Remuda Roundup every August. This year we are doing it on line. Feel free to check out the horses he has for sale. His 2009 Foal Crop was amazing! We are also very pleased that our stallion Buck's N Moore is now a World Show Qualifier. He will be competing in Oklahoma City in November.

Mesa Verde

To me this was the highlight of our trip. I've seen the towers of Tikal in Guatemaula and I think these ruins are just as neat. It really gives you an idea of how they lived.

It was really neat because it could be 120 degrees outside but under the rock it was 20 degrees cooler. It felt like air conditioning to us. Again we didn't have Air in our Motor home this day.

This area is so close to us I can't believe we haven't explored this more. We only had time to visit one ruin but there are several around the area to see. Plus next to Mesa Verde is the Ruins of the Ancients that can be explored as well. David and I definately want to go back down to see spend a week down there.

Four Corners

We went to the four corners. It was fun to shop in the little Indian trading posts. Each kid got a necklace. Braxton's had a little baseball on it. Unfortunately Braxton broke his about an hour after he got it. He didn't want to wear it around his neck. Instead he wanted to tie his money in it. Didn't work.

It was about 115 degrees here. We were really hot and the generator went out in the motor home so we were hot in the trailer too. Our kids did tremendous though. They were such troupers.

Our Trip

On the way home from our trip we stopped in Texas at theAQHA Headquarters to take some pictures. Unfortunately you won't see me in any of these pictures because I was in our Motor Home taking care of Braxton who had come down with the stomach flu. Bad timing. Luckily it only lasted about twelve hours and most of it was at night.

Buckskin World Show

We had a lot of fun driving in a Motor Home with our kids to Tulsa Oklahoma to watch our stallion Bucks N Moore compete. He took home three reserve grand championship and placed in two other events besides. He's been in training since the spring and has qualified to compete in the AQHA world show in November in Oklahoma City. Were really excited about how well he is doing.