Thanksgiving 2009 - Deer Hunting in South Dakota

:) My first deer hunting trip in South Dakota. Thanksgiving day we were out from dawn till dusk and I shot my first deer. Went out again on Saturday - Troy's birthday. He shot a nice buck.

Watch video here of our hunt on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTwfoZuPeHc
- He just wouldn't give up the ghost.


My first doe.


Travis & Troy


Wearing my new Carhartt bibs - At least I'm warm!







The buck ended up running to the bottom of the ravine. Troy & I had to drag him quite a ways back up as the truck couldn't navigate the terrain. Too bad we didn't have enough rope in the truck....ahem.



A nice 4x4 Birthday Buck.





Superstar was scared of all the Monsters in South Dakota. So tired on the ride home. Big & Little :) Who would know they were twins?

Samanthas 12th Birthday

Samanthas Birthday lasted the entire weekend.
We started out on Friday with a sleepover - 4 of her closest friends screaming and giggling until at least 2:30am. I did go in around 2:15 and ask them what part of shut the hell up they didn't understand.

Saturday was Twilight Movie day.

Sunday we had Sam's requested meal:
Roast, Potatoes, Carrots, Green Bean Casserole, Brown & Serve Rolls & Cherry Pie.

Quilts

A few pics of quilts I made.

Big Buck...Hunting in SD

Troy shot a pretty nice buck this morning. Not the one he had his heart set on, but a mighty nice buck. I think his lucky shirt had something to do with it.



Looking pretty grizzly with that beard!

RIP Franc Corrano

My first cousin Franc Corrano died early this morning. I don't have any of the details surrounding his passing. Franc was just a few months older than I was.
- I would also like to add that Facebook might not be the best place to let friends and family know a relative has passed away.



RIP Franco. Sally & Megan you are in my thoughts.

Halloween

Pre-Halloween we carved pumpkins, ate Halloween cookies & drank warm apple cider. Below are pics of our pumpkins!





















Halloween night pics - Sam is a french vampire, Braden was a mime.