Our annual trek out to get the XMAS tree! This year we actually started a little ealier then normal. We got our tree the day after Thanksgiving! It has been lot's of fun getting ready for XMAS and the kids are so excited!! Here's a couple of pictures with our tree!! Merry Christmas!

Hunting 2009

We had a blast hunting this year! Yes- Terry was the only one who got a deer this year! He was so excited and very proud. Here are some pictures from our hunting trip. And yes, we did get 5 inches of snow! That was fun to camp in. Make sure you look at the small blue tarp in between the 2 big tents. That is my friend Stacey's, which this was her first time hunting, and she braved it all night long in that small tent with 5 inches of snow on top!!

Logan did get to shoot her first shotgun! We all had a little bit of target practice, but the kids spent most of there time looking for the shells in the snow. Kept them busy for hours!!

Cody started flag football this year. After a kind of rough start in the beginning, he now loves it!! It is so fun to watch him!

The kids found a preying mantis in the yard this week. They really wanted to keep it, but after looking up on the internet on what they eat: flies, grasshoppers, and moths, we decided to let it go. They named him spikey!! I did not need anymore animals at our house!!!

School Days!

I for one am so glad that school is back. Logan is a 3rd grader this year and Cody is a first grader. So yes they are both in school all day! Here are pictures from the first day of school!!

The puppies are almost 3 weeks old now!! Wow how time flies. They are now walking, eyes are open, and they pee and poop a lot!! But they are so cute and fun. Dakota is such a good mom. She really surprised me by how well she is taking care of her pups! Here are some pictures.

The Puppies Are Here!!

Our day started out with Terry going to work for a friend, thinking the puppies probably wouldn't come until this afternoon or maybe the next day. Shortly after 11a, my third child Avery and I (the only ones at home) helped Dakota deliver the first puppy!! It was quite exciting and I'm sure Avery won't ever forget today. Dakota did a wonderful job, such a good mom!! We ended up with a total of 10 puppies!! 4 chocolate (all females), 3 black (2 females, 1 male), and 3 Blond (2 males, 1 female). We were so excited to see all 3 colors. They are so fun to watch.

Logan was very excited to get out of school early and to see the puppies being born. Cody was grossed out pretty much the whole time. It was and is an awesome experience!!!