Houses....

Well, the inspector was here on Friday and everything went really well. We have a few little things to fix but nothing major. We have the septic and well test this next week and then the appraisal. Apparently we could be moving within two weeks. As soon as the appraisal is done we will close. It will be about ten days. I am excited and a little nervous but know that I can get everything done that I need to. I just may let the kids off of school for a few days. They will love that. There isn't too much other than packing....the cleaning won't be that hard. Thankfully I'm able to keep up with it enough that nothing is too terribly nasty. I will keep everyone updated on what's happening. I am REALLY excited though!!!

BBQ's and B-day's!!!

So, here's the pictures from our BBQ on Saturday and Jesse and David's party on Monday. They are actually in order this time. We had a great time at the BBQ and quite a good time at the B-Day Party. It was an exhauting weekend to say the least. We always have such a good time with people. We're socialites....what can I say! Here's Phil getting the ribs ready!

The Ribs!

Davy being a monster...go figure

Jesse's cheesy pose these days

What.......cake on Monday?

McKinley...so sweet!

I like this pictures and they were soooo yummy!

All of the kebobs

The goofballs

It can only get worse!

Cheese!!!

Such a cutie!!

Always terrible........what can I say....i'm not photogenic?

The cake...they were supposed to be ships....i'm not good at cake decorating

The pizzas being shown off.

I love this picture.....click on it and Davy's eyes are crossed...the scary part.....it looks natural.

And Another.

Darth Jesse Talon

Josh and Ang

The Brandts















This was hilarious!!!

Craziness!!

Well, the last couple of days have been nuts!! I went to town Monday with Phil and got all our stuff for our Fall BBQ on Saturday. We are pretty excited about it since it's David's B-day too. He's REALLY excited! Jonny and I went to town yesterday because he had a dentist appointment and we went B-Day shopping. It was a lot of fun and I will post pictures after they get their gifts. We are doing a dual party on Monday which is Jesse's b-day. We have a showing tomorrow night and one was canceled we were supposed to have today so I guess that one will be rescheduled soon. Phil is on a different schedule this week so that he can have Saturday off. We have school everyday and a new chores schedule for everyone which is working out nicely and the house stays pretty clean this way. Also, we are hoping that the house sells so we can find a piece of land and get it cleared. It was snowing today!!!...so who knows if that will happen. Well, gotta get going so I can workout. Love you all!!!

I love technology....

Well, Josh and Ang are on my AT&T plan now and Josh got me a new phone yesterday. I am officially texting. I love it because I can keep in touch with Heather and Bek for free and I get to send pictures of the boys to them. I have been having a great time with it. Anyways, I thought I would post since I was excited. On a bad note, Jonny was throwing up all last night and it looks as though Davy will be next. We'll see. Oh well, just keep plugging along the best we can. Other than that we are all doing great. Have a nice week everyone!!

Life....or something like it!

Well, we've been REALLY busy lately. Things seem to be spiraling out of control this month. I was pleasantly surprised that we are handling it so well. I plan on taking some pictures and getting them posted. I would love if Phil would let me get a new camera. Our view screen is broken and it is difficult to have the energy to take pictures and download them and then decide if I like them or not. I will do it because I have to but I prefer not to. Anyways, that was my whine for the day. I am headed into town for a few appointments and a little stop here and there and then I will be back. I am only taking Jesse and Reuben. Jonny and Davy are going to Kim's. They are excited about that. Anyways, not very exciting for most people to read about. We are doing school every day and we enjoy our weekends with Phil. Gotta jet!!

Sickness abounds!

My family has been through a month of sickness and it is STILL not gone. The boys are all running fevers now and they aren't small little fevers they're like 103 fevers. We are keeping them doped up and in bed and are hoping that eventually it all passes. It is frustrating since if even one of them is sick I have to miss church on Wednesdays. Not much I can do about it though. I pray that everyone gets better soon. On a better note...THANKS to everyone who helped me celebrate my birthday this year. I got beautiful roses from Phil and a sweet card. I also got my pampered chef pasta bowls that I LOVE!!! It was really sweet of everyone to call that wasn't here. I love you guys and thanks so much for thinking of me and loving me despite myself.

Sheep Hunt Success!!!

Our sheep hunt went VERY well....we left on Sunday afternoon and drove until we hit Ferry Trail. We fourwheeled in on a beautiful day and got into camp at around ten that night. By the time we got all set up and ate something it was almost midnight. We slept in the next morning and glassed a little for some sheep. We didn't have much luck that day and on Tuesday we got up at four thirty and glassed but didn't see any legal rams. We did see a group that later had some more and Phil thought we should go up and stalk. We left base camp at around six and by the time we got to the top and figured out there were eight rams and four were legal it was getting close to nine. Phil shot his sheep and then I shot mine. We had a long night ahead of us and to make a long story short we hiked back after boning and skinning the sheep and it was around three thirty Wednesday morning. We got about two hours of sleep and Phil had to hike back up to get the other sheep's meat and horns. We headed out around twelve thirty and made it back to the truck loaded up and left around five. We got home around seven almost eight and started packaging meat. It was very eventful.... Me on the way into the camp site

The caribou just run along side you out there

The base camp tent

It was REALLY cold...it froze every night and snowed some

Did I mention how cold it was...I was FREEZING!!!

Phil crying because we saw backpackers heading up the mountain

Hiking up the mountain

Getting closer

Almost there

Phil checking things out

Glassing for some sheep

Looking awesome as usual

Me glassing

Look at that view

My sheep

He was about eight to twelve years old

It was an awesome hunt and the sun came out just after we shot them

Phil's sheep was better looking

It was getting close to sundown here

Getting ready to start cutting......I hope you all enjoyed our pictures!! It was a very memorable trip. Everyone should try it!