Daughters of The King

Dear Precious Daughter,
I am your daddy in Heaven, and I love you so much!
I know you have a daddy on earth too --- I created him,
just as I created you. But I am the God of all Heaven and earth,
and I am you King and you are my daughter.
You are precious to me in every way.
You will always be my girl and I will always be
YOUR GOD!
I will always love you, no matter what you do,
and I will NEVER leave you!
Love,
Your King

Brian and Dani Rae

We are so thankful for God's continual provision and love. 

"I have loved you with a love that lasts forever."

Jeremiah 31:3

The Cool Pool!

Well, its not real big or very luxurious

BUT...

we do have this...

It works for cooling off and seems to be enough.

The smiles tell it all.

Tess and Coop blowing bubbles

Elizabeth and Coopman

Dani Rae

Tess

Ok. So... for these next few pics I just couldn't just pick a few,

There were so many cute ones of this little man.

Hard to choose...

"Caleb! Caleb? Is that you?"

"Hey Big Bro! I am missing you."

I wonder if he knows it is a sprinkler head that he

is talking in to.

Maybe he is ready for his own phone...

 "I trust in Your royal love;

My heart rejoices in Your salvation.

I will sing to You, O Lord,

For you have dealt bountifully with me."

Psalm 13:5-6

My Guys!

I love these boys!!

(excuse me... young men)

Hudson and Caleb

"Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you;
before you were born I set you apart."
Jeremiah 1:5


I am thankful they have chosen to follow their God!
I am thankful He loves them both so incredibly - MUCH!

Girls... Horses... Snow!

*FLASHBACK*

Back in January.

Yes, way back in January.

When we had some snow.

We had friends over.

 Fun times in the snow.

 Fun times with friends.

 And fun times on the horses.

(Abbi, where is your coat young lady?!) 

Big Black Bear!

So.... Whadya think?

Think he might be totally enjoying himself!

Oh Yea!

And what do ya know?

A black bear that is... black!!

BULLESEYE!

We have 3 more "official" hunters.

A friend of ours has been teaching hunter safety classes

 in Salt Lake for, like forever!

He said he would teach a class for us up here in the mountains

if we could get a class of at least 5.

We thought that would be pretty easy seeings as we had

3 that were ready to take it.

So.....

we got word out and there were 18 that graduated!

WOO HOO!

My brother hosted the class in his home.

(Thanks Grant and Shannon)

They had 12 hours of class time and...

homework!

WHATS THAT? 

And... a final test! 

Target Shooting Test

They also had a to pass the test of hitting the target.

 The Graduates of 2012

Hunter Ed Safety Class

HUNT ON!!

AND...

BE SAFE!!! 

5!

*Flashback*

Our little girl is getting big!

Back in December we celebrated her 5th birthday.

She wanted turkey and mashed potatoes

for her birthday dinner.

Cousins joined the celebration.

Tess and Julia

Her choice of dessert was 

Coconut Cream Pie!

BLOW!!!

Josh, Jules and Grant (my bro)

So many fun presents!

Caleb and Cooper.

Coop is not so happy about the princess crown.

HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY SWEET TESS!!

I love you!

STATE!

Caleb and Hudson

qualified to compete in the State Track Meet

YAY BOYS!

Caleb qualified for the 1 mile, 800m and 2 mile.

Hudson qualified for the 2 mile.

This is Caleb running with the pack for the mile.

(the one in the purple)

He got a time of 4:54

MY GUYS!

The entrance walk to the start line
for the 2 mile.

 The Brothers

Caleb got 5th 10:16

Hudson got 7th  10:26

(Caleb in purple on the far end)

They had a good season of running mixed in with lots of fun!!
I am so proud of my boys!!

JUMP!

 *Flashback*

Last winter the kids found a new activity...

Jumping!

Abbi and Ranger

Dani Rae and Ty

Ty pretty much just walked over them.

He had a few half-hearted jumps.

However....

It didn't really matter how high he jumped...

Dani loved it!

Abbi and Cash

Abbi loves to fly.

No fear in that girl!

BEARS... OH MY!

This is a black bear!

However, it is a blonde black bear.

Confusing. I know.

But... it is what it is.

It is a black blonde bear!!

So why am I posting a picture of a bear and a stranger?

(no, it's not Caleb)

Well, funny you should ask....

that's exactly what I wanted to tell you about.

Caleb has the opportunity to work for an outfitter

 in Idaho in the Wilderness of No Return.

(he better return!)

Bear Hunting Season started the day after he got there last week.

He has 3 more weeks of bear hunters.

I think they have gotten 4 so far.

Caleb called me after the first bear kill.

"Mom, I helped gut a bear and then hauled it on my

4-wheeler. I think I have died and gone to heaven."

He will be there for the summer.

He is having an incredible experience.

Loving all that he gets to do!

We miss him!

BUT... very excited for him.