the days are long, but the years are short

I look exhausted, but my littles make morning look good-

The boys went hunting. It seems there's always something to hunt.

Porter got his 1st pheasant!!! And he looks like a gnome in this picture, so cute.

I’ve been baking all sorts of stuff to use our garden pumpkin.

Pies, cookies and rolls-

The rolls used mainly butternut squash and a little pumpkin.

We went on a drive.

We used my rolls and made sandwiches, yum.

I love silhouettes.

It’s easy to tell Clayton’s silhouette when he’s in a ball cap.

Marlee and Laun

I love campfires and Sydney was pretty mesmerized.

I love going on night drives and seeing the city lights from a mountain view. It kind of reminds me of living in Tucson, when we’d drive home from a night at Mt. Lemmon and the city was shining.

feet, meat & teeth

I went to the foot doctor today because my bunions hurt so bad. When I saw the x-ray I no longer wondered why my feet hurt! Just look at those poor feet! He’s sending me to get a cat scan to see if it is something I should have an operation on, since it’s not a typical bunion issue.

Clayton & Thomas with their Chukar birds. It’s the first time Clayton’s shot one and he was super excited because Laun hasn’t gotten one yet.

Carter loves when they come home from hunts with animals for him to see.

Clayton took the meat off the bird, breaded it and cooked it all by himself. He’s learned so much from his dad.

And he handed me this high honors certificate with a 3.89 GPA, I love how it was all folded up. I haven’t even seen Porter’s, so at least Clayton got his to me.

This little miss lost her other top front tooth tonight, so all she wants for Christmas is her 2 front teeth!

orange you glad

I love how Carter loves to hang out with Clayton. Sadly, we are all probably on electronics too much, but they are cute.

Clayton cutting our garden pumpkin (probably wise since I cut my thumb so bad while cutting a watermelon once, got stitches and barely got out of having a surgery).

I have a feeling I’ll be making a lot of pumpkin pies.

packed day

It was obviously candy day yesterday. I love their piles sorted by types, I did the same thing when I was young.

I’m certain he’s still on a sugar high.

I’m glad the gas worker could come with me to Zumba, heaven knows I have some sugar to burn off!

This girl makes the Pavlik harness look good, she should be the product model.

Batman helped me with laundry as we watched the Voice.

Clayton’s soccer team party was at the Batemans house tonight. We had dinner and the boys played basketball (they are clearly better soccer players). It was fun to visit and it was a great season.

Clayton with Coach Rigo- love their height difference. Rigo found Clayton’s jacket one day after a game and when Clayton went to get it, his coach was wearing it, so we told him he could have it. I’ve seen him wear it a lot, which makes me glad because he’s done so much for Clayton and the team.

port

I love when people take pictures of my kids and share them with me.

Here's Porter: