My Big 3 Year Old

Watching birthday cartoons!




Yesterday was Cole's 3rd birthday and we had such a fun day! I can't believe how fast the last 3 years have flown by and that he is already such a big boy. When we were driving in the car yesterday, he asked "Can I drive a car now?" I said "No, you have 12 years to go before you can drive." I know that next 12 years is going to go by way too fast and I'll be posting a picture of a 15 year old sitting in the drivers seat! I can defintely wait for that day:-) We had a fun birthday party at the park with family and friends. I made dirt and worm cupcakes as his birthday cake which he thought were cool! He got to have his first pinata and was so excited to find out candy came out of it!

Cole is such a joy! He loves to sing and dance and often I'll look back and find him headbanging to the music as we drive in the car. He loves sports, anything with a ball to throw or kick! Digging in the sand or dirt, playing with water, swimming, riding his scooter, and helping me take care of our garden have been some of his favorites this summer. He loves to pretend he is hunting for deer with his gun or bow and arrows and can't wait till he can actually go hunting with his dad. He talks incredibly well and is very polite, saying please and thank you and asks "can I please be excused" after a meal. He loves to help me cook and make things in the kitchen too. He is a wonderful helper and his job is to empty all the

garbage cans into the big one for garbage day. He is so sweet and loves to give hugs and tells me "You're such a good mommy!" I love this kid!!!

The big one!

Yes, Adam finally got an elk!!! Yeahhhhhhh! He was really proud of himself because he was hunting alone and was able to call it in and shoot it with his bow by himself which is a great accomplishment! It was a 6 point bull and he was really happy with it! He is planning to have it mounted so he told me to find a place on the wall, I told him I found a nice place in the garage:-) He had a great time relaxing and hunting with his brothers and dad and Keith's brother-in-law Ted. Good job honey!!!

Now to clean out the camper after a month of hunting... yuck!!!

Hunting Update

So September has been flying by at lightening speed! I haven't had my camera to take pictures of the boys and our activities because it has been at elk camp most of the month. Adam and his brothers drew a really great elk tag this year. It is down by the Idaho/Nevada border and only 15 people get tags. Needless to say, he was thrilled to have "the hunt of a lifetime"! He was able to take time off work around a lot of the weekends to be able to hunt 15 out of 30 days this month! Yeah, can you imagine how excited I was? The boys and I went with him the first weekend and camped which was fun. We were able to see some elk cows and calves and even saw a large bull. The guys really got into some big bulls and were really excited! I thought, great, this isn't gonna take long to get a bull with all the action going on! It is now the 4th weekend and still no elk! Okay, that's not completely true. No elk for Adam but his brothers both got nice 6 point elk last weekend which was really exciting. Adam has passed on a 5X6 and a small 6 point... I cried when he told me he passed up the 6 point, I want my hubby back!!! He's holding out for a trophy and I know that it's not the most important thing to pray about, but I'm truly praying that a MONSTER bull walks 5 yards in front of him this morning and he can't pass it up! Keep ya posted!