Buck down!

Wouldn't you know that on the final day of bow season before the gun opener, Randy would get his buck?!! Around 6:55 am today, Randy was able to harvest a buck. His buddies, Kyle and Andy were able to come down from Eau Claire to help him haul it out of the woods and take some pictures. Looks like we will have some more venison for our freezer! Nice job, Randy!

Celebrating Marlee

This past Sunday we celebrated Marlee's 1st birthday. Grandma Claudia and Papa Ron came over in the evening to watch Marlee open gifts and have some birthday cake. Marlee liked taking the tissue paper out of the gift bags. She also REALLY liked the frosting on her birthday cake! Thanks for celebrating with us, Grandma and Papa!

Marlee is 1!

Our baby girl is 1 year old today! I know it sounds cliché, but that year just flew by! It has been such a joy to experience this first year of life with you, Marlee. We know that even more incredible moments with you lie ahead! Happy birthday to our curious, happy, and sweet baby girl! We love you!

Daddy and his "dears"

I was looking back over our blog and at some of the very first posts that I made, and I found this one of Blake and Randy during deer hunting season. It reminded me of a picture I took not too long ago of Randy and Marlee after Randy came in from hunting. I really am seeing how much Marlee and Blake resemble each other as I look back at these pictures. No buck to report yet, but hopefully this weekend! />
Randy and Blake 2008 Randy and Marlee 2013

Halloween 2013

After everyone in our house came down with the stomach flu this last week, we were fortunate to all be healthy by the time Halloween came around. Blake had two costumes this year. For school he dressed up as a stickman, and for trick-or-treating he went as a hunter. Bennett dressed up as a fire chief, while Marlee and I dressed as cowgirls. We had a great time trick-or-treating in a friend's neighborhood, as it makes it extra "tricky" when you live out in the country. This week while Blake was still recovering from the flu, we found some time to carve our pumpkins also! Both boys did not want anything to do with scooping out the insides of the pumpkins. I guess you can't blame them after having been sick earlier in the week. Yuck!