Sledding

It is a bit grainy, but you'll get the idea.

We have a small hill across the street from our house that is perfect for first time sledders.  Unfortunately, it ends at the street.  They obviously won't be sledding alone anytime soon but they had fun sledding with us.  Carter doesn't really like the saucer sled.  It is too fast and he doesn't like the potential spinning around part. Henry wasn't out with us today but will probably be out with us this weekend.  I'm sure he'll be the one that has the need for speed.

Happy Halloween!

After church last Sunday we carved pumpkins.  Both of the boys were a huge help, especially with using sharp knives to carve the smallest details.

 Carter won't give up his cowboy wedding outfit so we turned it into his Halloween costume.  Just add a gun, spurs, holster, and Sheriff's badge and we're set.  I did buy a bandanna but he didn't want it.  He also has/had handcuffs but I think they got thrown out the last time I had to pick up toys.  Henry is in love with Buzz Lightyear so his costume was a no brainer.  He fell right out the front door so getting a good picture of him was dang near impossible. 

 Henry was fascinated with the candles in the pumpkins and tried more than once to reach in and grab it.  Luckily, we had a Sheriff near by that could handle the situation for us.

Carter's First Sharptail Grouse

This afternoon we took the boys deer hunting.  Landon spied a sharptail grouse (also known as a sharp-tailed grouse or fire grouse) and Carter was all for getting out and hunting it.  They had to walk a bit to get to it and Carter carried his gun (it isn't real) just like Landon.  Landon shot it and it flew away so they followed it and found it just over the hill.  A minute later Carter comes over the hill carrying his sharptail grouse.  He was pretty proud of it.  Next time we'll have to take Abby so she can do the retrieving.