Some Elk hunting and Visitors!

Here is the view Ben and I had a couple of different mornings/days.

We both had Elk tags and decided to sit this water hole.

 Here we are in the blind.

 We watched deer come and get water, but only one elk came in while we were there......Ben didn't get a shot....so no elk meat for us this year!

 Grandpa Cluff and Ben took the kids fishing at a friends pond.

Holdyn got out and threw in her line and she had a fish right away.

This girl LOVES fishing!

 After fishing they loaded up again and went to get a truckload of sand.

We have been wanting to make a sandbox for awhile, the pool seemed like the perfect place to make a temporary one.

 They have spent hours out there playing! 

It has been great!

 The only picture I snuck of the kids with the grandparents....they were so great to watch the kids so Ben and I could go and hunt, and out to a couple of resident dinners.  IT was wonderful to get out with Ben and have a break from the cute kiddo's!  Thanks GRANDMA AND GRANDPA!

Some family fun and more soccer!

 Doing anything we can to keep Kimber entertained while doing her vest.

These little mini-plungers are what we used before we got her vest machine to pound on all of her different lobes.  SO GLAD we were able to get the vest.

 Cody joining in the fun cracked us all up!  He loves these little pounding plungers ;) sticking to our foreheads!

 Holdyn still has a couple of games this season.  She is doing great!

She scores at least one goal at each game and is always right there going after the ball.

I LOVE watching her play!  She has so much fun!

 Coaches Jenny and Mark are FANTASTIC! 

 Kimber had fun too!  

These pictures are from her last game!

 I cannot wait until Cody can play.  He LOVES to kick the ball around.  

He gets lots of practice on the sidelines during the girls' practices and games :)

He enjoys being outside and LOVES any type of ball!

 I get to go to Kimber's class for all sorts of different activities.

Here she is making her gingerbread girl.

 Cody loves his sisters!

 Awhile back, the girls and I snuck out for a girls night and we went to a little carnival that happened to be traveling through town.  We had a BLAST!

 They won these little fishies.

 This is a random picture from when I took Kimber up to her CF appointment a couple months ago.  The only way I could get her excited about the long drive and long day at the Dr's was to find a hotel with a pool.  She was in heaven.  I think we are going to have to sneak Holdyn with us next time.  I am finally getting around to transferring the picts from my phone to the computer.

 Here are the girls walking home from the school bus in the rain.  Cute little girls with their umbrellas.

 This cowgirl and her classmates wrote a book and entered it in the Grant County Fair.  They won a BLUE ribbon!  She was so excited to go to school and tell her class.  We went to a little rodeo after this picture was taken....a super fun night!

 Cody doing his chore....he LOVES to take out the trash.  As soon as our trash is full he tries to get the bag out.  He gets so excited!

 Kimber's fun friend Brock has been over for a few play dates.  He is in her Kindergarten class and was on her soccer team.  Here they are playing playdough and having a ball!

 Kimber's soccer team had a little party at the park after their last game and they got to hit this pinata.

 Kimber's class made apple crisp last week.  The kids got to cut up the apples then mix the 'crisp' part and bake.  They played apple games and sang songs while it baked. I love her school and her teacher. They are FANTASTIC!

 Here are the girls' soccer pictures.  Cute little bugs!

 Kimber's team named themselves "Team Friendship" at their first practice.

It fit as they were all great friends!

 Here are the Coleman Kickers!

 Holdyn had a daddy daughter date awhile back and shot like a pro!

She had so much fun and keeps asking to go again!

Here is another older pict from my phone.  Holdyn's favorite food is "saucy ribs"  the girl LOVES them!  She gets so excited whenever we get the chance to make them!

Kindergarten Field Trip!

  Cody and I had so much fun as we joined Kimber on her field trip!  We walked to the fire station and met Sparky the fire dog.  He showed us around the entire fire department. 

 They taught the kids about fire safety and we got to see where the firemen all spend their day when they are not out on a fire.

We got to see the beds where the firemen all sleep.

 They handed out juice and cookies...an instant hit with the kids.  One fireman put all of the gear on and really emphasized to the kids that they need to yell and holler if they are ever in a fire and to not be afraid of the firemen. He walked around talking to the kids and let them touch his gear.

They got a tour of the trucks and had another fun picture with Sparky :)

Cody and I were super happy to tag along.  We are sure enjoying the new Elementary!

Randomness

 The weather has been PERFECT the past few weeks.  We have been enjoying the windows and doors open and the fresh breeze moving through the house!

The kids got their pumpkins and are also enjoying the fall weather.

 Cody will play outside as much as we will let him. He LOVES to sit in the gravel driveway and play in the gravel.  Millie is a champ and will just follow him around and keep him in the yard.

 The girls had a super fun Cheer camp at Silver High School a couple of weeks ago. They LOVED learning the cheers and had a blast performing at the football game.

 The kids and I had another Saturday to fill by ourselves so when I heard that Ronald McDonald himself was coming to Silver City to open the new McDonald's playplace we headed that way.

He did a GREAT magic show and all of the kids LOVED him!  Even Cody was all smiles watching him perform.  They gave away two bikes too....one of Holdyn's friends from school won one of them. It was a fun afternoon and they gave away free goodie bags for the kids.

I have to admit. I had fun too ;)