Archery Hunt 2008

Mike and I have been hunting hard since August 30Th for Elk. On September 20Th My nephew Layne Rumsey wanted to go Elk hunting with us. It was raining so hard we thought about not going. We had been sitting on a water hole for around 2 hours in the pouring rain, when I heard the elk coming through the timber. I told Layne "here they come" when a dry cow and hard horn spike came running down the trail. As the cow came running by at around 20 yards I stuck her in the chest. She went about 20 yards and stopped so I stuck her again, she then busted out of the country. The rain was coming down so hard, we were afraid of loosing the blood trail. When Mike got to our location it was starting to get dark and was still pouring rain. We had a hard time finding the blood trail. We were able to locate the blood trail and found the cow about 70 yards away. I figure I have found three shed elk antlers and one wolf kill 4x5 Elk this fall so MEAT IN THE FREEZER!

Lyle's Whitetail Picture

Lyle's 2007 5x4 archery whitetail buck

Kaylie's 4-H Project

Kaylie took part in sewing 4-H again this summer and made a beautiful dress to wear. She recieved a blue ribbon at the Madison County Fair and will get to see Her dress down at the State fair next week and will get to model it down there on the last Saturday. She also recieved Top ribbon on her Idaho History Book she completed in 4th grade this last year in school and it will be down at the State Fair too.

Colton's 2 month check-up

August 21, 2008

Colton had his 2 month check-up today and he finally weighed in at 8 lbs. 4 oz. with a length of 22 inches. So, that means our little guy has grown 5 inches since he was born and gained almost two and a half pounds. He loves to smile and hold his head up all of the time. He hates to lay in his bouncy chair and is always trying to sit up by himself. It's fun to see him change from day to day and can't wait to see what he will do next.