visitors, conference, more visitors, hunting, and more visitors. :) (did i mention sickness)

Yes, we are still here, but busy!! We have been fighting the back to school bugs, sinus infections, and a touch of some flu (or something that causes flu-like symptoms).

So, on conference weekend we had Chris, Vanessa, and Bobby and Misty, Phil, and Ty. So the weekend was filled with conference, laughing, smiling, crying, fighting babies, videos games, and a little rock band. My sweet dd-A threw up on Sunday while everyone was here, so she was banished to the corner on a foam pad. It was so hard for her because she LOVES her baby cousins, but she did a great job and in a day and a half was tip top again.

The week proceeded normally (other than a surprise trip to Cabellas and then to Chris and Vanessa's house). Then Friday Misty, Phil, and Ty came back up. Mike and Phil took off early Saturday Morning for a bit of hunting. This trip includes new mountain bikes, and seat pads to go with them, and about 17 miles of riding into the deep wooded area or the northwest. They had a touch of success: Phil saw a doe and two butts (EDITED--yes, two deer butts :) LOL!).

While they were visiting dd-S threw up (on the way to church). She had been complaining of her tummy hurting, but I was having "NONE of that nonsense". She often complains and whimpers around in the morning, so I figured that was what was going on this morning. Mike was already at church for his meetings, and I was hustling around getting my four kiddos ready. dd-S even told me that her belly was hurting so she didn't want to eat her Cheerios. I am such a horrible mom, LOL! I told her, "you better go a eat your cereal or your belly is REALLY going to hurt at church when it growling because you are so hungry because you didn't eat your breakfast."(OOPS!!) I was wishing she hadn't eaten those cheerios when her little episode occurred in the van on the way to church! YUCK!! Mike went home with her, so I could stay and teach my lesson.

The boys hunted again on Monday. I wasn't sure they were going to go because both of their bottoms were so sore from riding their bikes. HAHAAAA! but the went and rode another 13 miles or so. They saw about ten deer and 2 were bucks, and one is no longer in the forest. They FINALLY, they had their first deer in WA. Phil shot a little 2 pointer, and was just happy to have finally got a deer. Mike is holding out for something a bigger, but they had a good time and are feeling better because they are figuring out the hunting thing here.

While the boys were off hunting Misty did 18 gajillion loads of laundry. And she even folded it. WOW!! I am thankful, but now I really wish I had a dresser. :) LOL!!

We staged a little photo shoot. We tried to get some cute photos of the two of them together, but with Tyler having just woke up and D needing a nap, we had little success of the two of them together. HOWEVER, I got some super cute ones of D and some pretty good ones of Ty that I will edit and stick up here hopefully tomorrow.

here are the ones of D.





I'm telling ya!! He is so stinkin' cute!! :) I have some video of him walking that I need to put on here, too. He has the funniest little walk.

Also, we are thrilled that we get to see Jens tomorrow. :) that also means that Chris, Vanessa, and Bobby will be here again. And we will fit visiting with them in with cub scouts, and dd-A's last soccer game and pizza party. Life is good!! :)

g'night ! I am pooped!