The Carter Family

Back to School can you Belive it!

2011-08-19T21:11:00.003-06:00

I can't believe it but Chase started school this week. It is just crazy that summer is already gone and Chase is back in school and Forrest is counting down the days to hunting season. The only good thing about hunting season is Rashelle and the kids come to stay on the weekends so I get to see her more. More Pics and fun stuff to come!

1st day of 2nd Grade!

I was told I had to take a pic of the backpack

Summer Milestones

2011-08-19T20:52:00.006-06:00

Chase lost his first top tooth the last day of school.

This one is just funny I had to share it! :)

BEFORE

The crooked chipmunk look. 2 days before school started

AFTER!!!

Pics from the midwest

2011-08-19T19:50:00.011-06:00

Chase in front of the cabin that we stayed at in Keo

On the Bridge over the Des Moines River

Chase on the river bridge

Lonna and Kerri at Kaleidoscope in KC

Kaylee and Chase at Fritzs

Chase in front of the train at Fritzs

Chase and his new Build-o-dino "Toothy"

Toothy hanging out and Dave and Busters

Trip to the Midwest

2011-08-16T20:54:00.003-06:00

So this summer we took our normal week off and headed for IA to visit Grandma Lonna and Mark. They moved to their "retirement cabin" last fall so we had to go and extra 1.5 hours more down the road to Keosauqua IA. Forrest was able to join us this year it was nice to have him along he had not been out in 3 years. It was way hotter this year than it had ever been before. The average temp while we were there was 100 and the humidity was high as well so we did a lot of inside things this time unlike most times. We visited a few Amish stores those are my favorite. We also went over to Kansas City for a couple of days to spend time with Kerri. Forrest had never meet her husband Dave to we all had a great time got to do some fun things in KC and had a pool party at Kerri's as well. Lots of fun was had by all and as always we didn't want to come home. Here some of my favorite pics along the way.

Fun with cousins

2011-08-16T20:39:00.008-06:00

Mark and Rachel driving the car with 2 steering wheels...lol

Chase, Carly and Joseph right after they finished building their "house"

So July was a busy month for us a week before we went to IA my sister Melissa that lives in IN was here for a week for a family wedding on John's side of the family so we went to Salt Lake City for the day Mark and Rachel recently moved there so it was nice to see where they are living and it was nice to have family there again makes it easier to go and visit. Well we took all the kids to the Gateway Discovery Museum. The kids had lots of fun and then we went and had a picnic it was fun and the kids had a great time playing together.

I Have Been a Bad Blogger

2011-03-21T18:33:00.008-06:00

I know I know...I have been a bad blogger. Its winter (blah) and work has not been calm like normal. Winter and the Carter's means boring and lots of vegetating. But I have been inspired to get back at it since I have some friends that have been blogging a lot lately. The only real exciting thing that has happened has been my last minute spring break girls only road trip. I flew out to Kansas City where Kerri (Forrest's sister) picked me up and her daughter KayLee and Lonna my mother-in-law were all going to drive to Texas. But at the last minute Lonna hurt her back so we went to IA to visit Lonna then went to MN and went to Mall of America for a couple of days. None of us had been there before and it was only a 6 hour drive so that was not bad at all. That place is huge and we only covered 2 floors it was crazy. We had lots of fun we stayed at a hotel across the street and it was way nice and had a kitchen in it so we went and found a Target and bought some breakfast stuff and snacks. Even though it was not 80 degrees and I didn't get to wear my flip flops I did get to go to a Skechers store and buy some new shoes, so that made up for it. I didn't take to many pics but here are a few and then the day after I got home my sister had her baby. It was a quick 10 mins. after they got into the room. So fast they didn't have time for IVs or drugs. Congrats Melissa he is cute and I can't wait to meet him!

The big Lego robot at Mall of America at Lego Land.

I'm hoping we can take Chase here sometime.

Deer just outside Lonna and Mark's Cabin in Keo

Ryan Benjamin Newton

March 18th

Wow what a wirlwind end to 2010

2011-01-27T19:36:00.008-07:00

Well a lot has happened since I posted last. Lets see we had major busy Christmas season at work. Christmas was a uneventful and nice. Stayed home for most of it then spent Christmas night with Rashelle and her family we had a nice dinner and then played games and hung out it was a nice end to the day. I did get a few days off for the holiday which was nice. Then my little brother got married on the 31st, Him and Rachel decided to things a little backwards we had the reception on the 30th and then they got married on the morning of the 31st then we had a luncheon and then they left for their honeymoon and we got the rest of the day to relax and celebrate new year's eve. My sister Melissa came home from IN. for the wedding and it was good to see her it had been more than a year and she is having a baby in march so it might be the last time I see her again for awhile. Everything went well the couple looked great and happy. Then the weekend after my mom and dad went up to MT. for the open house for Mark and Rachel they managed to go all that way with out most of the snow and wind that the weathermen had predicted. Here are a couple of pics from Christmas and the wedding.

Chase and his new winter coat Santa brought ;)

Chase Opening Presents

Mark, Rachel, Mom, Dad and Grandma Winter

Forrest and Chase at the reception

First Lost Tooth

2010-11-30T21:25:00.005-07:00

Oh yeah I almost forgot in all the chaos of the snow. Chase ended up staying at Jerry and April's for two days since we could not make it to day care. And on Tuesday afternoon. I got this pic. I guess Chase was showing Grandpa Jerry his loose tooth and he pulled it out. Then promptly gave Chase a dollar. Chase thought that was pretty cool. Then the tooth Fairy came and that was even better. His other bottom front tooth is barely hanging on but he won't let us pull it. So more to come on this I'm sure :)

Thanksgiving and the snowy vengeance of Winter

2010-11-30T20:38:00.009-07:00

Well lets see first of all I decided to work on my blog tonight instead of working like I should be because I'm being a tired, burnt out rebel. Christmas season has officially hit and work and these 12 hour days are already starting to get to me.... does that mean I'm getting old??? And yet again I'm reminded why I hate Christmas but on a good note I have found a new spot to sit in customer service away from the speaker so at the moment no Christmas music for me yeah!!

Ok now that I have vented for a moment on to the real post. Well winter came back with a vengeance just about a week before Thanksgiving. Friday night the 19th is started snowing and it snowed all day Saturday and all day Sunday. If I were to guess we got about 7-9 inches at our house there was less than that in Rexburg and I have friends that live is Island Park and they got about 21" in that same amount of time. Then Sunday night the wind started to blow. And in Idaho that is never a good thing. The pictures below is what I woke up to Monday morning. I did not make it to work until a 10:30ish and the wind keep blowing for another day and a half. Needless to say I parked at the shop and walked to the house the next two days. Chase needless to say did not go all week the last part of the week way because of the holiday. When the wind finally stop blowing 3 days later Wednesday night I was a happy girl. Thursday was Thanksgiving and we had to jump a few drifts to get there but we make it to my Aunt's house and it was great. It was a nice meal and a quiet day. That was the last quiet day I have had since then. Friday was suppose to be a day off but had to got to work. Then Saturday and Sunday I worked from home to catch up on stuff for the upcoming week. Needless to say I'm living off mountain dew and jerky at work and little sleep. And on a good note I already have my Christmas cards and they are half addresses already. This is a definite improvement from last years new years cards I sent out in January. I guess working on mostly holiday lines all year is not all bad. LOL, well who knows when the next post will happen maybe after the rush at this point if I don't totally loose my mind.

The drift behind my car on Monday morning

Jerry's Tool Cat could not cut through the drift they had to get the big tractor out for this bad boy.

My 1st Grader

2010-11-17T20:44:00.003-07:00

Here is my goodlooking 1st grader. In is Iowa shirt that is Grandma Lonna bought him this summer on our trip. He picked it out for picture day all by himself, he wears that shirt with pride cause he loves IA!

Halloween and New Pets

2010-11-06T18:59:00.010-06:00

Well This year is flying by I can't believe it is November already. And I have a feeling that I say this a lot but it was another busy month. Last weekend we did the Halloween and trick or treating thing and then last our daycare Angie had some kittens that she was getting rid of they were outside kittens that have already learned to mouse. So Chase and I decided we would adopt one. Luckily the daycare kids had already names them so we brought Smokey home. He seems very well tempered. he sat on my lap all the way home from daycare without having an issue. So this should be an interesting adventure I'm sure more to come on this saga.

Smokey the cat not Smokey the bear :)

I let Chase and Brook bring Smokey into the house for a few minutes this morning since we had only been up for an hour and they had checked on him 10 times already.

Halloween and Truck or Treat

Chase and Kaleb

Chase the Ninja

October Hunting Report

2010-11-06T18:48:00.004-06:00

Well October was a good month for the guys killing does and cows.

Colby and his doe

Forrest and his doe

Zane and his cow moose

Hunting Season so far...

2010-09-18T20:18:00.010-06:00

So as I sit here and wait for my group of mighty hunters to come home. (Forrest, Rashelle, Zane, Talon and friends) I decided I would post the pics of the dead animals so far. Forrest shot a nice 5x6 bull on his birthday. This is his second "birthday bull" and I was happy to get a text 15 mins after getting to work that one was down and my freezer would again have meat in it. It has been a couple lean years lately and the freezers were getting empty. The grizzly bears and wolves have been making it harder to get elk since they are afraid to "talk" because the wolves will find them. Then the week after my best friend Rashelle shot the big huge bear we call Brutus she has been trying to shoot that bear for almost three years he is old smart and big because of it. This was a big victory for her and she has wanted him for a long time and she finally got him. So enjoy the pics and hopefully we will have more pics of other dead things soon!

Brutus on a game cam

Rashelle the mighty hunter with Brutus

Zane and Rashelle

Forrest and Rashelle

Forrest and his birthday bull

Granola Bars

2010-09-06T18:29:00.004-06:00

For all those who have been asking I think I figured out the recipe to my granola bars so here it is:
Toast 5 cups of oats at 325 for 15 min once done let cool for a few minutes then add 4 cups of trail mix in a large bowl.
On the stove bring to a boil 2 cups of Karo syrup 1/2 cup peanut butter and 2 teaspoons of vanilla. Once boiling pour over oat mixture and stir till well coated place into well greased 9x13 pan press down till compact.
Cook for 15 min at 325. I usually cut while warm and then let sit overnight before packaging.

The Aftermath

2010-08-25T23:18:00.012-06:00

So Kelby is doing so much better now. He now has is hard cast was cleared to start school this week and is back to his old self making jokes pulling funny faces and being rowdy. While Kelby was still in the hospital Forrest came up with a plan to have a benefit shoot to help raise money to help with the families medical bills. Forrest got to calling and emailing all of his friends in the archery world so of which know Rashelle because she works at Mountain Archery (the local archery shop). Asking for donations for a raffle and we called the local archery club and worked with them to borrow the range to hold it at. I was in charge of food taking the money for the shoot and selling raffle tickets. The shoot was this past weekend and it was very much a success. We worked hard and then had lots of fun doing it over the weekend. We raised lots of money which will help with the bills and finally got to spend time with friends before hunting season starts and no one sees anyone anymore. Here are a few pics. Thanks to everyone how donated or help pull this off it meant a lot to the family and us as well.

Chase was a trooper being out there for two days and he shot his bow and walked the range at least 4 times is those two days.

Kelby and a few of the kids that were there.

Talon (Kelby's brother) is the far Navy shirt shooting with some of the other boys

Colby shooting on Sunday as well.

Talon get off the phone you crazy kid!

All the raffle prizes that we gave away.

Thanks to everyone who bought tickets!

People out shooting

Rashelle, Zane and others shooting the last target all at the same time

The next chapter of the story

2010-08-25T23:17:00.001-06:00

Ok, so Thursday night before we left IA to come home My best friend Rashelle's mother-in-law died. She had been having a rough fight with cancer it was a blessing the Joyce was not suffering anymore but still hard on the family. I was very glad that I was leaving Friday morning to come home to help and be there for Rashelle and her family. As I was driving home I was stuck in traffic in Omaha, NE and I get a text message from Diana one of my co-workers that was pregnant and due in Aug. she texted me " she is here Olivia Gene Hull" I was so surprised she was 3 weeks early and my parting works to Diana before I left was "don't have that baby until I get back". Well I guess that didn't work. We made it home Saturday evening and Joyce's viewing was the next day so we hurried and unpacked. Sunday came and went smoothly. Monday I went to work for a couple of hours and then headed to the funeral. The service was nice and then when back to the craziness of work. Got home and got a text from Rashelle saying that Kelby her middle son was in a 4-wheeler accident and his leg was hurt they were headed for the hospital. What horrible timing I thought with everything that they had been though this summer. Well a hurt leg was not the half of it. Apparently he fell off the back of the 4-wheeler and rolled head over toes down the road they lived on. He actually had a brain bleed, shattered ankle, a compound fracture in his leg, and all the tendons in his neck were sprained, the doctor said that if he had been an adult his neck would have been broken and he had road rash and bruising all over is body. Because of the bleeding on the brain they had to fly him on the life flight jet all the way to Salt Lake City to Primary Children's Hospital. That was the hardest night waiting to hear the next update worried about Kelby and wondering how Rashelle was handling it all, just waiting for the next text message to come in with an update. I felt so helpless just because I could not do anything to help. That night they did surgery on his leg and pinned his ankle back together and put screws in his leg bones. The next day they did another CAT Scan and the bleeding on the brain was not worse but no better but he was not waking up like the doctors wanted him to. At that point it was day to day. On Wednesday by lunch time he finally woken up, he was in a lot of pain but awake and talking and we were thrilled. Thursday was another good day got moved off the ICU floor and into a regular room. By Friday they decided that he could come home it would be a long road of recovery but he was well enough to make the 4 hour trip home. Because of all the stitches and swelling they were not able to cast his leg so they just wrapped and splinted it. So they had to be super careful with the leg. They would have to go back a week later to have the stitches removed and a hard cast put on and another nero evaluation because the bleeding was still there and had not started draining yet. So they made it home we were so happy to get them all home.

Kelby

2010-08-25T22:09:00.009-06:00

Wed. therapy was getting out of bed and going outside

Two days home from the hospital with his baby cousin.

Who said babies are not good medicine.

Home for one week

July Pics

2010-08-16T22:11:00.009-06:00

Attempting to take a pic of the big windmills with my phone camera while driving didn't really work but oh well.

Mom stop taking my picture every time we stop some where it's getting annoying :)

By the way this was in Sydney, NE in front of Cabela's

At the Blank Park Zoo

The View from the porch at the cabin

Grandma and Chase on the porch having fun

A Tree frog on the wind chime Chase though this was awesome who knew all that noise at night could come out of such a little animal.

Playing with Grandma

July

2010-08-16T21:40:00.003-06:00

Well now that it is 8/16 I decided I better get my July stuff posted. So much has happened since we got home from Iowa it feels like I just got home but in reality it as almost been a month. So to catch everyone up Chase and I went on our first big road trip by ourselves. We drove all the way to Iowa to see Lonna and Mark. As is the custom when work forces you to take 10 days off each summer to "save money" but really just making a calm summer into a hectic one because you have to play catch up. Forrest had to stay home as is now becoming a custom because he never gets vacation time. Chase and I loaded up and drove the two day trek to IA normally we fly but this year plane tickets where way more than driving and it was nice to have an extra vehicle since Lonna and Mark are in the process of moving into their retirement cabin in Keosaqua. We got to spend time in Oskaloosa at that house that they are prepping to sell as well as going to the zoo in Des Moines and then we spent a few days down at the cabin as well. This was the first time I had been to the cabin and it is very secluded on 40 acres of trees near the river with lots of tree frogs, firefly's and cicada's all of which we don't have in Idaho. Oh yeah and don't forget the deer lots of those too but only Forrest is thrilled about that. Chase was an amazing traveler I had lots of things for him to do in the car and a rented portable DVD player also helped. But over all the two of us did alright on the road. We had a cooler in the back with water and snacks so we eat from that durning the day and each way back and forth we stayed in Sydney, NE. We made good time and over all I'm sure I will do it again my only complaint was no cell phone service in the majority of WY so nothing extra to keep me awake when the road got boring. Chase had some funny moments like when we finally made it into NE on the first evening and he asked " Mom what language do they speak in Nebraska". Only chase would like I had taken him to a forgein land of corn and cows :) Over all the trip was great I love the Mid-West and would love to move there someday and I'm sure I will return soon hopefully at fair time next year. Every time I go I get told the best time to come is when the fair is going. So maybe next year when there are not babies waiting to be born in my department but that is another story for the next post. More to come soon.

Summer Time

2010-06-26T21:44:00.008-06:00

So Summer has finally come to Idaho and just in the nick of time we were getting tired of hanging out in the house all the time. This was the first Hot weekend I think we finally made it into the 80s and Chase got to wear shorts for the first time this week. Sad I know but what can I say this is Idaho so needs less to say we have not done lot lately but we will make up for it in July. We have just been working and going to daycare but we are planning to go to Iowa soon and we are going to drive so that will be an experience we have not had before. It should be entertaining. Chase has never been in the car for more than 4 hours at a time so more to come on that adventure later.

Grandma has a bunch of Dinosaurs to play with at her house so this summer we are doing a Dino exchange program a new one each week.

Having dinner outside on the lawn

Splash Park Fun!

Playing Rodeo at Rashelle's

California

2010-05-08T12:17:00.007-06:00

So at the last minute last week I went to California with Forrest to the Redding shoot and trade show. The weather could not have been better I wore tank tops and came home with a tan. It was lot of fun very unlike me to pack and hit the road with just hours notice and my new boss at work actually let me do it which was way cool as well. Chase stayed with the in-laws while we were gone so that was nice to have a break. Here are a few pics from the trail shoot.

The first day

This is a 3 day shoot 25 targets the first two and 20 the second.

Grizzly Bears at 88 yards in a cannon.

Big Foot 13' tall you shoot him at 101 yards

Last Day of the shoot

Brooklyn

2010-05-08T11:54:00.005-06:00

All winter Brooklyn has been going to dance classes and here are a few to the pics I have taken over the last few months I had to share because Rashelle and I are living through her since neither one of us got to do this when we were growing up.

April

2010-05-08T10:54:00.011-06:00

So the Month of April was kind of an emotional roller coaster. Let's start at the beginning with Easter. Chase got a bike from the Easter bunny he loved it to bad the Easter bunny did not order some sunshine to go with it. As you can see it snow the night before but that did that stop Chase from going outside for at least a few minutes.

The week after Chase got a package in the mail from Forrest's sister Kerri and inside was a cute little hunter's vest that was camo on one side an hunter's orange on the other. Chase loved it so much that he went to bed wearing it the first couple of night and he had to wear it to school too so he could show it off.

Then Forrest’s Uncle Lee die so Lonna and everyone came out for the funeral. It was a very nice service and we will all miss Uncle Lee. Lonna stayed for an extra week and half and it was good to spend time with her and Myra. One night we went out to dinner at Chiz's then drove around St. Anthony looking at all the house's that Forrest grew up in. I never knew Forrest lived in so many places growing up. The only pictures I got where the pictures of Chase eating his ice cream cone that Uncle Lynn bought him after the funeral.

Crazy Eight Weeks

2010-03-13T20:05:00.009-07:00

Wow this has been a crazy eight weeks! One of the girls I work with had a baby so we have been one person down and it has been crazy and in the mean time Forrest has been on the road a few times, Chase has been growing and keeping us busy with homework and stuff and then Forrest, Rashelle, Zane and I all went to Vegas! I have not slept a lot in the eight weeks and I'm hoping that changes soon considering I'm getting really tired but a few days in Vegas did my tired soul good! So sorry I have been a bad blogger here are a few pics from the past eight weeks and I promise to do better!

Chase and I watching Forrest at a local shoot

Dinner at Hard Rock Cafe

Rashelle and the Martin Girl

Kenzi and I at the booth in Vegas

My boys took me to breakfast for my birthday!

Happy 6th Birthday Chase

2010-01-06T20:16:00.006-07:00

This past Saturday we celebrated Chase's Birthday. We had a fairly calm day hanging at home then that evening we had my parent's come up (Grandma Stucki made the cake) then dinner with Rashelle's Family and then April, Colby and the girls came over for desert. Chase had a great time with all the presents and all the kids to play with. Here are a few pics from the night

Chase, Nana April, Kelsy and Makenzi

Chase and the Dino Cake

Chase got his own camera!

Christmas 2009

2009-12-27T10:43:00.005-07:00

Crazy Times

2009-12-21T20:02:00.003-07:00

So this time of year is a crazy time at work for me and this year was no different I have been running in every direction since the week before Thanksgiving so needless to say things like blogs, decorating for Christmas and shopping for Christmas go by the way side. Lets put it this way I have not even colored or cut my hair since the week before Halloween and my greys are showing bad that is how busy it has been. (Don't worry I have a hair appointment on Wednesday) My mom and even girls at work have been wondering how long it would be before I put up my tree and do my shopping well we finally starting seeing light last week so I did my shopping over the weekend and today I finally put up my tree. I know a little late to the game but it is not Christmas yet. Chase is officially on Christmas break so that is different he likes school a lot so he is kind of bummed that he doesn't go to school for 2 weeks. Oh well I'm just glad that things are calming down so I'm going to catch up of a few pics as well. So here we go... more coming soon!

Proof that my tree is finally up!

The boys at Thanksgiving

School Pictures

2009-11-16T18:34:00.006-07:00

Chase got his school pictures back on Friday! I'm was so excited he is growing up so fast and he looks so grown up. It has been a rough couple of weeks we have been sick and it has not been fun we started out as one day a fever for Chase and then he felt fine except for the cough he had. Then a week later I got sick and man did I get sick I was flat in bed for 3 days all I could do was sleep I could not even think clearly finally on the third day I went to the doctor and found out that I had bronchitis with a sinus infection and thanks to the bronchitis my asthma has kicked back up. I was home for 4 days before I felt like I could go back to work it was awful and in the process Forrest got it a little bit and Chase just kept coughing. So after 10 days of coughing I took Chase to the doctor because I was starting to worry. The doctor took one look at him and said yep he doesn't look good and there for a couple of hours we thought he had walking phenomia but the x-ray came back clean so we just had to do a z-pack and now we are finally back on the mend. Just in time for Thanksgiving and hopefully a family pic for some holiday cards I need to order. But first we have to get Rashelle, Forrest and Colby back from the big hunting trip to Loomis, WA and hopefully they will bring home some real big dead deer!

Happy Halloween!

2009-11-01T20:12:00.011-07:00

this was a very busy week for the Chase. It all started Thursday when he had to wear a cap to school and take a treat for the class that started with the letter C. So we talked to Grandma Stucki and she was nice enough to make some circle sugar cookies with a candy corn on top. Boy for one little boy that is a lot of Cs. Then on Friday he got to wear his costume to school and then the kindergarten classes had a little costume parade through the school singing the Halloween songs they had learned the last week few weeks then they had a party in their class room. And all of that happened before Halloween! Trick or Treating was fun. Forrest went with Rashelle and I and we ran around like crazy people and topped it off with a trunk or treat. Needless to say the kids have tons of candy! I know I have been a bad blogger I will try to be better this has been so crazy.

"C" treat and Cap day

Chase aka "Captain Rex from Star Wars the Clone Wars"

Chase and Brook

Brook wanted to be a hunter girl like her mom!

Hunting Season Round 1

2009-09-15T19:45:00.008-06:00

As most of you know hunting season has started and so everything revolves around Forrest going to the hills and the various people that come and go during that time some stay with us and so don't. Chase likes it because he gets lots of sleep overs Rashelle and the kids come up and stay to save on gas and effort. This past weekend it was nice weather so I took the kids to the splash park and they had a great time. Well the night before Forrest birthday 9-9-09 this year he gave himself an early birthday present. One BIG bear! Because it was almost dark when he shot it they waited till morning to go find it. So Forrest had a good birthday finding his bear then after I got off work Rashelle and I made dinner and we celebrated both. So now all we need is an Elk in the freezer for winter and a deer for jerky and we might make it around here. You don't know how hard it is to come up with recipes that don't require hamburger because I'm almost out so I'm rationing for "special occasions" well hopefully we will have more pics soon!

The Kids at the Splash park on Saturday

This bear was at least 380 lbs.

Forrest's brother Colby got a bear as well and Rashelle was in the blind with him when it happened.

First Day of School

2009-08-23T18:03:00.009-06:00

Yes it has finally come Chase's first day of school. Because of everything that was going on at work and the lack of people I could not go so, Forrest took Chase. It was more of a ceremonial day because it only lasted one hour but it was still the first day of Kindergarten. Forrest was a good Dad and even took the camera so I had a few pics of the day. Chase has been waiting for 2 years for this day to come. Now for a report of the action Forrest Carter -
My slave drivers of bosses gave me the morning off to take care of the orientation day at kindergarten. Chase was a happy boy that morning and very excited. I got up early and moved pipe in the field that Dad's been irrigating and came home to the boy and his mother eating blueberry pancakes that she had made. What a nice mother. :) I got ready and even had a pancake myself. We drove to school in Sugar city and as we pulled up there was a policeman at the crossing guard. I was instantly paranoid with all the drugs and firearms I had in the truck, but we made it through ok. We pulled into the parking lot and I had to swerve to miss all the kids, they had the whole lot filled up. I missed most of them, but I still got a couple. I'm not sure if I get points for them. :) OK, we get out and walked into the school. I got a pic or two of Chase by the sign so we would have them for his memories. I walked into the school with him and asked for Mrs. Clintons classroom. It was down at the end of the hall though the books to the left. Chase new exactly how to follow the instructions and found the room. Mrs. Clinton showed him where to hang his backpack. We went into the classroom and found his chair and I got busy on signing him up. I got all his sign in stuff done and even signed Michelle up for all the PTA stuff and all the special programs that require her to do all kinds of extra things that all the "status" mom's do. I hope she doesn't mind. ;p While I was signing them up I was approached by all the mothers there that thought I was just the shit because I was there. You'd think they had never seen a man before the way they were all over me. I have several dates lined up later. I'll post pics and stories of that later. ;) After we were done, I found where chase gets on the bus to come home and he found his bus, the happy hen, and introduced him to his driver. He screamed and bawled that he hated her and she was a mean looking old lady, so I took him home to his daycare and went back to work where I promptly had my ass chewed by the boss and all the employees hate me now. So that was the day. :)
Ok so that was a little much but I will let it stand :) :) :) So here are some of the pics!

Late Posting

2009-07-26T10:33:00.010-06:00

Sorry I'm late posting the pics and stuff from our Iowa trip. It has been a crazy week. We were basically not home all week and Friday I was so tired from working the garage sale at work that I did not do a whole lot. We had a ton of fun in Iowa we did one big activity each day so we did not get to worn out. Mark was a great cook the whole time and even though the weather was a little cooler than normal, it was still enjoyable, especially since it was in the high 90s back at home in Idaho. So to shorten the story, Tuesday we went to Chuck E Cheese, Wednesday we went to Honey Creek Resort and went swimming for 3 hours straight, Thursday we swam for another 2 hours then came home and went to the city square for the evening band concert. Friday we went to Des Moines Blank Park Zoo then when we got home Jesse took me out for a night on the town in Oskaloosa for my last night there. I met tons of Jesse's friends and they are all cool and fun to hang around with. Saturday consisted of packing and driving back to the KCI airport. We had so much fun my urge to move out there is back and hopefully I will make it some day. Now that I have thought about all the fun it is time to get my house cleaned and the laundry done it has been so hot lately that I was to get it done before the house gets to hot and I don't want to do anything.

Playing at Chuck E Cheese

Chase and Aunt Jesse

Swimming

Sitting with Grandma on the porch at the Honey Creek Resort room

Chase is a Buccaneer Bay Pirate

Feeding a giraffe at the zoo

Chase petting Pete while he was eating

12 Little Puppies

2009-07-13T19:47:00.003-06:00

Well as most of you know Chase and I are spending our "Summer Work Program" week in Iowa with Lonna. So early Saturday morning we drove to SLC and got on the airplane and flew to Kansas City, MO Karrie, Forrest's sister picked us up from the airport and we spent the day and evening with her it was good to see her and meet her new husband Dave. We played Guitar Hero, sat on the side of the pool with our feet in and had a fun time. The next day we drove to Lamoni, IA and met Lonna there was a cute little Amish store hooked on to a Maid-Rite place so we did a little shopping and eating then we came home. Today we went to the park and checked out the swimming pool and drove around in Jesse's convertible Chase keep calling it a transformer because of the top going up and down. Then when we came back Jesse stopped over at one of the police officer's house that had rescued 12 little puppies the day before they were left on a street corner all 12 of them in a little kennel. Jesse felt bad for the runt "Pete" he was getting picked on by the others and could not get any food so she brought him home for a visit Chase had lots of fun with him and we got him to eat and drink it was a fun little afternoon project. Here is a pic well more stories to come later.

Rinehart 100

2009-06-28T18:04:00.005-06:00

This weekend we went to Pocatello for the Rinehart 100. It is a 3D tournament Rashelle's and Zane's first one. So we went down yesterday after Rashelle got off work. We left Chase with Jerry, April and the kids and made it an overnighter. We did not get down there til after 4 so we thought that they could not shoot so we just went over to get registered for the next day but when we got there they said that we could still go out so we did. Not prepared for the 50 targets I had my 3" thick flip flops on and Rashelle was still dressed for work. But we still went out anyway. We were doing fairly well until the terrain got a really rough and I twisted my ankle and the strap on my flip flop broke. We were on target 47-48 out of 50 so Forrest called one of the ladies that was helping run it and her and her husband came up and got us all I had to do is walk to the safety trail that was down hill and about 100 yards away. I was really glad I had other sandals (good walking and low) at the hotel. After that we went to dinner and relaxed the rest of the night. Today we shot the last 50 targets with out any disasters except for Rashelle loosing a couple of arrows on some tough targets. We all got a little sun burnt but it was nice to see the sun for two days in a row. It was a great time for all and I got two new pairs of sandals out of it for playing caddie and breaking the ones I had on :)

Tractor Rides and the Storm that Ruined it All

2009-06-08T21:08:00.007-06:00

Grandpa and Joseph

Grandpa and Zack

Matt and Tyler

The Friday of Fun!

2009-06-08T20:42:00.008-06:00

Games before dinner

Playing baseball with Great Grandma Winter

Joseph at the park

Carly and Melissa on the side

I'm thinking Joseph is not digging the swing

Chase at the water park

Fun with Cousins

2009-06-08T18:44:00.002-06:00

My sister that now lives in Indiana and her whole family came for a visit for 10 days. Most of the time she spent it down in Utah with the Newtons but she came up for part of last week. I took Friday off work to spend time with her and the kids. We took Chase, Carly and Joseph to the park and rode the carousel and played at the water park as well. Unfortunately the clouds moved in and the wind picked up so by the end of the kids were freezing but they still had fun.

Then that evening we had a hot dog roast down at Aunt Pattie's house and Grandpa gave tractor rides that was cut short as well thanks to a severe thunderstorm that we did not learn till later that it had upper level rotation. I love watching storms so I was loving it. We drove home on the leading edge of the storm and the winds were very strong I had a big branch from a tree fall right on the windshield while I was driving on the highway. I must say that was a little scary but other than that it was cool. It was a very busy weekend being with family and helping friends so needless to say I am wiped out. It is going to be a busy week too so I better just post some pics and get the 3 boys in my house haircuts they, are starting to bug me :) they are so annoying, I mean Geez, asking a cosmetologist for haircuts. They are so inconveniencing me. The men in the house of a cosmetologist are always last, DON'T THEY KNOW THE RULES!!!!!!! For petes sake! I mean, it's not like my husband has any hair anyway. (see picture for reference)

Just for the record that last few sentences where changed by Forrest but I laughed so hard I decided to leave them :)

We made it home

2009-05-25T19:18:00.002-06:00

We made it home last night. We had so much fun even though it was a little rough at the start but it got better everyday. We were totally lost the first day or so we were there but we got the lay of the land and where to find everything and how to communicate with people that speak another language and only some of the people know a little English. We spent time at the beach, the pool meeting new people and many other fun stuff. Rashelle's never been to the ocean and the beach before so she got that experience and she was practically giddy over feeling the water and sand in her feet as well as the sand getting everywhere on you. It was so hot there and we both were sweating a lot we could not bring ourselves to wear makeup or do our hair. Rashelle had a bunch of sun dresses and that was the way to go, the lighter the better. The place that we said was an all inclusive place so we got food, drink, snacks and trips to the beach for FREE. We had so much fun I have so many stories and they are all just floating around in my head right now so maybe I will type another chapter later and tell some of the stories. So for now here are some pics.

Costa Rica Pics

2009-05-25T16:44:00.011-06:00

The last day right after we checked out and where waiting for the bus to take us back the the airport.

On the last day we got an afternoon thundershower we where down at the beach as it moved in.

The "Wet" Bar you could get drinks and snacks either in the pool or in the shade on the other side this is also where they had the "disco" at night.

The sunset from our room

Day 1

2009-05-20T17:57:00.000-06:00

So we had quite an adventure so far Rashelle had a psycho sitting by her the first flight we got to site by each other the next flight and then the fun haha began the hotel lost our reservastions and did not pick us up from the airport so we had to take a taxi luckly we made new friends from CA alond the way we get here no rooms for three hours and it is hot and all we wanted was a shower to wash off 36 hours of travel and now sweat holy cow it is hot!!!!!!! I forgot what humidity is. Well all is well now we are tired so we are going to have dinner and hit the bed for the night we will set another update soon.

Costa Rica

2009-05-19T16:30:00.002-06:00

Well in a short hour I will be on my way to Costa Rica! So I will have to post lots of pics when I get back. I hope everyone have a great Memorial Day weekend I know I will.

A few sad days

2009-05-12T21:19:00.007-06:00

Forrest's grandfather passed away early Friday morning he was 93 and a great man. Even though it was a rough few days it was still good to see lots of family and some I have never met before. The weather was fairly good a little windy at the cemetery but nothing compared to what we experienced today. Here is a link to a story on the local news about the wind today and pics from the viewing. http://www.localnews8.com/global/story.asp?s=10349433

Forrest, Sister Karrie and Mom Lonna

Grandma and her 2 Grandkids Chase and KayLee

Catching up

2009-05-12T20:52:00.006-06:00

So I need to catch up on a few things so here are pics of Brooklyn's Birthday!

Furlough Day #5

2009-05-01T11:08:00.005-06:00

Finally it is day #5 after what I did yesterday I need to go back to work. Yesterday when I went to strip and wax my floor, I got done mopping and there were a couple of dingy spots so I decided to take a magic eraser to them well when I did that I realized how dingy the whole floor was so I ended up spending 3 magic erasers and 2.5 hours on my hands and knees basically magic erasing the whole floor before I waxed it. So a job that normally take 1 hour to do took me 3.5 hours. Yes I know I'm crazy this is why I need to go back to work. And by the way it took me till Friday to do it but I finally slept in this morning till 8:30 that was amazing something I have not done in months. So today I have to go run Carter Enterprises deliveries and then go to Idaho Falls to pick up my beauty supply order. Then this evening Rashelle is going turkey hunting and when she is done I'm going over there and tomorrow it is Brooklyn's (Rashelle's daughter) birthday so we will be hanging out all day and having a birthday party. So everyone have a great weekend!

Furlough Day #4

2009-04-30T12:38:00.002-06:00

Man I an so glad this week is almost over it has been nice but I'm ready to go back to work. Chase asked me today when he could go back to daycare he is tired of being home he wants to go see his friends at daycare. Last night I was thinking wow since Forrest is not here to wake me up in the morning maybe I will sleep in so I let Chase stay up a little later than normal and thought by day #4 I should be able to sleep in. Well that did not happen my sister in Indiana called at 7:30 and then she felt bad that she woke me up oh well it was good to talk to her and a good way to wake up. So I went to the chiropractor this morning and this afternoon I'm going to strip and wax my floor I have not done it in a year so that will be good I was hoping for warmer weather this week so I could clean carpets but I guess that will have to wait. Tonight we are going to go watch Talon play baseball so hopefully I will have some new pics to post tomorrow.

Furlough Day #3

2009-04-29T12:45:00.003-06:00

So it is currently snowing and I hate this I wish spring would come back. So this week is about to get lonely, my mom and dad are headed to McCall for a hospital meetings. Forrest, his dad and little brother Colby are headed for California. To break up the boredom I am babysitting my nephews this afternoon so my sister-in-law can go to the doctor and that will give Chase somebody different to play with for a couple of hours and then Becky will watch Chase to I can go tanning I guess it is the only way I'm going to get warm today at least.

Furlough Day #2

2009-04-28T15:16:00.002-06:00

So it is Tuesday and it is raining like crazy and by tomorrow it is suppose to be snowing yes we have a winter storm warning for the next 24 hours. So much for doing anything outside this week. I was hoping to go watch Talon (Rashelle's oldest) play baseball tonight and run Chase's energy out at the park but so much for that too. Well today I cut my mom's hair and I have to get all Forrest laundry done from the weekend so he can get packed. He leaves tomorrow for Redding CA. for the next big tournament and this one is outside and it is suppose to rain 3 out of the 4 days he is going to be there. After so many years of the rain making this tournament hard and not fun you would think they would move this one to June or something, oh well. I'm hoping to get a chance to finish cleaning Chase's closet and get started on mine as well. Forrest and his dad are going to go tow the pickup home tonight so I hope the snow holds off until they get back.

Furlough Day #1

2009-04-27T13:43:00.002-06:00

So most of you know that the company that I work for is having all salary people take a week long furlough (a week without work and pay) to save money so this week is my turn. So it is a little weird not to have to do something for work for a whole week. I don't think that I have time off like this since I had Chase and when I had Chase I did not have the job that I have now either.
So Friday Forrest left to go over to the Boise area to go turkey hunting with friends and on the way home last night the truck died and I had to pick him up in Burley (2.5 hours away) at 10:00 last night we did not get home until about 2:30 this morning so I guess I was glad I got to sleep till 8 this morning but it could not come a worst time money wise. One good thing that did happen this morning is my passport came in the mail so that was exciting and now the count down is really on.
So today I went and filed for unemployment in Idaho you have to wait for a week before you get paid so This will be my waiting week and then if we have to do this again I can draw unemployment the next time. Also on the docket for the day is cleaning the house and organizing Chase's closet and making a cake with Chase's he thinks making cakes are fun so thar will keep us busy today.

2009-04-19T21:03:00.004-06:00

Spring has Sprung

2009-04-19T20:27:00.004-06:00

at least for a minute anyway... Spring that is. So this weekend was the first really good one we have had and I hope that means there is more to come but around here you never know. So I'm sure most of you didn't know I got a trip to Costa Rica from my in laws for Christmas. April said it was going to be a trip for me and a girl friend. Forrest travels all the time and I always stay home and take care of Chase so Forrest has to say home and take care of Chase. So we finally booked our trip this week we are going May 20th - May 25th me and Rashelle are so excited and already can't wait to go. We are still waiting on our passports we turned those in the last part of March so they should be showing up any day now. This trip will be a firsts for both of us leaving the country and Rashelle's first flying on a plane. I love to fly so I can't wait to go with her and see her reaction when we take off. Well anyway here are a few pics of Chase over the last few days and more to come now that it is getting warm.

My Little Bro

2009-04-03T19:03:00.002-06:00

So my little brother and his roommates have entered a movie contest at Utah State the winner gets a $1000.00 they have made it into the final 15 so click on the link and make sure you rate it so the vote counts! Good Luck Mark!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7dG8L9wi5M&ytsession=uBqwYxdjVi3-W7mD48fVKXthaN5qJWyd1FmGbGE2RAnithpWq7rRh5ofFxmeLtwG6DwonyD73vp_2-5JIc8WWBe8jmyu8mX5XndlwrjgrlqAPn-FHIkH-FQQ6zDd3Ug46F4R4jItZOu0sPTjuEN1qGHPdoqPksDI50aQwXedxDZOBWL7OU7Gp7YigSQOD0oFWnwSjUvHvd9kI3OnyURs1v_Yc-wDRe3zPmDeYAnXswjrAGxEVn7Z2tQDoZ5CAbj6GtXNOCTNWX7FFD9J9JOr0ayJcWqiQ24w

One Crazy Month

2009-03-03T18:40:00.003-07:00

I know it has been awhile since I posted because it has been a crazy month. Ever since we got Chase healed up things have been going a 100 mph. We have been to Vegas for 4 days to a Archery Trade Show and tournament. Forrest dropped 3 points so no shoot-off for him this year maybe next year. The shoot-off for the grand prize consisted of 18 guys and took forever it took a total of 15 rounds to finally get a winner. It was a nail biter let me tell ya. Then when we drove home on Monday and almost died. Ok, not really but Forrest did scare the crap out of me while I was sleeping and he was driving. Let's back up and tell the whole story.
So after diving for a couple of hours on the worst roads I have been on for quite awhile (we went up a mountain pass at 10 mph and semi-trucks were getting stuck because the incline was to steep and there was to much ice on the road that they were literally just stopped. After awhile I was just so tired so I pulled over and let Forrest drive and I went to sleep well the next thing I know I woke up spinning and needless to say I screamed. Forrest was driving a little fast for the road conditions and the wind was blowing across the highway and we did a cookie. In Forrest defense he did manage to keep up on the road so we did not get stuck or anything but I thought I was going to die for a moment or two. I let him drive a little further and then I drove the rest of the way. After we got home it has been a race to catch up and keep up. Forrest just went to another show last weekend and is leaving for state and sectionals this weekend and then has to go to nationals the week after. After that he will be home for at least a month before he has to go again. My work has been crazy busy and Chase is going going going. I will try to post new pics soon.

Post-Op Visit

2009-02-03T18:10:00.002-07:00

So we had Chase's Post-op visit today. The surgeon said he was healing very nicely and he was glad that he was doing as well as he is. He said that he was really worried about chase because he had to cut through so much muscle and what he had to take out was so tough to get out. So the pathology came back as a Cavernous Hemangioma.
This is what it is - Cavernous malformations are dilated blood vessels that are characterized by multiple distended "caverns" of blood that flow very slowly. The blood filled vascular spaces are surrounded by blood vessel walls that do not have enough smooth muscle and stretchable material (elastin), so they are not strong and get distended. Cavernous malformations can be located anywhere in the body, including the liver, rectum, kidney, eyes, and nerves.
He basically said that it is very rare for a child to have this and the chance of having another one is very small. There is a slight chance that in 30 years he could develop another one in his liver but not to worry about it. So we are finally done visiting doctors at least for now. So that is good so now that everything is getting back to normal at least on this front we are packing up and getting ready to go to Las Vegas. We are going for the World Archery Tournament and Trade Show we are leaving Thursday morning so we have to get packed and Chase is staying with Grandma Stucki while we are gone. Forrest is shooting and I will have to work in the booth a little but this will be my first vacation in two years so needless to stay I'm excited to get out of the frozen wasteland and get warm. Well I have to get moving I have a lot to do.

Photos

2009-01-29T20:18:00.004-07:00

This was taken Tuesday morning a lot of the swelling had gone down by this point.

Aunt Marci got a balloon for him on Sat. that finally got him to smile.

Here are a few photos of the last few days. We got the pathology report back but we don't really know what it means so the nurse said that when we come for the post-op appointment next week we will get more information.

Update

2009-01-27T18:45:00.002-07:00

So Chase is doing a lot better now. We are now getting more sleep at night and he is not taking pain medicine any more either. He is still having a hard time moving his arm sometimes and he now has a wide variety of flannel button up pj's so he does not have to try and put on a t-shirt. The weekend was really rough but by Sunday evening things were turning around. Monday he spent the day with Grandma Stucki and Aunt Marci just so he had an extra day to recoup. Today he went back to daycare and had a fairly good day I think he is glad to be back in his routine. We did not get Pathology results back today but I'm hoping we will find something out tomorrow. I will try to post pictures soon.

A Couple of Crazy Days

2009-01-23T20:20:00.003-07:00

So I mentioned a few posts ago that Chase had to have an ultra sound on his birthday because he had a lump on his shoulder blade that showed up a couple of months ago. Well the results came back as a soft tissue mass that needed further investigation. So on Tuesday we went to see a surgeon Dr. Smith and we thought we were going to do a biopsy/ After looking at it Dr. Smith told us that he was pretty sure that it was a fatty tumor but those are not really normal in kids especially one that was as large as Chase's so he scheduled us for surgery today. Telling us that since it seemed to be attached to the scapula muscle he would need him asleep so he could cauterize the bleeding and get it away from the muscle. So today we went in we were late getting there because of bad roads we had a few inches of snow overnight. Then they were running late as well so chase had to sit in his little gown for quite awhile. But they finally came and got him at 10 they decided that they would take him back and give him a little laughing gas before they put his IV in so luckily I did not have to watch that because I think that would have been hard for me. Finally after about 70 mins the Dr. Smith comes back in and says it is not what I originally thought it was a mass of tissue with a pocket of liquid and old blood in it. He was very confused why he found what he found so he sent everything off to pathology and we will know more on Tuesday as for Chase he had to cut through 3 layers of muscle to get it all out so he said that he would be very sore and in lots of pain until it heals and he stitched everything up on the inside and then he dermabonded (skin glue) the outside so he does not have any stitches to take care of and no bandages to change either. So we waited for him to come out of recovery when they wheeled him back into the room he was already sitting up because he could not stand to lay down. He was still groggy and did not know what was going on but he knew if he laid down it would hurt so he just kept sitting. After apple juice, awhile later they decided to send us home so we got him half dressed, they pulled his IV out and we put his shirt and coat on. As I was throwing everything back into my purse and just as I turned around he threw up. Luckily the nurse said it is usually better if they throw up then they feel better faster. We cleaned up and headed home. He slept most of the way luckily and when we finally got home he perked up a little and even played with some Lego's for a short time before the pain set in. It has been a rough night but he is hungry and eating solid food so I'm hoping for a better day tomorrow. Well that's all for now I will try to post again later on his progress. Thanks Aunt Marci for going with me and Chase today.

Chase's Birthday Pics

2009-01-04T19:18:00.007-07:00

Happy Birthday!!

2009-01-02T15:52:00.003-07:00

I want to wish Chase Happy Birthday to Chase he turned the big 5 today! Luckily I did not have to work today so we have been hanging out all day but we did have to go the hospital and get an ultra sound done on a lump that he has on his back. We won't know anything until Tuesday so hopefully it is nothing but we had to get it checked out. The people at the hospital in Idaho Falls were really nice and they gave Chase a little blue bear because we had to wait so long and it was his birthday. Aunt Marci went with us and then we went to lunch. Later we took Marci back to work and we came home. Tonight is the party so I post pics later.

Hunting in Texas

2009-01-02T15:39:00.004-07:00

Here are a few pics from Forrest and Colby's Hunting trip in Texas. They were enjoying fun in the sun while we where deep in snow. We are glad they are home now.

Colby's Red Stag

Forrest's Aoudad

Forrest's Texas Dahl Sheep

Christmas

2008-12-28T20:10:00.008-07:00

So we had a great Christmas and it has been a great 5 days off work but now that I'm heading back to work I decided that I better post some pics for those who were not there. I forgot my camera on Christmas Eve when the whole family was together we started out with a craft for the kids while the rest of visited with Melissa and her family on the web cam. Melissa and John let Carly open one present while we watched on the computer she was so animated and cute I wish they could have been here with us. Then we had a nice dinner and talked about Christmas memories that we remembered as a kid. It was fun to have everyone there. But little did we know that would be the last time we would see each other for Christmas because we got a huge snow storm and the wind was blowing and we got a at least a foot of snow maybe more I could not even get get out of the drive way the drift was up to the bottom of my windows of my Rendezvous. So needless to say no one went any where well except Forrest and Colby (Forrest's half brother) Jerry (Forrest's dad) drove and they took the big diesel pickup they went to the airport their Christmas gift from Jerry and April was a hunting trip in Texas for 6 days. So here we are in all this snow and Forrest and Colby are in sunny and warm Texas not that I'm bitter or any thing :) Especially since that was not the end of our snow we got at least 10 more inches on Saturday and it has been snowing off and on all day today. I'm just glad the weather people have been wrong about the wind they said we were suppose to have. Well enough about the crappy weather and on with the pics. These are from Christmas morning.

Grandma Lonna bought a Nintendo DS for Chase back in November but "Santa" had to borrow it on Christmas Eve so he could make some upgrades to it so he reopened it on Christmas again and it was like all new :)

Thanksgiving Day

2008-12-01T18:34:00.007-07:00

Well after a few technical difficulties I can finally post pics of Thanksgiving. This year we did a few things different we had it at Aunt Patrees's house and we did not have a traditional meal. We had Cornish Game Hens and home made stuffing no stove top this year and no pie. It was a little different not having the same things as always. But new traditions can be ok too. Here are a few pics.

before dinner the kids were playing on the stairs like we use to do when we were small oh the memories that we have at that house.

Uncle Mark he has been away at Utah State and we need to fatten him up there is not much left of him.

playing blocks after dinner

the boys Chase, Zack, and Tyler

Forrest is finally Done!!!

2008-11-27T17:40:00.004-07:00

So Forrest is finally gone hunting at least for the next month. Here are the pics this was shot practically in my backyard Tuesday night. Sometimes is pays to live by the river.

Pics from Iowa

2008-11-17T19:41:00.007-07:00

Halloween

2008-11-10T19:12:00.007-07:00

My Cute Nephew and Niece and look how nice the weather is in Indiana I'm so jealous.

Joseph what a cute cow!

Chase the caveman up at Great Grandma's house

Chase and Dad

Chase and Great Grandma Winter

Pics of Chase

2008-11-08T23:14:00.006-07:00

Riding on the lawn tractor with Grandpa Stucki this summer was fun!

This was from last summer when we went to Iowa but it is still one of my favorites we call it Spooner Kisses.

Friends

2008-11-08T22:44:00.005-07:00

My best friend Rashelle's doe shot opening day of general season.

Her husband Zane and his bull elk shot a few weeks earlier during archery season.

It was a little tuff packing it out.

2008-11-08T22:23:00.006-07:00

Practicing outside this summer oh the warm days of summer

I'm all ready forgetting how warm it was.

2008-11-08T22:18:00.001-07:00

Forrest's first kill this fall and only one to this point but hopefully we will have new dead animal pictures soon.

2008-11-08T22:13:00.004-07:00

My sister Melissa and her new addition Joseph to her family as well as my Mom and Dad. This was taken in July right before they moved in Indiana

While Forrest is Gone

2008-11-08T22:09:00.002-07:00

So I decided that since Forrest is gone for 10 days hunting in Iowa I would finally create my blog since our family's are spreading out across the country I thought this would be a good way for everyone to see what is going on here. So I'm going to post a few pictures from this summer and fall just to catch everyone up.

So I decided to start Blogging

2008-11-08T20:39:00.000-07:00

So after reading a bunch of blogs for awhile I decided to get with it and do one myself. So Here I Go!!