Archery

All geared up and ready to go.

Kyle's bow is set at 40 pounds so each time he shoots he has to pull back 40 pounds. Bulls Eye... Right where we like em. Kolt's bow is set at 30 pounds so each time he shoots he has to pull back 30 pounds.

Kyle & Kolt have started shooting with their Archey league again this year. They have been going once a week up to Brigham city to shoot. It is so fun to see how they have improved over the years. Kyle was only 7 years old when he started and now he is almost 13! Kolt was 6 or 7 too and now he's 10! They both have beefed up bows this year and it seems like each year they gradually find new things to add or do to improve their bows.I am beginning to wonder some days if this is their hobby or dad's hobby! (ha ha) I really think Shawn likes to watch the boys out due some of the adults! ( me too for that matter) I am so proud of them and thankful they get to spend this quality time with their amazing Dad. Shawn's pride and joy are the boys and he does anything and everything with them.

Ice Fishing

Shawn, Kyle, Kolt ,Grandpa and some friends headed up to Strawberry Reservoir to do a little ice fishing. They left at 4:00 a.m and got home at 4:30 p.m. They said it was so nice they did not even set up their ice hut. They took a grill up with them and cooked up some lunch right there on the ice. They had a great time and were able to catch some pretty nice fish. Kolt was excited because he caught the first fish of the day!

The first catch of the day!

They even talked dad into getting in a picture! Kyle caught this huge fish!

Happy Birthday Shawn!

Happy birthday to the "OLD" man of the house!

Happy Birthday Kolt

Kolt turned 10 years old today! He is such a sweat heart and I feel so blessed to be his mommy. He wanted in to this world early and was not willing to wait. I was on bed rest for 5 weeks and then he still came a month early but we sure are glad to have him! He is a very special boy. I thought it would be fun to share some of his favorites. Kolt's favorite food is Chinese and his favorite drink is Strawberry Lemonade. He loves sour candy especially sour straws. He loves to take long baths and play in the tub. He has a soft heart when it comes to snuggling, soft blankets and getting his back tickled, he is also very good at returning the favor. His favorite thing to watch on T.V. are old episodes of home improvement & Coach.

We LOVE you Kolt and hope you have a wonderful Birthday!

New Years

For New Years this year we decided to have a little party at our house. My family came over for hamburgers on the grill and homemade french fries. We played lots of games and munched on lots of yummy snacks. At midnight we went out and did fireworks in the snow. The boys thought that was the best part!Me and my cute boys! My sister and her husband

Playing games!

Kolt ringing in the new year!

Fireworks!

I think I like watching fireworks in July better. It was really cold out there doing it in the snow! Hope you all had a wonderful new year and hope the new year will bring you much joy and happiness Ü

Christmas 2009

I got a Navigation GPS from my dad and Carol and perfume from my sister!

Kolt got a new dirt bike from Grandpa Steve & Grandma Carol. Kyle got a new Wii game and gun from Aunt Dawni & Uncle Wayne and a really nice Nicon range finder from Grandpa Steve & Grandma Carol. Grandpa LOVES new tools. We all had a great Christmas this year we got spoiled as always, For some reason I did not take any pictures of Shawn (sorry dear) He got a bunch of leather tools, tool bin, wallet, saddle pad and hunting stuff . I got a DVD player, sander for my crafts, new dishes, silverware, perfume, Down mattress pad cover, new pillows and a really nice craftsman tool chest to keep all my craft stuff organized! Kyle got a Muzzle loader, Wii games, red dot scope, decoy, and a bunch of hunting stuff & ice fishing stuff. Kolt got a Nintendo DS, Ds games, Wii games,Tony hawk Wii, pellet gun, and a bunch of hunting & ice fishing stuff too.

 

Today the boys and their friends made a cute little Ginger bread house. They had such a fun time decorating it and to my surprise were very creative! At times it was hard to determine who had the most frosting the house or them. Kolt was trying to eat it just as fast as Kyle was trying to get it on the house! Oh what fun Christmas memories!

Temple Square

Saturday night we rode the Front Runner down to Salt Lake to see the lights at Temple Square. We had never rode the Front Runner or Trax so the boys thought it was pretty cool. After seeing all the beautiful lights we went shopping at the Gateway and then to dinner at Apple bee's.

Viva Las Vegas

We had such a fun time in Vegas. I can't believe how much there is to see and how little time you really have. We were there for 5 nights and still did not get to everything I wanted to see. The rodeo was fantastic! We go to so many rodeo's each year and every time we go to Vegas I see something I have never seen done before, these cowboys are the best of the best and their talent is amazing. This year we went to one of the award ceremonies after the rodeo and got to watch them get their buckle for winning the round. Each round pays about 17k and there are 10 rounds in the NFR so were talking some serious cash $$. There were so many COWBOYS I thought there for a minute I had died and gone to heaven!

Long Live Cowboys Ü

It's RODEO time!

I'm so excited it's finally here. We love going to Las Vegas for the National Finals Rodeo. We have been going every year for the past 15 years or so. The Cowboy Christmas Expo, Country Christmas Expo and Country Market are incredible, the shopping is unbelievable and this year we have been working extra hard doing lots of crafts to insure we would have plenty of spending money. (I think it's already burning a hole in my pocket! he-he)

Good luck to our UTAH cowboys!