Halloween and Kodee's 9th Birthday!

Well We had a good time this year for Halloween. Darceys and Abbeys family came out and the kids had a blast trick or treating. It was the first time in a very long time that everybody on my side of the family was together....all at the same time!!! It was a miracle! I only wish it would happen more I miss all the craziness.

Kodee's birthday we great- we had a good time. Kodee was way excited she got an American Doll and she loves to do its hair. She also got a docking station for her IPOD, and lots of money and stuff as she puts it.

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and I can not tell you how Thankful I am to have so many blessings upon us. We are happy and full of love. I love this time of year, not for the weather but for the time it gives us to remember why we are here on this Earth and to give our thanks and gratitude to our Father in Heaven for this beautiful world we live in. Times are hard for a lot of people right now and I just sit here and think of all the precious gifts he has given to me. I could not be more grateful for the things and people I have in my life. Sometimes we need "hard times" to help us remember what we do have. So thanks to all of you who are there for my family and who support us. Love you all!

Update that's all!

Well we had fun on our Antelope trip and were successful again! I did however take the bigger buck AGAIN. Josh said he wasn't going to take me again. We are leaving tomarrow to go get our Book Cliff spike Elk tags filled. The hunt doesn't actually start until Saturday but we have some scouting to do- I am sure we all will come home with the same, but mine will be the bigger spike right? Harlee had her first Junior High Volleyball game last night and YES we beat Union! She had a good time, I just can't believe we are into school sports now! My palms were sweating and I was all trying to get her "pumped" up and she looks at me and is like why do you get that way? I just say cuz I am excited for you! are you not excited? She says "well, no I just want to play". She is way too laid back to be my daughter! But I love her just the way she is! She tones me down right?

Baby Dace is Here!

We add another boy to the family. Wyatt and Heather recieved their baby boy last Wednesday! He is Darling! They named him Dace Wyatt Olsen. I feel so bad that we haven't been able to spend time with him, we have all beeen sick!!! I am so excited all of the boys on my side of the family have 2 weeks in between their birthdays. Kohlton Aug. 14- Brooks Sept. 1- Dace Sept. 16- Ezra Sept. 28- Abram Oct. 7. Pretty cool they are all born around the same time of year. I can't wait for all the boy sports, like football. Well congratulations Wy and Heath Love you! Your girls will be a big help!

School has Started and the Hunt is on!

So School has started again. Not so sure how we feel about it, it is good to be back on a schedule but where did the summer go?
Harlee is now in 7th grade, Kodee in 3rd and Oaklee in 1st. Bubby is just at home with me. He isn't to thrilled at just staying home this year. It will be good though lots of fun we can have just us two.
We decided not to do anymore stock shows for the remainder of this year. Too much going on. Kodee and Harlee have started Volleyball and are having fun. Josh and I are just about done with our Co-Ed softball and onto hunting we go. We drew out for Antelope in Wyoming again and can't wait, we have spotted out a couple of nice bucks-we will see who will get the bigger one this year. Then Harlee has drew out for a chucker hunt and is excited about that. We all have spike elk bookcliff tags this year and it will be awesome to see what we can get. It will be good to go out and see what Harlee can do being it her first year of big game hunting. Can't wait. I am sure that we will update on all our Hunts as the season goes on.

Yellowstone- And Stuff!

So we have been pretty busy lately with Stock Show, Softball practices, Softball games, T-Ball games Pre-school Graduation, Kindergarten Graduation and Vacationing. I have not had alot of time to even check e-mails and T.V. barely getting by on sleep but that's how we roll. I guess. Well so after we did the whole school thing and they were finished, we headed right into the Vernal Stock Show. It went well, Harlee could have done better but this year I guess she wasn't feeling it. She ended up taken 5Th in Showmanship with her Lamb. Like I said she could have done better but there is always another one. She will be taking a lamb to the Duchesne County Fair and then to State Fair. We may even take the long trip back up to Billings Montana to the NILE show they have up there. So we have about a month and a half before the next one. They are so much fun and the kids do love it. I just can't wait for Kodee to start showing this coming year, she can't wait any longer. The sale went well, Grandpa Dave and Grandma Linda and Grandpa Bill bought Harlee's hog. Thanks a bunch guys- for all of your support. I bought our very first 2 steers. We brought them home to feed for about a month to finish them off before we take them to the butcher. It's kinda sad though, I kinda like them. We bought them from the neighbor kids during the sale. I am glad that we can support some of the kids around here, we know how much work they put into these animals to have them go to market. Well Harlee's Softball team hasn't won a game but it doesn't mean that they suck! We keep getting tied at each game and we are visiting and the other team scores a run. IT SUCKS! Harlee has been in a hitting slump this year but has finally started to make contact with the ball these past few games. She has always been a good ball player but she kinda lost it for a while. Kodee's team on the other hand has done extremely well this year we have only lost one game and placed 2ND in league and Kodee has also found her groove in batting. She loves it- and she has a bad temper when she misses the ball. It's all good but when she starts throwing her bats and helmets it is NOT so good. Trying to teach her to be competitive and still have good sportsmanship is really hard. Tournaments for both girls start next week- ALL WEEK. So after all of that last Thursday night Josh called me during one of our late games, he was home feeding and doing chores, and said "Hey lets just go to Dubois tomorrow okay?" I said, okay. so we woke up the next morning and took off to Dubois Wyoming. For those of you who don't know Josh lived there from 6Th to 10Th grade, Then back to Vernal. I have been there a couple of times before and it is beautiful. Josh has alot of Good friends that are like his real family- at least they treat him like he is there own. Just good people. Well while we were there it rained, it snowed, and it was cold. Like 31 DEGREES cold in JUNE. We went up to Whiskey Mountain and it still is Pretty even in the 2" snow that they got that night. The sun came out for a bit and it was all good. So we decided Monday morning that we would go through Yellowstone Since I have never been there. It was awesome the kids loved it! We saw 2 real life wild Grizzly bears running around it was neat. Lots of Buffalo/Bison and lots of Elk. We went to Old Faithful and Mammoth Hot Springs, Both beautiful! In very different ways. I won't forget. Very Big- the country there is amazing- so pretty. Every where you look there is something that just touches you. I can't believe what a beautiful world we live live in. I mean just so amazing! If you have not been just take off like we did and do it! You wont regret it. So that was our quick little get away vacation. Unplanned and just fly off the handle kind of vacation we needed. So back to work and life as we know it! Pics I assume will be probably all mixed up so they range from School Grads to Yellowstone every thing in between. Thanks to all for your support and love. LOVE YA!

Not alot going on???

Well I haven't really had anything to really post. It is our busy time of year though. Softball has started. I am helping coach Harlee's 12 and under team and Kodee's 8 and under team. Oaklee hasn't started T-Ball yet but I think it is starting this next week. So as of right now I have practices and games every day of the week. On top of this stock show is just a month away, the pigs are looking good, are ready for walking and Harlee's Lamb that we bought from the Crego's, is really nice- we will just have to see how the Judge likes him. Lambing season is finished and Harlee and Josh have some good prospects for the up coming Shows. They were just born a little late for the Vernal show. Kohlton has learned to ride his bike without training wheels and it is kinda scary. He goes fast- or should I say "super Fast" according to him. He just keeps on peddling at full speed. If he crashes he usually gets up- gives the 2 thumbs up and says "that was awesome". He is super silly. Well I have some pics to download but haven't yet so I will do that...sometime soon. Hope all is well with Family and Friends! Love ya.

Harlee turns 12!

So my little Harlee Jo is now 12. I can not believe the time has gone by so fast. It makes me so sad. Harlee has turned out to be so pleasant and fun loving. Josh and I have been blessed with such a sweet daughter. Well she wanted to have some friends over after school on Friday and hang out until the movies started. They had fun. I double-dog dared them to do their hair 80's style and go to the movies, they actually accepted the dare and did it. I loved it. So here are some pics of her birthday. Oh and we got her a dirt bike and she absolutely loves it. She has asked for one for the last 5 years. So there are some pics and video of that too.

Valentines Day!

We had a blast this weekend. We went out to the city and it was great. On Saturday Josh and Kohlton went to the MONSTER TRUCKS!!!! They had a good time and now Kohlton wants to go every-day. While the boys were at the MONSTER TRUCKS, the girls and I went shopping. It was fun I really did enjoy the time that I got to spend with the girls. We shopped and shopped until they wanted to go back to the hotel. I said it was only 9 o'clock and you guys want to go back? They said YESSSS please. So we ended our shopping spree and went back to the hotel and sat in the hot tub until the boys got back. It was great to just sit back and not really worry about anything - it was kinda like our small vacation, I just wished it had been somewhere warmer. But, you take what you get right? Happy Valentines Day Everyone! We are blessed with the love we have from our friends, neighbors and family.

WE WON!!!!!!!!

Holy Cow!!! We WON Uintah River! SCORE 29-27. Yaaaahooooo! It was awesome, you would have thought it was a college championship game. I loved it! Even the Refs and the Scorekeepers were clapping because Lapoint won Uintah River - they said it was by far the best game we have ever played. Right On! It sure does feel good- after what 3 years of playing them we won by points and not just forfeit. Oh man I am Pumped. Bring on next week when we play them agian. Man I Loved it. Okay I will stop now. But did I say we won?

Dad- You're my Hero

Okay- so my Dad is my Hero, He has shown me with hard work and desire your dreams can come true. In August my Dad got to release the first buffalo back into the Bookcliffs -a life long dream in his profession and personal life. Well we couldn't be there for the first release and we couldn't be there for the second release which happened today, the roads out to the part of the Bookcliffs where they release them are too slick with mud and snow and I didn't think Josh would appreciate me trying to chain up the dually by myself. I would have ripped something up, and not just the road either. We did however catch up with my Dad on the side of the road so the kids could take a peek of the smaller buffalo that were being released today. These kind of experiences do something to my heart- to watch my kids experience some-what of what I grew up with, like from raising deer, antelope, elk and to go see the sleeping bear as it was waiting to get transported somewhere, or the release of the Mountain Goats in the High Unitas's. I just love to watch the kids' faces as they see these things happening and to have them know that their Grandpa had a major part in it. Just to see their Grandpa on the evening news is a big event at our house. They are all screaming and laughing and yelling there's Grandpa Mom- there's Grandpa Mom! Makes me melt. I am so Proud of my Dad and the things he has accomplished in his life professionally and spiritually. Thanks Dad for letting us take part in your dreams and in history!

We didn't win :(

Okay so we didn't win- big deal! Well it is to me- man we tried really hard and they came on strong in the second half not letting us get under the basket, pushing us out to the three point line where the majority of us can't make a three point consistently. Oh well we will play them again here in a few weeks- oh and to make it even worse our new tallest person popped her knee cap out during the first half of the game, so we were really at a disadvantage. But Angie is all better and ready to practice tomorrow night and play the game on Friday! Good luck Lapoint--- Go Team!

Happy New Year!

Well it is the first blog of the new year and it isn't anything special. We hope you all had a great Christmas and a wonderful new year. My New year Resolution is "It's all about time in 2009" I know, I know but it has to rhyme right???
Well I do want to spend more time with family and friends this year and getting to know everyone better. It always seems like I am running out of time when I am doing something. I want to spend more time just hanging out with the fam and friends not worrying about all the crap I have to get done, there is always tomarrow to do the laundry and the floors right? But you can always turn cleaning day into fun. My trick to get the floors mopped is to get a bucket of soapy water and let the kids get their softball socks on and dip there feet into the soapy water and go sliding around on the floor it works well and you just go behind them and wipe up the rest pretty easy and fun for the kids they love it. My other New Year Reso. is to finish my food storage. The stuff like laundry soap, bar soap, tooth paste, shampoo, you name it I need it.

We had a wonderful Christmas and Josh made it home for Christmas and is still here hasn't gone back to work yet... I hope he doesn't have to go too soon. Tomarrow is the Big football game between Utah and Alabama.
GO UTAH! Hope they do well.

Women's Church basketball is ready to start and our first game is next Friday- I really think we will win at least 1 game this year. We have been practicing hard once a week for the past 2 months. Our first game is agianst the other ward in our church house Uintah River.... They are our rivalery. They WILL go down this year we have one tall person this year. Our team average height is 5'5" pretty sad but we have a new member and she is tall! Well I will let you know how we do after our game. Go Lapoint!