Blogging has just not been on my to-do list lately. It's not that we haven't been doing anything, we've been so busy that I haven't had time, and when I do have downtime, there are so many other things I need/want to do.
I got crafty one day and pulled out the tissue paper and printed some pumpkins up online. The kids had fun making Halloween pictures. We also made bats to hang in near our door entrance. Cole is fascinated by them and will sit and stare at them.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Fall Catchup
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Clarification from Elder Oaks
Elder Dallin H. Oaks recently gave a wonderful address about free exercise of religion. I urge you to click on the link and read the entire address. It is a wonderful read. After he gave this speech, a storm of complaints rained down from critics of the church. He does a wonderful job in this short video of answering many of the unfounded criticisms of his talk and explaining his position. Thanks Deon for the video!
Hopefully as Americans we can look past our differences and above all else be respectful. As he said in this video, there is no place in a democratic society for intimidation and trying to silence the opposition.
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Elk Hunt '09
This past Friday we headed up to go elk hunting with my parents. I love being back in Utah and around the awesome fall colors. I also was really looking forward to being able to hunt for more than one day before flying back home like the previous 5 years.
We got a beautiful campsite in some pines and aspens and the kids were in heaven. We had several mule deer that kept wandering through our camp.
That night we built a fire and let the kids roast marshmallows and make smores. Again, heaven for the kids.
The chocolate all over Tuckers face says it all. Cole was such a happy little baby all bundled up in grandmas arms.
These next two were actually taken before the evening fire, so, sorry they are out of order. Anyway, Friday evening my dad, Tucker and I went back up to where we were going to hunt to scout it out a little bit more. The views were gorgeous and really made me grateful for living in such a beautiful state.
When we got there and got out of the truck, we told Tucker he had to whisper so we didn't scare off the animals. He was hilarious because he began whispering and continued whispering even once we got back to camp.
The next morning we got up and went out to our site. To make a long story short, on opening morning my dad essentially shot and killed a spike after a group of road-hunting red necks were firing at us trying to hit an elk that ran between us and them. They made it over to the elk first and were claiming it as their own. My dad and I decided it wasn't worth the fight and to let the morons keep it. After that, the rest of the day was very slow and quiet.
You'll notice in this photo that the spike is still in velvet. I thought it odd that he hadn't shed the velvet this late in the year, but I guess it's common for spikes.
We gutted him out, quartered him, and the began the arduous task of packing him out from the bottom of that canyon back up to where we could bring the four wheeler. I quickly realized how out of shape I was as I huffed and puffed up that steep hillside. Jaron was a beast and actually did most of the hauling as I couldn't keep up with his speed.
It was a fun trip this year and I really enjoyed being up there with Lisa and the kids, my parents, and Jaron. Oh yeah, and the colors weren't quite as vibrant as in years past, but it was still a beautiful weekend.
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