Deer Hunt {easy style}

Another deer hunt success!  This year was extra good because the boys had their motorcycles to ride up and down the trail.  Well, not quite the whole way.  At one point the trail gets too rigid and rocky for dirt bikes.  But it cut the hiking time by more than half . They needed an easier route because

once again the boy's football play-off games were the same weekend.  BS took Sambo and Will up Friday morning, came down for the games Saturday, then back up to the campsite, then back down Sunday afternoon.  The boys were grinning from ear to ear!  Football mixed with motorcycling mixed with guys only camping mixed with hunting and shooting?  Priceless!!

Will was obsessed with getting some flint and stone!
And he successfully started a fire with it {after 20 min}

 

No buck this year.  Darn {yeah right}.  The deer hunt has turned into more of a mancation than an actual hunt.  If a HUGE buck happens to walk into camp then someone might claim it.  But they do a lot of target shooting and the boys are hoping and asking for a 22 rifle of their own.

I love that I don't have to worry for a second about my little guys.  I have complete trust in BS that he will keep them safe and taken good care of. 

I'm so glad that these 3 have each other:

The Clark girls kept the tradition of driving up to the trailhead to greet our boys back on Sunday after church. We are always so happy to see them, but mostly do it so the kids can ride the horses. 

I LOVE these pictures.  Quincy is in absolute HEAVEN!

Yay for Babies!

In the last 3 months we have had 3 precious Clark babies join the family!

With Casey, Sarah, and Candice living out of state for the past several years, we haven't had a new baby born in Utah since Quincy!  So we have all been very excited to finally have some new Nieces and Nephews that live close by!  

First came Sunny Lynn {Adam & Jess} born August 29th:

Then came Nixon James {Jenny & Jordan} born August 9th:

He was in the NICU for a few days because he had a fever

And then came Jace Clark {Sarah and Brady} born in November:

We have LOVED holding and cuddling the babies!  The kids can't get enough of them!  Suddenly they are asking me to have another baby.  Yikes.  But I do love watching my kids hold and love their new baby cousins.  It's so sweet.

More Moto!

More dirt biking adventures in the Uintas and at Strawberry! 

Here is Will:

Here is Sambo:

Quincy got to go this time and she really is just one of the boys.  She is tough as nails and not afraid to get dirty!  And not one whine or complaint comes out of her mouth all day long.

After days like this the boys come home completely pooped.  They ride their little guts out!

And this is how I often find them in the morning:

No wonder they want their own room or at least their own beds!

Playing on the job

A couple of months ago BS brought home a used tandem bike. We had been talking about how ever since we started Aerie we hadn't had a chance to go out and exercise.  So, he thought it was a brilliant idea to have our work meetings on the bike.

Well, turns out he is brilliant!  I know it is super dorky but it is super fun and we have a really good time together!  Serious!  

We have only made it out 3 times but we have big plans to hit it hard in the Spring.

Best Grandmas Ever

It was Grandparent's Day last month at the school.  Grandma Judy and 

Grandma Cindy made an appearance as usual.  They are just the best!  Period.

I am the room Mom in Quincy's class so I got to be there to help with refreshments for the Grandparents.  I loved watching them interact with their Grandmas at school.  Afterwards, we went and checked out Sambo from his school and took him to lunch.  It was his early day anyway :)

Best Show On Earth

Our cute friends The Tuttles invited us to go the circus a couple of months ago. Who doesn't love the circus?  The boys had football practice so I took the girls.  We went to eat at The Spaghetti Factory before we headed to the Energy Solutions Arena.  The circus really was so fun to watch!  We all thought it was amazing but Quincy was in pure heaven!  She loves animals so of course her favorite parts were the tigers, poodles, and elephants!  She even scored a new Tigress and a baby Tigress stuffed animal.  I totally caved.

Riding bikes on the tight rope

Quincy, Millie, Mckay, Kemry, Jessica, Sam