A Very Merry Christmas!

Christmas has come and gone yet another year. It has truly been a great time of year. We had alot of fun on Christmas Eve with my family. Then Christmas Day with our own family and later with Sterling's family. Here we are on Christmas Eve. Joleen and James were home spending Christmas Eve with James Mom from Illinois. We missed them and Butch and Rocky.
Lindsey was a Wise Men in the Nativity. She is by far the cutest I have seen. Thanks to my Sister Gina who made all the cute Nativity costumes. You are the greatest.
What a true boy. Outside Christmas morning with the new tractor in his pj's and boots.
This is what Santa brought me. The cutest little Yorkshire Terrier ever. I named her Gracie . She looks like my Bessie that died not to long ago. She will stay little and not weigh over 3lbs. She is so sweet. I hope everyone had a great Christmas as we did and really enjoyed every ones company through out the holidays.

Christmas Traditions

Well in our family I can not remember a Christmas Eve that we didn't get together with my moms side of the family and had a big dinner and open a present. On a Saturday in Dec. We get together and make some of the food. This year it was at Clifford and Kelli's and they are in charge. Oh well we have a lot of fun doing this(I don't know when we get together that we don't have fun) Here is one of my favorite sisters Gina she is cutting up meat but I think Paula Dean better watch out.
This is Kayla and she is sporting a very festive apron and looks way to cute.
This is another favorite Sister Shanna she had the baby duty and did a very good job.
Here is Marcie and another favorite Sister Pommie and Julie and Meagan they worked very hard.
Here is another but my big brother(only brother) just had to be in the picture. We really have a great family and I love them all.

Well for those of you who know Hoke (enough said) he is just airing something out I guess.
All of us girls after stuffing ourselves.
Arianna, Heather and Calli ready to go for a ranger ride.
Butch and Lindsey ready to ride.
Jo and Rocky all bundled up. We really had a great time we were unsuccessful in the Hunt but what do you expect from a bunch of GIRLS.

Thanksgiving and Elk Hunt

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We (Me, Calli, Heather, And Meagan) got drawn for Bull Elk in unit 4b. That is up behind Forrest Lakes. We had a blast! not only did it rain but it snowed. We had some friends who went to help us track the big bulls. The Holyoaks and the Knights. This is were Buck and Meagan slept.
This is where Everyone else slept.(except the Holyoaks and the Knights). Thank goodness for a Trailer it has a Toilet and a shower and a Heater. Arianna went with us also to help Joleen babysit all the little kids while we were hunting. Thank you so much Arianna we couldn't have done it with you. You are the greatest!
Here is our Thanksgiving Feast. It was Fabulous. We were camping but we had a great meal with all the fixins.
Meagan keeping little Hunter warm.
This is what we woke up to Thanksgiving morning. A White Thanksgiving it was awesome.

Lifes Greatest Blessings

Pictures of my darling little grandchildren I just love them to death. They are such a joy in our lives. Truly sweet spirits from our Heavenly Father. A great Blessing to us. This is Lindsey and Hunter.
This is Butch and Rocky.
Here is all 4. We have been greatly blessed this year.

End of the Season

Heather had her Volleyball Banquet Friday night it was very fun. Here are two of her team mates Catlin and Kate. Everyone on the team has been so good to the" little Freshman". She had a great first year on the Varsity level. Her team did really well and ended up at the play offs for State. They only played 1 game but did real well against Xavier (who ended up winning it all). Heather made Honorable mention for All-Region and also received the Lions Award from the team. We are so proud of her hard work and dedication. Now we are on to BASKETBALL!

Twilight!

We did it also as many of you did. We went to the first showing of Twilight. It was very good I enjoyed it greatly. I was very pleased by the outcome. I was also very pleased that I stayed awake. Calli,and Arianna,and Meagan went about 9:oo and got right in the theater and saved little ole me an awesome seat I showed up about 11:30 and enjoyed the movie. Idid find out something I really don't like reading the book first I totally knew what was going to happen. But,all in all it was a great movie.

Having fun at the Ranch

Butch and Lindsey love to go to the Ranch and play. We have a barn and they love to climb up the stairs and jump out the Hay loft to Buck. They just love running around and getting dirty.
This is a random picture of Hunter and Rocky. They are getting so big.


This is my favorite picture of Grandpa and Butch just talking and looking at everything.

Happy Halloween

I had forgotten how much fun trick or treating is when you have little ones around. Butch and Lindsey really enjoyed it this year. I can't wait to watch them next year. Here is Hunter a Dalmation Dog and what a big boy!
Lindsey is Raggedy Ann and she loved the swings at my cousin's place (the Claires)
Butch and Rocky Butch a Rodeo Clown and Rocky a Pumpkin. They had a blast.

Great Grandpas

Heather had a volleyball game and Grandma and Grandpa Rogers both came to watch. Butch got a little restless and Gpa took him out to buy some candy. Isn't that the most precious pic.
Here they are just enjoying the game. We sure do love gpa and GiGi they are the best great grandparents ever . Don't you think?

Elder Leavitt

Well it has been forever since I have updated I don't know why I haven't but here is a post on our Missionary. Forrest loves being in Askov he loves the people and the Branch. He really loves being out in the country. Here he is with Elder Taylor . I got a phone call from a Sister in the Askov branch telling me that Elder Leavitt is getting transferred on Friday the 3rd. I guess a couple of Missionaries are going home early so they are closing down the Askov area and sending Elder Leavitt to Eden Prairie and Elder Hunter(who has been Elder Leavitts comp. for 1 week) some where else. So Elder Leavitt is on a new adventure. He is doing well and really enjoying teaching the Gospel. He says to tell everyone Hi! and I love you all.
Elder Leavitt says that he has seen a ton of Deer. He can't wait to go back after his Mission and hunt. Already has a couple of good tree stands staked out.

Labor Day Swim Party!

We had a little impromptu swim party on Labor Day. The neighborhood was outside talking jo and james came over Buck and Meagan came by so we had a barbeque it was fun. We had to do it for lunch because everyone had football or Volleyball practice the kids loved it. Rocky and Hunter enjoyed it the most.

I just can't believe how Butch and Lindsey love to swim. They are really fish. They love to be thrown and will come back up saying again.

Volleyball

Well the Volleyball season has officially started. Heather made the Varsity Volleyball team at Red Mt. High School (she is only a freshman) So now my life gets a little bit busier. She plays every Tuesday and Thursday nights and has a few tournaments on the weekends.So here is to Heather #9 Go RED MT.

Everybody likes to watch Aunt Heather
Arrianna and Calli and A's Sister Shalice and Jo and Rocky are there too.
Hunter he is getting big.

Another Boy!

Well never a dull moment. Saturday we were leaving to run some errands and saw that our Buffalo was laying down and giving birth. We thought she was pregnant but we weren't sure but I guess that proves it anyways she had a healthy bull. We haven't named it yet but are thinking about a name from Thomas the train. Butch loves Thomas. The other baby buffalo was born on Sterlings dads birthday so it is named( you guessed it Laurel). All of our animals are named either from the movie Man from Snowy River or Walker Texas Ranger except the Mules are named after my mom and dad. So we might name it Gorden, or Henry. Butch wants us to name it James.
This is it's dad giving it some nudges or love taps.
Here is Rocky getting ready to come home from the Hospital. What a cutie!

James gave G-pa a bubble gum cigar and he was being silly.