Elk Head Mount

 We were able to get Abram's Elk head mount back for Christmas :) He got this elk on a hunt in Colorado in September.

Great job Abram. We love you and are so very proud of you !!!

God is so good...

Big Buck for Isaac :) Muzzleloader Season 2012

 Isaac killed this buck on the morning of 11-15-12.

 It is the largest buck he has killed.

 I am so very proud of him :)

 It was an eight pointer!

Great job Isaac~

First buck of the season :)

Isaac killed his first deer of the season on 11-10-12. 

 It was a 3 point buck.

I am very proud of you Isaac. Great job!

Black Bear Kill~10-31-2012

 Isaac killed a black bear last night :)

 It was a boar~300 lbs.

 It took a long time to drag it out~it was dark when they got out of the woods.

 In the back of the truck~ready to take to the check in station.

One of his front paws :)

I love you and am very proud of you Isaac.

Abram's exciting news...A trip to Colorado :)

Over 1800 miles....

This is a possible route there, they will be coming back a more southern route through New Mexico, etc.

Our really good friend/neighbor ask Abram to go on a hunting trip with him and his son..(My brother in-law is also going.) They will be going to Southwest Colorado this fall to fish/hike/elk hunt/camp, etc and stopping to visit a few National Parks along the way. They will be gone for two weeks!!! That will "be hard" for me(I will miss him so much) but I know it will be great for him and "ohh" the memories he will make. :)

They will be staying with the Garvey brothers at www.garveybrothersoutfitters.com

God is good!

Update on Isaac's knee

Isaac has bruising of his medial tibial plateau..Ice/elevation/motrin for the weekend and he can resume play next week if no pain..If pain continues he will need to be seen again..Thanks for your prayers :)

Knee injury...

After finally getting to play basketball again(having broken his clavicle twice since Sept.-first in football, then in basketball) this is Isaac's knee tonight after the game.. Guess we will be seeing the Ortho. again very soon. He has one speed and it is WIDE open! Thanks for your prayers.

Abram-8th grade athlete's recognition :)

Time sure is flying by...

 Last night we celebrated 8th grade night with Abram. In all the sports they play they recognize the 8th grade athletes.  This time it is Basketball.

 We are very proud of the fine young Christian man you are becoming Abram :)

 My mom with Jacob.

 My sister and her husband with my niece Hannah-who is also an 8th grader.

Abram guarding!

Some of our neighbors that came out in support :)

Isaac and my neice Sarah. (See the Dexcom cgm in his other hand.)

After the games they served refreshments to the players and their families.

Next month Abram, along with Marty and Isaac will be participating in the Trial Net research study for type 1 diabetes. Jacob and I had our testing done in Nov. We have not got any results yet.

          Thankful to God for his many blessings.

Deer Head Mount

Jacob got his deer head mount back. Thankful to our friend who mounted it  :)

Jacob's 6 pointer on the wall. We still need to get a plaque for the back of it and re-hang it.

He really likes it :)

Abram's Black Bear Kill :)

       Abram with the black bear he killed. The bear had a beautiful hide. He killed it yesterday 12-1-2011* But it was so far back in the woods that they had to go back in this morning to get it the rest of the way out..They left at 6 this morning and did not get back home until 5 this evening..

Abram showing the bear's paw.

   Marty(dad) and Abram.. It took 4 hours just to get back into the mountains where the bear was killed.

     Abram with Chad(Uncle). This bear was in very
    rough terrain!!

    Abram with his bear.. The bear was a boar.
      He weighed around 400 lbs.

Some of the steep rock faces they had to climb.

    More of the rock cliffs that had to be navigated..

     Can you say STAMINA? lol They bear
     hunt through double digits of miles in a
     day from daylight until dark....

                                                

Jacob's 6 point buck :)

We are so proud of you Jacob :)

Opening day of rifle season*11-19-2011

 Nice Buck :)

Yet another Muzzleloader kill :)

Great job on getting that doe Abram!!
This is the first year that all three of my boys have killed a deer in the same season with a muzzleloader!
I am very thankful for my boys and that they are healthy enough to enjoy the outdoors and everything else that they are interested in!
God is good...All the time..

Another Muzzleloader Kill :)

 So very proud of you Isaac...Great job :)

Isaac killed this doe yesterday evening with a muzzleloader! We process the meat into burger,steaks,roast,etc. Thankful for a great hunting season so far.

Muzzleloader Season

Muzzleloader season opened here this weekend.. Jacob got a nice doe this morning. Great job Jacob.. I am proud of you and the man you are becoming :)

Rebroken Clavicle!!!

 Isaac broke his clavicle on 9-8 in a football game. He was released from Ortho. on 10-6.
He rebroke it last night in a basketball game..This time it is not in alignment! The bone almost came through the skin.. We went to the E.R. last night and they put him in a new sling and gave him morphine/nausea med.s through an IV. He went back to Ortho. this morning and they said if he were an adult they would do surgery..but being as he is young they think it will come back into place as it heals..We go back next week. Thank you for all of your prayers..

My son is TOUGH!!! My little HERO. And I am so blessed to get to be his mom :)

Jacob's Black Bear!! :) 10-8-2011

Jacob killed a bear this evening.

 It weighed 225 lbs.

 It was a sow.

He shot it around 10 yards from his stand with his bow, not far from the house. It only ran about 40 yards.. He made a great shot to the vitals. We are having it cut up into burger and stew meat.

It's been awhile...Random update :)

 Isaac's swollen/broken clavicle

Abram's mullet finger..if he doesn't wear a splint cont. his finger will be perm."droopy" from the first joint.

     Busy times here.Football practices or games every day.. Homeschooling...Taking Abram and Isaac to the ortho. pretty often..Isaac has to go this week for a one week recheck..Abram has a 3 week recheck. Isaac for his broken collarbone and Abram for a mullet finger..he was catching the football and his tendon completely tore away from the bone..so he is in a splint for quite awhile..Isaac also goes for his first eye exam with the optho..next week. A few more days and he will have had diabetes for 8 months..We have been changing I:C ratios/basals...coming out of the honeymoon/growth spurt/puberty.....Some of his ratios have come down from 1:60 to 1:15..big changes...


     Jacob scored the highest in his soil judging competition yesterday with the FFA. This is his third year competing and he has done well everytime..His school is the only school that has meat science classes and they get to kill/butcher/prepare/wrap the meat from many kinds of animals. He is planning on going to college to be a wildlife biologist.

Jacob getting a short break at our local high school game this week..He has had that cross on his helmet since his freshman year :)

    Still gathering a few peppers/tomatoes from the garden. Our fall mustard greens and lettuce are coming up nicely. I will be canning the mustard when it is big enough..Hope to can a few apples/make apple butter also.We have been pressure washing the decks/porches/house..we will be staining them again soon and also painting our doors/window trims. It has been cooler here lately..
     Hunting season opens here this weekend..The boys are excited :)