~~Pete Tara Jaiden Rylan Kadence~~

Dec 18, 2013

Christmas Tree

Decorating the tree in the dim lit house with Christmas music playing in the background= magical!

The ornements above are ones we painted this year as the start to a new tradition. They are just so heavy that they wont stay on the tree and Rylans already broke :(
Well have to go littlier next year

Dec 17, 2013

Gingerbread Houses

My kids would not have let me forget about gingerbread houses.
Jai made himself a regular gingerbread house.
Rylan made a ninja turtle car
And Kadence made a Tangled castle.
Love this traditon!

Dec 12, 2013

Pheasant & Quail Shooting

The Saturday after Thanksgiving Jed got together some of his family and friends to go bird shooting. I told Pete to just go and take the boys but he REALLY wanted us to go as a family. I was nervous about Kadence mostly. We go shooting regularly but were not walking around. I didn't know what to expect because this was a first for us.

It was much safer than I anticipated.

They bought 30 birds. You set them free through out the land. Then we call walk in a line and the dogs go to work bird hunting.

Once the dogs find a bird hiding in a bush they "point" or sometimes the bird just flys out. If it didn't then Jed would wlk up to the tree and scare it out. From there the few people closest take their shot. The cool thing about this was some shooters are obviously better then others so they made sure when a dog found a bird that whoever hadn't gotten one yet walked up and had a chance. I clipped one and Christen who is 13 finished it off. My second bird I got from a pretty good distance after about 3 others had missed.

Pete got a couple to :)

The kids had fun trailing behind and even packing the bird on their backs.

Im not too much of a sissy girl but some things freak me out. I was nervous to pack one on my back but was wearing Jeds vest so I could carry my bullets.. therefore I packed. I had to toughen up but did scream when a bird twicked while on my back. YUCK!!

HAHA

When we were all done, mostly everyone had errands to run, ect because they live right there in St. George. We got to haul home the birds. We didn't want them to be wasted so my family. Boys and all, gut the birds and cooked them for the next two nights meals. I was super proud of all of us because like I said. It was a first.

I told Pete if more people raised and butchered their own animals there would probably be more vegetarians in this world. ... Or you just get used to it.

Thanks Jed again for a FUN time and GREAT MEMORIES. Also, for teaching us the ropes!!

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Dec 5, 2013

Lots Of Family Fun for Thanksgiving!

Wendy and Crystals family both came to town for about 9 days! We had so much fun having them hear.

Our first night together landed on Wendys actual birthday so we made a girls night out of it!

We stayed home and made homemade pizza and played games and TALKED!

That was a late night and an early morning so the Tippetts slept over. The kids playing in the rain the next morning as we were getting ready.

My cousin got married at my parents 11/23/13 > Which also was the BIG sanders thanksgiving. Too bad it was cold and rainy. Still was gorgeous

My grandma makes quilts for all the newlyweds. Pete and I did things "different" haha so Grandma gave me mine now that had been in her closet. LOVE IT GRANDMA!

The girls tried to plan individual time with the family so we had more one on one time. Wendy and Crystal families both came over Monday night for dinner. Wednys kids had my 3 kids for Chirstmas so my kids got lucky and got to open theirs then.