October 2012 (part 2)

Matt and Chase spent a couple weekends up in Copper Basin hunting for elk and deer.  Chase and Matt both got a deer.  Chase was so excited to shoot his first deer.  They saw a lot of elk and even shot at some, but didn't get anything.  They had a scary moment when they were shot at.  They are thinking it was intentional because they were wearing their hunter orange and no where near another animal.  Scary! 

Chase's hand next to a wolf print

 

The last week of October is always crazy with Halloween fun and McKay's birthday.  We started off the week with our annual pumpkin night.  We had "Dinner in a pumpkin" and then carved pumpkins and had a pumpkin dessert.  It was fun to see everyone's pumpkin designs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We celebrated McKay's birthday the next night (October 30th) due to our ward Halloween dinner and trunk-or-treat on Halloween night.  It is hard to believe that McKay is already 4...where does the time go?  McKay chose to have ranch cheese pizza, jello, pineapple, and carrots for his birthday dinner.

  

 McKay got several trucks and other fun stuff for his birthday. 

 

For his birthday cake McKay chose cupcakes...with filling in the middle and flavored frosting.  Yum!

 

 

And Halloween....EVERYONE had fun dressing up this year.  Dad was a redneck, mom a baker, Chase a cowboy, Trey a phantom, Layton a penguin, Zander a raccoon, McKay a cow, Declan a dragon, and Keely a ghost.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A couple random pics....such handsome kids!

October 2012 (part 1)

The boys enjoying helping can applesauce because they get to eat the "poo" (apple skins) as it comes out of the Kitchen Aid.  Matt stopped in Caldwell on his way home from Washington and purchased a bunch of Golden Delicious apples from the church orchards.  They were delicious . . . definitely my favorite apples to do sauce because they are SO sweet.

 

Keely ONE month old

 

Keely 5 weeks old

We had some dirt from Bishop Hansen's potato fields brought in to fill in some places on the yard.  A pile of dirt means FUN at our house.  Layton, Zander, and McKay had fun burying Trey. (Trey looks so young)

 

 Some random pictures

 

 

Chase and Matt went deer hunting with grandpa Yearsley and a kid from our ward (Luke Hansen) down by Bliss.  They saw a small group of deer and were all ready to shoot, but didn't because Luke couldn't see the deer. 

 

Keely was blessed by dad on October 14, 2012.  Both of our families came to support us in this (minus Jaron who was still on his mission and Jon--we missed you two).  It was a beautiful blessing and a gorgeous day.

It was exciting to be able to use the blessing dress I had purchased while pregnant with Layton.