JUST A THOUGHT.........

I want to share this thought that was in the McCall's magazine in December 1959:

"This Christmas, mend a quarrel.
Seek out a forgotten friend.
Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust.
Write a letter.
Give a soft answer.
Encourage youth.
Manifest your loyalty in word and deed.
Keep a promise.
Forgo a grudge.
Forgive an enemy.

Apologize.
Try to understand.
Examine your demands on others.
Think first of someone else.
Be kind.
Be gentle.
Laugh a little more.
Express your gratitude.
Welcome a stranger.
Gladden the heart of a child.
Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth.
Speak your love and then speak it again."

Wishing everyone a happy December!!

The last two months

We went camping during the deer hunt as we always do. The weather was nice and the kids enjoyed playing outside. No one got a deer the opening weekend but Nate and Jason both got one during the next week. Alicia and I took a couple of bags of the giant marshmellows to use for a "snowball" fight.(what else would you use them for?) The kids, big and little, especially Titan loved doing this. We may have started a new tradtion! Kayla is ready to take aim...
Titan making sure he has plenty of ammunition.
Jason, Herm, Kayla, Titan, and Kambree taking a break long enough for a picture--then they were back at it!

October continued...

The elk hunt was fun even though the weather was kind of chilly. It had snowed lightly so the ground was wet but we were able to spent some of the time outside. Here Strider is just chillin'.
Grandpa Lloyd started making balloon animals for the kids. The big "kids" got into the action too, dancing around the fire in their new hats. I think that is one of the reasons we all enjoy camping during the hunts--everyone has fun together whether they are playing games, shooting the breeze, or acting like idiots!!
The first part of October was Kayla's FOURTH birthday. She had a fun day and a nice party. She is getting very grown up!

September 2011

The end of September we went to Yellowstone again. The elk are in the rut and usually put on a great show. This fall however, it was too hot and the elk stayed out of the meadows. It was the first time that both Derrek and Jason and their families went with us. I loved having us all together. We did see two bears and had a nice time.
We always stay in a motel that has a swimming pool. It is a treat for the kids after riding so much during the day. It was especially exciting for Kayla because she had never been in a pool before. She loved it! The first night there our family was the only people at the pool--which was great.
Kayla started preschool after Labor Day. She goes twice a week and she loves it. I'm sure she is the smartest kid there! (I know she is the cutest!)