Merry Christmas

We had a very nice Christmas again this year! It is so nice to have family so close. All of our family on both sides just live minutes away. Very Thankful for the many nice gifts we received. My dad and Carol gave us a Green Mountain Smoker, my sister and Wayne gave us accessories for the smoker and Shawn's parents gave us money! Kyle got a bunch of stuff for his Jeep, hunting stuff and some tools. Kolt got a GPS, hunting stuff and some accessories for his RC car. We also had custom knives made for each the boys. The knife maker (Mark Luthi) was able to put our brand on the blade. The boys and I was able to surprise Shawn with a cordless drill set. He is also getting new 35 inch tires for the Jeep! As for me, I got a new gorgeous western wedding ring! Every girl needs a little bling bling for Christmas. Life is good...

Idaho Open-Pocatello Idaho

Shawn and the boys are trying to get in as many tournaments as possible before the World Archery Festival in Las Vegas this coming February. It started out pretty good and then all 3 for them really struggled on the final day. Kolt was having troubles with is new release and actually punched himself in the face twice. It watered his eyes and bloodied up his lips. Shawn's sight came loose and he did not realize it and kept adjusting his sight so when he finally noticed the sight was loose when it almost fell off he was all out of wack. Kyle ended up 1st place in the 2nd flight going into the final day and for some reason or another he just could not make good shots. He ended up 7th. Shawn ended up 9th and Kolt 5th in his division. It was fun but we just did not have the results they were hoping for. Better luck next year.

Scholarship Update

Kyle took the ACT test again and scored a 27. He now qualifies for a full 2 year scholarship! We are so proud of him!

Las Vegas- NFR 2014

We had a great time in Vegas this year. The boys had the opportunity to work at the PSE Archery booth at the hunting expo! Their rep invited them to help set up bows and talk to people about buying a new bow. They actually worked from 9:30 to 4pm. It worked out nice because my sister and I went to Miss Rodeo America horsemanship and cowboy Christmas while the boys went to the Christmas Hunting Expo.

Thanksgiving Weekend Moab 2014

Datus Spots & Flakes

Kolt brought home a buckle from the Datus Spots and Flake Archery tournament!!

Be A Girl-Shoot For A Cure

Shawn, Wayne and the boys set aside their pride once again for the Susan G. Komen shoot for a cure hosted by Brigham Bowmen. It was a huge success this year raising enough to donate $3500.00 to help with the fight to cure breast cancer. The shoot was so popular this year it made the morning news. 2 news with Casey Scott came up to the range and helped promote this special shoot.

Straight A's

We are so proud of the boys. They both continue to get straight A's. They both got another 4.0 on their report cards!! I have been so impressed with how responsible and dedicated they have been to keep the grades up while hunting and shooting their bows. They stay so busy but they are so good to keep up on their school work.

Scholarship

Kyle was invited to an open house for Utah State.  We were informed that if you took your High school transcripts and ACT score that you could possible be awarded a scholarship on the spot. We thought what the heck, got all his info together and headed to the Davis conference center in Layton. Sure enough, Kyle walked out of there with a scholarship! We was awarded the Merit so he will get 2 semesters at Utah State. He was not sure he wanted to go because he has already signed up to take the ACT test again to improve his score. He was advised to go anyways and if his score improves then they will send the score to the school and they will re evaluate his qualifications. He had a 26 on his ACT and to get a full 2 year he needs a 27. The higher his score the more he will get, it's even possible he can get a full ride! Words cannot express how happy we are for him and so proud of his hard work and dedication.

Wyoming Rifle Elk Hunt 2014

Kolt's first bull Elk 14yrs old

They boys had a fun hunt this year! They were able to both get good bucks and now they both tagged a 6 point Elk. I can only imagine the precious memories they are making when they head off to the hills for their annual Wyoming Elk hunt.

Kolt Muzzle Loader Deer 2014

Kolt was excited that we let him miss school opening morning of the muzzle loader deer hunt. (It pays to have awesome grades) He was able to tag this nice 4 point buck on the 1st shot up on Sour Dough! Shawn said it was about 90 yards and he just dropped him! That was the easy part, getting him out of the steep canyon was no fun for either one of them. They both said they were wishing they had the horses with them.

Kyle 17yrs old Kolt 14yrs old