My goodness I can't believe Kolt is already 12-We celebrated his Birthday with family over for his favorite treat- Mint chocolate chip Ice cream cake! Kolt stays busy right now shooting in his Archery League- Before we know it he will be gearing up for Lacrosse-There is never a dull moment around here! The boys love to hunt, fish camp and ride horses and do just about anything outdoors. We are so lucky to have this little guy in our family. We Love you Kolt!
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We had another great year in Vegas for the National Finals Rodeo! My sister and her husband joined us this year and I think they are hooked too! It was really fun to cheer on our Utah cowboys Cody Wright, Jesse Wright, Olin Hanam and cowgirl Jody Sheffield. Utah was lucky enough to crown a new world champ in the bareback riding-Kaycee Fields. The weather was nice the shopping was wonderful what else could you ask for!
Wyoming Elk Hunt 2011
Kyle was able to bag a big one for his first Elk ever! I think he is hooked just like his dad. Grandpa bagged his 2nd 6 point in 2 years too. It dang sure was not easy- listening to all the stories riding the horses in the dark, crawling through snowy meadows on hands and knees, horses struggling to get throught the rough country- Man am I glad Elk hunting is for BOYS! They had so much fun together and it's so neat to think of all the fun memories they are creating together. Now it looks like we are going to have to make room in the garage for Kyle's trophy wall! Way to go Bud Ü
Unloading more pumpkins
Shawn & Bren loading up the bins of pumpkins
Loading Straw
The boys cute little stand in the morning.
Within just a day or two it looks like this and they have to start all over again! Keeps them busy!
If your ever in our neck of the woods stop by and pick some up your front porch will LOVE you!
I Just had to giggle when I looked outside my window and seen these silly boys skate boarding in cowboy boots! Oh how I love my REDNECK Douglas boysÜ
Looking for mountain goats
View of the city- We could see our house with the binoculars!
We took the Jeep and the boys for a Sunday drive up the backside of Ben Lomond Peak. The fall leave were absolutely beautiful- I can't believe I did not take a picture, I guess I was too busty thinking- Man, this would be a great place for family pictures! All the years Shawn and I dated I can't believe he never took me to inspiration point! It sure was beautiful!
Well, the time has come for me to put on my big girl panties and head back to work full time. My department is making alot of changes and merging with another department. There was a great opportunity for me to advance and become a supervisor. We thought long and hard and decided now is a good time for me to take that leap of faith since the boys are getting older! It has been years since one of these jobs have opened. I applied, interviewed and walla- I am now a supervisor in the Lending Service Center! Shawn and the boys think it's so fun to tease me and do the count down as to how many days off I have left- Little to they know, I really think they are going to miss the warm cookies when they get home from school- Sorry boys- those days are over!!! So Happy trails to my days off Tuesdays and Thursdays- I sure am gonna miss ya Ü
2 Wild Diesel-The owner of this truck is Ken Jones. My brother in law has been helping him with this truck, he has done all the welding on it. They pretty much custom built it from scratch.
Starting to pull
Uncle Wayne got Kolt a pit pass so he could be right down on all the field with them.
After the pull people gathered around to get Ken's Autograph.
My sister talked me and Kolt into going to watch the truck pulls at the Utah State Fair while Shawn and Kyle were in Wyoming hunting Elk. We had fun, I had never been to truck pulls so she had to fill me in on all the details. I can pretty much tell ya what you need to know about the sport of Rodeo but when it comes to truck pulls I am clueless- It was all kinds of wild and crazy- Great place to people watch too!
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