Hello everyone,
Well to tell you all a little of what is going on in our lives. Dave still works at the mine here. He is a mechanic at work and at home
lol :) This last year we purchased a four wheeler which if Dave had it his way he would be out in the mountains instead of at work:) He tries to go out with his friends (the four wheeler posse) every other week. This summer we purchased each of the kids and I a four wheeler too. So now our yard looks like a dealer ship
lol. I have recently started a new career Dental Assistant. I now work for the local Dentist office here. Which I must tell you was the best choice I could have ever made as far as jobs go. I absolutely love working there. I work with 3 other people which makes it really nice to get along with everyone. At work it is like a second family:) Any way Ricky is doing good and is in fifth grade, he is just two inches shorter then me at eleven years old and it took me till I was twenty seven wow. My gosh how children grow. This year he has found a passion in writing. He is also learning that reading can be a great experience if you put you imagination into it.:) Bailey is now seven years old in second grade and he is getting really big as well. He found a passion in art class this year. He loves to draw pictures and write stories about what he is drawing:) Bailey is also learning how to read and put the reading into pictures in his mind. He will be sitting there reading a book and just start laughing at something he read:) His most favorite thing to do is come home from school and fight with the goat. Yes I said goat Dave and his friend Jamie decided it would be fun to have a goat around and we went to
Kalispell to get him "Billy Goat". Anyway Bailey and the goat are two peas in a pod they like to play ruff:)
Katelynn (Katie) decided this year that at school she will go by
Katelynn, why I am not to sure. She is now in kindergarten and 5 years old:) She wants to be a cheerleader when she gets older. So needless to say when you walk in my house all you hear is little miss thing cheering up a storm:) Or dancing around the house because she loves to sing as well. Anyway that is it for now. I hope to hear from you all soon.:)
So here goes. Yesterday which was Friday the 23, I went christmas shopping and bought a new digital camera for my christmas present from Dave and the kids:) We left at 3:00 am to head out to Walmart. After shopping for 2 hours and the hundreds of people there we came home w/ my digtal camera and printer:) Along w/ the kid's gifts which I wont tell cause they will read this and then what is the surprize:) Anyway, I came home and played all day with my camera and printer all though I wanted to take a nap I decided I would just go to bed early. So, YAH RIGHT :D my brother Dusty and his girlfriend Jessica came over and asked if we would like to play pinochle with them. Sure, Jessica has never played so we started playing cards at about 7 pm. At about 2 am we finally finish. I have to say it was alot of fun and I think we all should do it more often. Anyway, After the long night of playing cards Dave and Dusty decided that they would go out hunting in the morning. The goal was to get up at 7 am and go up Yaak. Needless to day they left 10 minutes late (go figure them two on time what a joke). Anyway, on with the story. They went out hunting all day today which now is Saturday and said they should be home shortly after dark if not before which they didn't make it back till about 2 hours after dark which was 7:30. By then I am starting to get alittle worried not sure if something went wrong or what. I hear the dogs start barking so I tell the kids that it is just Dad and uncle Dusty they will be in in a minute. 
YAH RIGHT, about ten minutes later I go out side to see what they are doing not knowing what is going on. I step out the door in time to see this good size deer come racing out of the back of Dusty's truck. Holly Cow, Dave shot a deer. The biggest one he has shot since we have been together which is almost 12 year. The deer weights about 150 lb and has a nice size rack of 5x4. I am so excited for him so I took some pictures with the new camera to show everyone:) We hope you enjoy:D
