School is Out and Summer is Here!

At the Little House there is a big sigh of relief. Friday was the last day of school and the Little Women like that. It was a good year academically for the girls. Hard work led to all three of them making the A Honor roll almost every six weeks and getting many awards at the Elementary and Jr. High Awards Programs. Morgan was named "All-Outstanding Jr. High Girl" for the year, Outstanding Social Studies and Speech Student, Superintendent's List and President's Academic Excellence Award. Lauren received the "Outstanding Student" in 6th grade for Math, Reading and Technology Application as well as being named to the Superintendent's List.

This past Saturday the girls had their 3rd Big 5 Horse Show of the year. Lauren won the goat tying (finally beating her big sister) and she was 2nd in the Reining and 4th in the Working Cow Horse. Landry was second with her halter mare and improved to 8th place in the barrels. Morgan won the grade mare halter class and went on to win Grand Champion of the entire show. After the judge named her Grand Champion she told Morgan she had a fine horse and wished she owned her. Morgan was also 4th in the Goat Tying and 3rd in both barrels and poles.

Morgan and Lauren are in their third year of mowing yards as "Little Women Lawn Service". Last year they bought an old show pig trailer and we have converted it into a lawn trailer for their mowers and equipment. They are already busy with their mowing and enjoy being able to make some money and control their own work hours. Our summer will be busy with rodeo's, horse shows and the girls mowing business.

"Little Women" Update

The "Little Women" went to the Dever's Open Rodeo this weekend in Perryton. Morgan won the All-Around buckle for her age division and shaved 2 seconds off her best breakaway time. She roped her calf in 4.66. Lauren was 1 pt. away from winning the All-Around in her age division winning 1st or 2nd in all her events. Landry was entered in the barrels, poles and flag race and did good too.

Morgan decided to enter the Miss Rodeo Top O Texas Teen Pageant in Pampa this summer. One of the main sections of the pageant will be Horsemanship. She will have to perform a reining pattern and have detailed information about horse anatomy and health. Here's a picture she had made for the pageant.

Morgan's Blog

Morgan has started her own blog "Chattin with Chiggerbite". Chigger Bite is the nickname I gave her when she was very little. She had a head full of red hair and I told her she looked like a little chigger bite--it stuck! You can check out her blog at

http://morganlittle.blogspot.com/