Ewell Family Fun

Welcome Baby Stockton Ewell

2010-04-12T20:43:00.001-07:00

3 days old

Well he has finally arrived. Baby Stockton Derrick Ewell was born on April 09th 2010 He weighed 8lbs 09 oz and was 20 1/2 inches long. He has a lot of dark brown curly hair. Something that his sisters all missed out on. We are so greatful to have him here safe, sound and healthy. What a miracle it is to have a baby and to see and feel of their sweet spirits that they bring with them. We are seeming to be getting along great a little tired but everyone is enjoying having him home. The girls have loved having a little brother so far. They just can't get enough of him. At this point it seems that he has been blessed with a lot of patience. Lets hope that it doesn't wear off.

Another Great Buck

2009-10-20T08:18:00.001-07:00

I am not sure what pics are the best and don't have time to look through them so here are two and when Derrick gets home I will have him help get the best ones. I can't find the file that he said they were in. Anyway We had a great time and I was lucky to come home with the big one. sorry I just erased the second pic looks like this is all you get for now.

I don't have time to write about the deer but My dad is dying to see the pics and they can't get them pulled up on the computer. So here are the pics and the story will come later. Bridgett's 2009 deer. Scores 180 and 3/8 26 3/4 inches wide.

Baby Number 4

2009-09-30T14:12:00.000-07:00

So I thought that I had better give a quick update on what has been going on. Our life really could not be much more crazy. I am Pregnant with number four and I have been sick sick sick not to mention so tired. I have never been so tired in my life (I wake up tired) how is that even possible. I am due on April 16th and we are assuming that it is a girl. We just can't even imagine having a little boy. But we will take and Love what ever it is that we get. Well on top of that I have been taking Morgan to Price twice a week for Theropy on her finger. Which takes a little over an hour to get there. Gracie has started Kindergarten so I have to make plans to get her to school when I am not here and am in Price and then I rush home to be here for when the bus drops her off. Gracie loves kindergarten so much and has the most wonderful teacher ever. We just love her. So on the days that I am not in Price, I am once again teaching a preschool class and tending a little girl as well. Holy cow I have never really been a busy person I am extremely laid back and enjoy making my own schedule. Well, not anymore. I am officially CRAZY MOM. However, Morgans theropy is going really well and her finger seems to be healing good. She still doesn't move it on her own, though she really tries but the Surgeon says that everything looks and moves just as it should for what week she is in. I am so proud of Morgan she is such a little trooper. She sits at theropy for an hour and half twice a week and never complains. Keep in mind that she is only 4. The theropists is so kind and nice to her and she loves Tia the girl that works for him. Tia gets out the crayons and suckers and sits with her and entertains for the whole time. What a life saver. SO there you have it that. that has been our last little while in a nut shell. When I get a little time I will get some Pictures up . Running now to pick up kids from dancing WOW IT NEVER STOPS!!!!

Surgery

2009-08-12T10:56:00.000-07:00

Well I don't have any pictures uploaded yet but I thought that I would give a quick update on Morgans finger. After having stitches for 3 days we noticed that she still couldn't move her pinky finger. So we took her up to a plastic surgeon to have it looked at. Apparently she cut her tendons and that was causing her to not move. So 5 days later we were in surgery reconnecting the tendons and repairing any nerve damage that was there as well. The surgery went well and although in a lot of pain Morgan is her happy self. The hardest part is trying to get her to settle down and hold her hand up. She is now in a soft cast which will be taken off by the doctor in a week. Once that is done then we start with Physical Theropy. We aren't quite sure how often we will have to take her in but from talking to the theropist is sounds like 3 times a week. That is going to be crazy but it is so important that the theropy is taken seriously so that the finger is able to move correctly afterward. There is still 20% chance that her finger won't move right aganin and 30% chance that her feeling won't come back. So although the odds aren't great we are hoping for the best. And lesson learned Never Play With Glass Bottles.

Ewell Family Campout 2009

2009-08-03T12:30:00.000-07:00

This years camping trip turned out to be so much fun. Every year Derricks family tries to get everyone together and we head out on a camping trip. This year we chose Ferron Mountain which was a central location for everyone to meet at. Derrick and our family headed up the day before and picked a camp spot and enjoyed being out the mountains. Once we got the tent set up we built a fire to roast our hot dogs. Brittlyn didn't like the fire getting her eyes hot so she insisted that she wear my sunglasses to keep the fire from her eyes.

They seemed to stay on much better if she wore them upside down.

The next morning we went fishing and the girls had a ball. This is the 1st Fish that Derrick caught. The girls thought that it was so cool touching a fish. they loved it.

this is the fish Morgan got to reel in.

Here is Gracies fish

Travis and Cheri brought this raft and was nice enough to take all of the little kids on a ride out on the lake.

Family picture out by the lake not everyone is in the picture.

Everyone loves sitting around the camp fire and visisting. The kids (well all of us) really enjoyed all of the stories grandpa shared. It took awhile to get him started but once he did it was story after story. Thanks grandpa these are the things that we all will remember.

We had prepared a treasure hunt, and a Scavenger hunt. once they collected all of the stuff on the list for the Scavenger hunt Grandma gave everyone their very own Hersheys Chocolate bar!!!

The kids playing down by the lake. The girls loved picking up rocks to find bugs and snail shells.

Dempsey loved throwing the rocks in the water. Everytime he threw the rock he would jump so high. Check out the air.

And as it sometimes happens someone gets an injury. The kids had been playing by the water when the discovered an old glass bottle. Morgan picked up the bottle and was going to set it back down on a rock when the glass broke. Her pinky finger slid down the glass cutting a huge v shaped chunk of finger. Derrick and I were on the other side of the lake so I ran and he paddled the raft since he didn't have his shoes with us. by the time I got to camp Grandma, Aunt Cheri, and Aunt Jill had her finger wrapped and had given her some medicine. Well taking one look at it I knew she was going to need stitches. So we loaded up camp as fast as anyone ever has and as soon as Derrick made it back we were able to load the kids and head out. We had about a 2 hour drive to the hospital ER. We waited there about an hour when we finally got to see the doctor. She ended up getting 7 stitches, and a teddy bear. Morgan is so sad she can't go swimming for 14 days. that is how long she will be stitched up.

This is in Grandmas trailer trying to get the wound to stop bleeding.

After the stitches Morgan posing with dad and her New Teddy Bear.

Waiting in the ER with her wash cloth and duck taped band aid. Grandpa made the bandaid and the nurse laughed and told Morgan she really thought her bandaid was cool.

After we got her home and cleaned up. Seven stitches total Poor little girl.

Laying down and finally resting after a really long weekend and an even longer day.

Morgan has been so good to keep her finger rested and lifted above her head. We are really glad that Cheri, Jill and Grandma took such good care of her and they knew just what to do. Or if they didn't then what ever they did worked. Thanks for taking care of our little Morgan.

So that wraps up our camping trip. Even with the accident we all had a great time. We are so greatful that we are able to spend time in the mountains and to enjoy the Great outdoors. Especially when family comes along to. Next year we are hoping that we can get all of the family out to enjoy the trip with us. We really missed everyone who couldn't make it.

Kittens

2009-08-03T12:20:00.000-07:00

Our neighbors got two new kittens. My girls love them. Well Morgan really loves them. Gracie likes them and Brittlyn hates them. She screams if they even get close to her. Sometimes not even close they just have to be where she can see them and she freaks out. She seems to not mind as long as someone else is holding them and they are not looking at her and definatly not touching her. We barely got the picture and then she was back to the screaming.

COTTON COTTON COTTON

2009-08-03T12:11:00.000-07:00

Oh how we love the cotton. This is a picture of our front lawn in July. There is no way of escaping the cotton. It falls from the end of June to the first of August. What a mess. The trees are great because the create so much shade for us in the hot summers but really is it worth the clean up. As soon as the lawn is mowed and clean the next day Bright white all over again. But the kids sure like to think that it snows all year round.

Even our dog Chubs can't get out of the cotton. Poor little guy.

Swimming lessons and Drive IN Fun

2009-08-03T11:59:00.000-07:00

The last day of swimming lessons Gracie was pushing off and putting her head under the water so good. That is her with her foot poking out. She and Morgan both passed and they both get to skip up to level 3!! Good job girls.

Morgan getting help from the teacher to put face in water and float.

How lucky we are to live near a Drive In. We had never been to see a movie yet so we decided we had better go. Here are some pictures of our set up. They play two movies so the first one is usually a kid movie and the next a mom and dad movie. We stayed for both and really enjoyed our time.
The girls just waiting for the movie.

The big screen

Derrick lounged out in the car.

Caught in the act!!

2009-08-03T11:54:00.000-07:00

I have these pictures backwards but I came into the kitchen and this is what I caught Brittlyn doing!!!! I thought only teenaged boys tried doing that.

She got every last drop out.

luckily the milk was almost empty. we really could have had a bad mess.

Feeding the Deer

2009-08-03T11:35:00.000-07:00

Another really fun thing that we were able to do this summer was feeding the baby deer.

Some people picked up a baby deer because they couldn't see it's mother, so they brought it home with them and kept it for the night. The next day they called the Division of Wildlife and becuase they had kept it over night they were unable to take it back to the mother. Mother deer are never with their new born babies. Only long enough for the feeding and then they leave so they can protect them from the predators. Well there is a lady that feeds and takes care of the babies when they are brought it sometimes they are injured and need help and other times like this time they are just needing to be fed. We were lucky enough to go out and help her with some of the feedings while she was out of town. We had so much fun.

This picture was when the baby was just a little bit older than the first time that we had gone out to help.

Baby Buckwheat. Because the people who picked him up held him so much he was so used to being with humans that he just loves being around people. Usually when the animals are brought in they are kept as wild as possible with only one person at a time for the feeding. Buckwheat on the other hand just loved to interact with everone. This is Buckwheat just hanging out on the back porch.
The baby deer just loved to chew on Morgans Shirt.
Just one week old.

Gracie getting to feed Buckwheat his bottle. This is when we were in training to do a feeding on our own.

Summer Fun Update

2009-08-03T11:20:00.000-07:00

So to start the summer off Gracie Really wanted to get her ears pierced. So after swimming lessons we and two of her friends went to World of Beauty and all three of them got their ears pierced. Gracie was so brave. She didn't flinch and she didn't even shed one tear.

This is the last picture of her before she got it done.

Sitting in the chair getting ready
Right after they got pierced

All three girls with their pretty ears.

OUR FIRST LOOSE TOOTH

2009-06-10T18:41:00.001-07:00

Gracie lost her first tooth!!!

We were all so excited when Gracie's tooth finally fell out.

She has another really loose one and her top one is starting to wiggle.

I can't beleive how fast kids grow.

2009-06-09T17:11:00.000-07:00

It's always great to take a long car ride with the kids. This particular day we left our house and headed through Indian Canyon. For those of you who know that road it has many curves and turns. Well when we got to Price we got in with Grandma Quita and then went to Provo through Spanish Fork Canyon. Just as we hit Spanish Fork Brittlyn started to whine. Lexy was trying to console her beings that the car ride was almost over. Well there was no consoling her.... that is until she consoled herself by throwing up... Not good. I pulled over at the nearest gas station and luckily saw the water and air hozes right there in the parking lot. We were able to clean her off and most of the car seat but the smell lingered in the car for the whole rest of the trip. However, we had our happy girl back so it was okay.

Just after she puked we looked back to see if she was okay and this is what we saw... every kid plugging their noses. Poor Wyatt was gaging. (reinactment)

2009-06-09T17:03:00.000-07:00

This post is for the family that hasn't been able to make it to see Grandpa Clydes headstone. We just got the headstone just before Memorial day. It turned out so great.

This is the back side

This is taken from a picture of grandpa. They did such a good job it looks just like the picture.
this is the front

2009-06-09T16:58:00.000-07:00

It is so easy to get the girls to sleep, just jump in the car and head to Roosevelt.

The pictures posted backwards(I never can get it right) the second picture is what I saw

when I looked back to check on the girls then 5 minutes later I looked back again and they had both changed positions. I thought that it was so funny they were both just alike. I wonder where they get sleeping with their mouths wide open.

2009-04-07T14:37:00.000-07:00

So we all survived surgery. Brittlyn had to have reconstructive

surgery on her bladder. Her urine flows back up into her kidneys

when she goes pee. This causes kidney damage and makes her very prone

to getting bladder infections. We took the Gracie and Morgan to Orangeville

to stay while we went to Primary Childrens Hospital for the surgery. We left my moms at about 4:30 am meaning we woke up at 3:30am. We arrived at the hospital and did all of the checking in and pre op evaluations. Then it was time for the anesthetic. They gave her a little bit of something just to make the departure from mom and dad easier. She got so loopy and silly while we were waiting. However, she wasn't even sad to go with the "sleep doctor" I don't know how to spell what they are. So anyway surgery took 2 hours to complete. Everything went well while she was in surgery. The doctor came out to talk to us and mentioned that she was just trying to wake up and that we could go in to recover. The only thing that we had to wait for is make sure that she is able to pee before we leave. This was to be sure that nothing got blocked off during surgery. He made it sound that we should be outta there in about 1-2 hours. So we were thinking great we are going to get home early be able to relax and just be with Brittlyn to make her comfy... boy were we wrong. 9 hours later Brittlyn decided that she would rather pee than completly blow up. She had drank 3 sippy cups full of Apple Juice 2 bags of IV fluid and her little tummy was a hard little ball. Just as the doctor told the nurse that we needed to stay the night so she could be watched I had noticed that she hadk peed. We were all so thankful. Brittlyn was tired of being there not to mention mom and dad. So then the puking started. First right before we were leaving. Then again about 45 minutes from home and then again just as we pulled into the drive way. She made it through the night okay but only to start the puking again. We now have everything under control and she seems to be feeling good. I am a little surprised at how big they had to make the insision. It is about 3 inches long just below her belly. All in all I must say that Brittlyn is quite a trooper. She was so good after all she had been through. We are so greatful to be home.

Brittlyn just trying to wake up a little bit. Just after surgery.

Brittlyn and Dad

Mom and Brittlyn This is how I spent 7 of the 9 hours in the hospital. Not fun.

Brittlyn showing her IV.Brittlyns ET foot. It seemed to stay better on her toes instead of her finger.

We had finally had it and needed to go out for a walk. The nurse took

Brittlyn off the IV so we could go out and look at the fish. Brittlyn sure enjoyed

a change of scenery.

While out on our walk we found this spider man statue. We just

had to take a picture for Wyatt.

And After a long day it didn't take long for Brittlyn and I

to totally crash after getting home 12:35 am.

GOOD NIGHT!!!

We started the day at 3:30AM and ended at 12:30 AM 3 more hours and we could have chalked it up to an all nighter. But I am glad that we didn't have to.

Early Easter at Grandma Ewells

2009-04-07T14:11:00.001-07:00

EASTER EGG HUNT AT GRANDMA EWELL'S HOUSE

Brittlyn found an egg in the rocks.

The girls posing after finding all of their eggs.
All the grandkids(that could come) getting a pre easter egg
hunt picture. Everyone is all smiles. Thank goodness the snow let up
long enough for us to run out and quickly gather the eggs.

We all had a blast at the Easter party. It is so fun when
cousins can get together and play. Thanks grandma for making it happen.

What a job

2009-03-24T07:30:00.001-07:00

MaryAnn just after getting the baby cub out of the den.

How did she get the cub out you ask, well... Here is the mama bear and the baby cub is in there as well the mama bear is

taking a long "spring" nap (I guess you could say that)
Here is Brave MaryAnn, going head first into the den Past the mama bear
to get her cub.
She also then had to go back in and get the mama bear out.
She grabbed hold of the mama and two guys pulled on her legs to get both out
of the den.
What comes out must go back in. MaryAnn, climbed back into the den
and pulled the mama bear back in. Got her comfortable and then out she came herself.
But only to go back in to put the baby cub safely with her mama.

BEARS...

2009-03-24T07:04:00.000-07:00

This was such a very fun day. I was able to go to work with Derrick, they

were checking on Mama Bears in their dens to see if they had any cubs and how many.

They will later find the mother bear using radio collars to see how many of the cubs survive.

What we got to do is first we found the den and then Derrick tranquilized the mama bear

while she was asleep they pulled her out of the den and found one cub. So they got the cub out

to weigh him and of course to be cuddled and loved by the humans.

What a cute little cub he weighs 4 lbs. so tiny and cute.

I loved his little ears they were so tiny and soft.

It was a colder day so we had to keep him all wrapped up. I love
how his paws were like little hands. he would wrap his little fingers around
my thumb and hold it just like a baby would do.

This is the mama bear. Even though she was asleep I was totally freaked out to get so
close. She was still breathing like normal and when she would breath her head would move just a little. It was a very cool experience.

Here is baby cub holding my thumb.
And again only this time check out his claws. They are so long already and sharp
as razors. But to get to hold one so small is totally worth the pain of a scratch.

Brittlyn's 2!!!

2009-03-16T10:10:00.000-07:00

Brittlyn's 2nd Birthday.

I can't beleive how time flies.

Just a very simple birthday. We had preschool that day and we

went to the farm to feed the baby calves and lambs and to see the

baby chics. The kids had fun and I think Brittlyn loved it to so

it was a great place to go on a birthday.

Morgan 4 Brittlyn 2 Gracie 5
Thanks to Grandma Ewell for using packaging peanuts to replace wrapping paper.
the kids loved it me not so much.

Brittlyn and her confetti cake

Family picture with the birthday girl and cake

don't we all look great.

Derrick thought that we should have a picture acting as our selves

he said quit posting things like we have it all together.

So here you have it the way that we feel on a daily basis.

Field Trip

2009-03-16T08:50:00.000-07:00

Another Field Trip!!!

We had a cancelation for our field trip to the farm so we made last

minute plans to go to Pleasant Valley Kennels.

Here they train and board dogs for people and they are really great at

what they do. It was really fun to see the dogs in the learning and training stage

They also have a pheasant farm where we were able to get up close and

personal with the pheasant. Poor guy all these little girls want to touch and pet.

He had no idea what he was getting into when he got caught.

Morgan throwing the dog toy. Watch out I almost got smacked with

it more than once. the girls thought it was really cool that the

dog would wait to chase the toy until you told him to go...

Thanks to Jon for letting us come out and see the kennel in action.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MORGAN

2009-03-04T15:49:00.001-08:00

Dress Em Ups A Hit At The Party!!!

Morgan turned 4!!! I can't believe it. We had so much fun.

Morgan's friend Kelsey has a birthday right by Morgan's

so we combined the two parties.

After dressing up in their favorite dress em ups

they walked the runway!!!

Thanks Kacie for the Idea the girls had a ball.

This is the best the girls could do when asked to strike a pose.

Opening Presents

Don't you love Gracie's hair... It's a wig but she loved it.

My camera ran out of battery so I didn't get any other pics but we had

a wonderful day.

Morgan got a new Booster Seat for her birthday from Mom and Dad.

Lame, I know but that is what she wanted and she absolutely loved it.

2009-01-30T11:14:00.000-08:00

Turkey Turkey Turkey

2009-01-30T11:02:00.001-08:00

Derrick got a call to go pick up some big Tom Turkeys. He brought them home so the preschool kids could look in the box. It was pretty fun but the turkey was flopping around ready to get out. Derrick invited us to go up the mountain with him to realease the birds. It was so bitter cold we all enjoyed it. It was pretty cool to see. Here are some of the pictures from the release. I will also try to put a video on if I can figure it out...

I am free and I am outta here!!!!
What should I do How do I get Out?

The family posing for a pic with the turkeys in the boxes.

opening the box ready to release.

What a couch becomes when moms gone

2009-01-26T23:53:00.001-08:00

LOOK AT US WAHOO!!!

So I ask Derrick to watch the kids for a minute while I jumped in the shower. I could hardly wait to see the cool hut dad made that the girls insisted I see immediatly. If you can't see that the couch is tipped Derrick is stuffed under it and the girls are having a ball climbing on the roof of their hut.

How proud they are of the new Hut. This hut is much better than any mom has ever made... Ok whatever.

As always what's new with Derricks work

2009-01-26T22:57:00.001-08:00

Derrick has been very busy with big horn sheep, Bison and Antelope transplants.

I wish I had better pics of the big horn sheep capture in Montana but it was such an awesome trip that ran so smooth... (not really) that this is the only picture that made it back. I am not even sure what it is. For those of you who don't know Derrick's truck broke down and he ended up staying a couple extra days in Montana during 30 below weather. Can't ask for more than that oh and did I mention that he missed the whole release with the Big Horn Sheep. After all that hard work. But it looks like they are all doing well at their release site and Derrick will be getting his truck back this Saturday so Great!!!

These are Antelope from the Antelope Transplant. They have been spotted since and seem to be doing well.

The great Bison! This was at the release of the Bison. What huge animals. Derrick helped with putting on the colars. You may have seen this story on the news. Derrick was featured from the neck down wearing what else but his hot DWR Brown.

Derrick is seriously having such a great time with his work. I know I have said it before but seriously could he have a better job. He really loves what he does and that makes him happy which in return makes the whole family happy.

We love ya Derrick and Happy Birthday!!!

Family Pic

2009-01-26T22:48:00.001-08:00

Here is a snapshot of the Family at Thanksgiving!!

Christmas 08

2009-01-26T21:40:00.000-08:00

So once again I messed up seriously this shouldn't be so hard but I just

can't get it right

Derrick and I on Christmas Morning

The Dressem ups a huge hit

fake hair

Brittlyn and her truck

Dad getting his hair done you go girls

Me and the girls Christmas morning

Okay so I totally messed up the text is below the pics sorry...

This is Gracie on her bouncy ball everyone got one and they have definatly been a great hit.

Morgan with her Poop Baby!!!

Gracie and the Littlest Pets which again everyone loves to play with.

Christmas morning just waiting for dad to say it's okay to come out!!!

Our wonderful Christmas Tree. Derrick was so proud of his great find out on the mountain. We had some how forgot that we threw away most of our tree decorations last year. The ones that you see here were picked out by the girls for one dollar at the local grocery store. But no worries we are already prepared with new ones for next year thanks to Monica.

THIS SHOULD BE AT THE TOP!!!!

Okay so it has been a very long time since I have been able to post anything so I am going to travel back in time a little bit.

Christmas... This year for Christmas Derrick and I decided to stay at our own home in Bridgeland for Christmas eve and Christmas Day and then go home the day after. We have always been home for Christmas and so this was way different than we were used to. I missed home like crazy but we had a great time being with us and the girls. It was expecially hard since we live in such a small town where pretty much everyone has family very close. However we survived and actually enjoyed ourselves. Christmas eve What do we do. I had a lot of pressure on me since this was our first Christmas away and I was needing to come up with great traditions and wonderful dinners and all of that stuff that before now just got done on its own Seriously who knew the pressures of holidays that lands on a mother. So to all the moms out there that do every holiday and make it seem so effortless and perfect PROPS to you. (can I still say props?). Any way We decided to just play Christmas eve and do whatever the girls wanted us to do. Fortunatley for me Derricks hair was kind of long and shaggy and what more would three little girls just love to do but there dad's hair. (see pic below) Any way for our tradition we stuck to giving everyone pjs. For Christmas day the girls just loved opening gifts what could be better. They got everything that they wanted... Gracie littlest pet shop pets, Morgan A poop baby that's right baby alive was not what she wanted it was a poop baby. SO Hello Yellow watery poop, and for Brittlyn cars and trucks to push around for some reason that's what she loves. For our tradition on Christmas we choose to spend time with someone that might need some company on Christmas, well we were a little unprepared and the one that we had picked out to visist had left town and spent time with family which is actually much better. next year we will do a little better planning . Anyway it all boiled down to a really great Christmas. This Christmas season I enjoyed to the max. here are some pictures to sum up all this jibber jabber.

LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW

2008-12-09T16:49:00.000-08:00

It took so long for the girls to figure out how to get gloves on that Brittlyn fell asleep before they even got to go outside to play in the new fallen snow.

Our first snow fall this year. The girls wanted to play outside all

day long. When we found all of the snow gear and found everything that

fit everyone it was time for the gloves. It seriously took us 20-30 minutes just

to figure out how the fingers go into the holes in the gloves. Talk about patience

I was so lucky that Derrick was home to help because after the first 15 minutes

I had had it. AAAAAAHH!!!! but a testiment to the saying "NEVER GIVE UP"

as you can see in the pictures we did get the gloves on and the kids were

happy to have warm hands.

This is Gracie and Morgan and one of our neighbors.

Up Close and Personal with the Moose

2008-12-09T16:27:00.000-08:00

As you all know with Derrick being a Wildlife Biologist he spends most of his time outdoors in the mountains. He is very fortunate to see alot of neat things. Here are a few pictures of the moose he saw this week. He was able to get within 10-20 yards of these. I really enjoy seeing moose. I think that they are such a neat animal. We are lucky to live in an area where we are very close to the wilderness.

This moose has broken ears. I am not sure why

or how they got that way but it is kind of funny...

3 for 3 on 4 points in Colorado

2008-12-03T19:22:00.000-08:00

Derrick and his Brothers were able to go hunting in Colorado this year. They had a great time and came home successful. They started out a little worried as the temperatures were warm and the deer had not started moving yet. well come mid week the temperatures dropped to about 0 degrees and the snow began to fall. Crappy for camping but great for hunting. Here are some pictures of the happy hunters.

2008-11-14T07:47:00.000-08:00

We had so many leaves on our front lawn that I had to get the girls dressed to get some pictures. I was hoping but not planning on them turning out so well. Now it is hard to decide which ones that I want to use. Here are just a few.

Gracie Age 4 almost 5

Morgan Age 3 1/2

Brittlyn Age 1 1/2

What good friends my girls are. I am so happy that they get along so well. I truely am so thankful to be a mom.

2008-10-31T08:16:00.000-07:00

EVERYBODY POSE

CUTE PICTURES OUT IN THE YARD
WITH THE KIDS FROM PRESCHOOL

Running back to the car after a visit

Getting to our first house (a practice house)

Here are some pictures from our Halloween party at preschool. I don't know if I have mentioned that I am teaching preschool this year. We are having a great time. There are just 6 little girls that come (including my 2). For our Halloween party we decided to take some elderly people that live by us some treats. The girls memorized the following poem and we shared it along with a bag of goodies. I think that our visit was very much appreciated. Now with trunk or treat some of these people don't get any trick or treaters so I was glad that we could go visit them in our costumes.

We have come to warn you to not be scared

Halloween is coming so be prepared.

Witches and ghosts and goblins too
may come out at night to try and scare you.
It's one night a year, So please don't you fear

Cause, where there's a costume a kid's always near.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

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This year I drew a muzzleloader tag for the Book Cliffs. Derrick and I were able to go and leave the kids with grandma and grandpa. We had a great time however, I must admit that I sure got homesick and missing the girls just about dark every night.

Hunting the Book cliffs was way fun. We saw deer everywhere. It was just a matter of deciding which one you wanted to shoot. We spotted this one while following some smaller bucks. As soon as I saw it I new that was the one I wanted. It took a bit to talk Derrick into letting me shoot and "several" shots later this is what we had. A 26" 4X5 it scores 170 and I am just way excited to finally have a wall hanger.

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We had a Halloween party for our playgroup a couple weeks ago.

We didn't have our costumes yet so we borrowed some from the

neighbors. In the first picture we have a prissy fairy princess,

a drunk cowgirl and a skeleton rapper. The second picture turned

out a little better. The other little girl is a girl that we tend.

She is Mickey Mouse.

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We Have these little Black and Orange Caterpillars everywhere.
The kids were having so much fun finding them all over the
grass. Brittlyn was a little ruff on them but I think they all
survived.

A Bear Hunt!!!

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Derrick has plenty of opportunity to get close to bears which have been tranquilized. Whoops looks like this one is waking up.. RUN RUN RUN......

No all is well nothing happened once he cleaned his pant everything was back to normal.

Did Someone Say Swim Time

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Derrick came home from work one day with a swimming pool. The girls have loved it. Their swimming suits have become pretty much a daily outfit. It's the first thing they ask for every morning.

Showing off a big CHEESE and of course her new swimsuit.

Brittlyn loves the water. The hose has become her personal water fountain and pool toy. Could this be what caused her dirarea!!! Just kidding

Having lunch on the front porch. Nothing beats PB&J in the Summer time.

Welcome to our Blog

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We are so excited to explore the blogging world. I am sure things will be a little rough for a while until I get the hang of things.

This is our most recent kid picture. Gracie 4 Morgan 3 and Brittlyn 1.

We took these pictures at Gayles house and by the end of the day we had wished that we would have just went to kiddie kandids. (WE WERE STRESSED)