Deer Hunt.......

So the deer hunt is finally over!! I am always a little relieved when the hunt is officially over. But I do love all of the time we get to spend together in the month of October!! I am looking forward to getting ready for the HOLIDAYS!! They of course will be here before we know it!!

Kaity has been elected into student council, and she is very excited!! I am working this week on getting a Halloween Party together for her class!! 5th grade is a little tougher than any other, they are of course to old to "craft"!!

Brody is loving Kindergarten, and I love to see him so excited about it!! He does have to be tested on Wednesday for speech, they think they can really help him improve his speech. I guess all I can say is "early intervention!" He loves his teacher Mrs. Lewis!! And has just settled in completely. He had a really tough time not going to school during the hunt, but he made it!!

And for Abby she is just as wild and crazy as ever!! She loves going to Grandma's - Both Grandma Cindy & Grandma Nancie!! We are so lucky to live close to both of them!! She is going to be "Abby Cadabee" for Halloween, it should be really cute!! I will have to post a video of her dancing, she absolutly loves to dance!! And has some really good moves!!! I will post Halloween pics next week!! Hope all is well with everyone!! Stay in touch!! J&J

Hunting Season

So I guess I will try the blogging thing!! I know I am jumping on the band wagon a little late, but better late than never!!
So it is October, which means of course "HUNTING!!" We have been camping every weekend since the 4th, and it has been a lot of fun! Other than the fact that the weather will not, or has not been cooperating!! The first weekend was a little chilly but we had a great time!! At the beginning of September Jay had invited a bunch of people to come up and camp, I think he had counted 18! He was so excited!! But between the first of September and October, a few accidents had knocked that number down to just family. Les & Cindy, Sami & Brian, Amanda & Curtis and My Mom & Dave came up to camp with us. Sami & Brian being from "the city" thought camping might not have been as relaxing as the spa, but they had fun anyway. Brian was a little anxious about the whole hunting thing, he was very concerned about the fact that if he shot an elk, they would be taking it home on top of the Four Runner, but they didn't have to worry because the hunters were all unsuccessful, but it is the memories that count!!
In the middle of the elk hunt, Jay took a quick trip to San Diego for work, and the kids and I got caught up, at work and school. We then took the camper back on the mountain for another round. The weather was really crummy, and it snowed and was absolutly miserable!! Jay & Michael took the Prowler out on Saturday night, and froze!! They didn't even see a track!! We woke up on Sunday morning to quite a bit of snow, needless to say "Road Hunting" was where it was at!! When we got back to camp, Jay decided we just needed to pack up and head home. We were lucky he made that decision, because we barely made it out, the roads were so wet, muddy and slick!! Thankfully there were some hunters that helped Jay push our car up a hill, and we headed home!! It is memories we won't soon forget!! We are going back up this coming weekend for the deer hunt, we will keep you posted!! Hopefully I will be posting pics of Jay's big buck!!