Early Elk Hunt 08

Well Dad, Shay and I went out Hunting (well we called it that, it was more of a hiking and seeing how the tent goes up) trip. It was fun, wish we would've gotten up there earlier, so that we could've set it up in the daylight. Dad should've burned the stove before we got up there that way all the paint fumes wouldn't have taken 2 hours to burn off while we waited outside in the rain and cold, but it was ok, it was worth it. The tent was awesome, it kept us warm and dry, the stove got super hot and was nice to cook chili and hot cocoa on, not at the same time.

The tent is huge by the way, we were able to put in two bunkbeds in there and had room for more.

Well we didn't see anything at all, besides two bald eagles and four deer, oh and some squirrels. However, we will be going back up around Thanksgiving when the snow comes and pushes the elk down off Mt. Adams.

Since we didn't see anything, so I turned to taking pictures of the area without the snow around. Here are some of those pictures, I'll put some of the pictures from the hunt in November up after we go, hopefully it'll show some elk this time.

Shay decided to reserve our spot for November, he does realize a few feet of snow will be there, but hopefully we'll find it when we clean off the snow for the tent.

Been awhile

Well I realize it has been quite awhile since I last posted a blog. So a quick update.


Alex now has two teeth! It is amazing how fast she is growing and the things she is learning. She loves to wave at herself. She has eaten some watermelon, strawberries and banana. Here is her first time eating strawberries.

She loves Taylor, the dog. Whenever we are over there she watches her wherever she goes and wants to play with her. Taylor is really good with Alex, its cute to watch the two interact.

An amazing thing that Alex has been doing for the past month is going #2 on the potty. She wouldn't go in her diaper until it was off her bum, so Alicia came up with the idea to buy a potty for her and see if she'd go on that, and surprise, surprise she did. She is starting to get the hang of it now too, she knows what she's suppose to do when she is on it. I know its a parent thing, but its awesome you got to admit that one! Here is our proof.

She is a big goofball too, her smile seems to be getting bigger and bigger. She is just so adorable. She has been making sounds a lot and likes to make sounds and listen to see if you copy her, she thinks thats funny. Here is a big cheesy smile for you!!!

She loves it when her cousins come over. She likes talking to them, not sure Kelton likes it, Alex will go to grab him and he up and moves, can't say I blame him, she goes for the hair. McKeena and Bailey love talking to her and they are great with her, we are so blessed to have them close to us.

Well I'll try to update more often, sorry its been so long.