November 2009 Archives

Zack shot this 8pt. with 18 1/4" inside spread , 172# dressed on 11/26/09. He also shot a 8pt with broken rack on 11/24/09 that John tagged.

Wisconsin 2009 deer

Wisconsin 2009 deer

Katie and I will be there.

DeKalb County just got taser guns. Scott went to the training session on Thursday to be certified to carry one. To carry one, he had to be shot with it. There were ten people in the class that had to be shot. Other officers came in to watch, laugh, make fun of, etc. They are a sadistic group! Scott said it didn't really hurt, but was weird and hard to explain. They had a choice of taking a 5 second hit of 50,000 volts of electricity or a 2 second hit. Some (the smart ones) didn't care about proving themselves. Not my husband!

Joey went on a bow hunt with 10 friends last week. He shot a doe on the evening of the 6th day of hunting and then the next morning he shot this 9 point buck. It scored 135 and is Joey's biggest deer of his life. After 8 days of hunting he was the only one to kill anything. He said the guys had a great time and saw plenty of deer, but didn't get any in bow range in order to shoot. Now, he is just waiting for gun season to open at home on November 21st.

Joey and 9pt

Hunting Trip - Illinois

Happy Birthday, Mom

Have a BIG day

Love,
Rob

I graciously assumed the role of Halloween hostess to the cousins from Elizabeth this year. I had to borrow some of her festive dishes because I don't have as quite an extensive collection as she does. My house decorations really don't compare to hers, but that takes more effort than Joey will allow! We all had fun, but I did notice that there weren't that many houses participating. That could be because my neighborhood association puts on a block party and that's where most of the trick-or-treaters were. My kids had enough but I think some of the older cousins were wishing for more.

Savannah turned 5 months old the next day. She started turning from her back to her front now, and she gets up on all 4's and rocks. Then she lunges forward toward her toy. She's hitting these milestones way too fast! My baby needs to stay a baby longer than this!!

Joey is leaving tomorrow for 7 nights in Pike County, Illinois for a bow hunting trip with 8 other guys from his hunting camp. One of the guys who was supposed to go with them had to cancel because he is pitching for the Yankees in the World Series (Chad Gaudin)! When they booked the trip last year he had no idea he'd be where he is now. Go Yankees! I'm sure I will need a long spa day after 7 days by myself with 3 little people! Mama, I don't know how you managed with all your little people when Daddy went out of town!

Halloween 2009

Savannah

Nicole wanted to share these pictures from Halloween. She and her boyfriend (Anthony) went as The Mad Hatter (Tim Burton version from the upcoming movie in March) and Alice in Wonderland. Nicole revised an old costume and then helped Anthony with his hat (he & his mom had done the rest). Needless to say they had a blast dressing up. I think Anthony's costume was fabulous.

The Mad Hatter and Alice in Wonderland

Ashley's Halloween creation