Bad and Good Luck

Well today we were on our way to Idaho Falls to go to a gun show. Nathan had to work all day Saturday so today was the only day we had to hang out. A little storm was hitting us, but nothing that we haven't seen before. We were just heading through the lavas between Blackfoot and Shelley when... it happened. Somone went to pass us and cut us off too short, so I tapped my brakes and that was enough for us to start sliding. First our back end started to go and that's when I knew we were screwed. So I started singing, "Jesus take the wheel, Take it from my hands....." But that didn't work, probably because I don't know the whole song. They aren't a kiddin' when people say that it all goes in slow motion. On the freeway going 65 mph, doing a 360 in the middle of the freeway and then BAM! We slam into the gaurd rail head on. Then it spins us again and spits us out on the other side of the borrow pit. When we hit the guard rail me and Nate slammed our heads together. I think I was knocked a little loopy, but for the most part we were safe. Things definately could have been worse. We could have rolled, or hit another vehicle or even flipped over the guardrail, we were very lucky. Two other vehicles stopped to see if we were alright and then helped push us out of the borrow pit. And to much of our surprise, our car started back up and we could still drive it. Did we turn around and go home? Did we call for someone to come and help us? HECK NO! We kept on our way to Idaho Falls and went to the gun show, grabbed some lunch and then, headed home. I am glad that our Father in Heaven was looking over us and was keeping us safe. Even though it was an accident, it could have been alot worse. I am counting my blessings tonight, that is for sure!

BLesS MacY

Here are some pictures that I took on Sunday for Macy's blessing day. She sure is adorable. The dress was handmade by Heidi's Grandma Talbot. This was Heidi's blessing dress and now Macy's. What a dang cutie!

A LiTtLe LaTE!

I know its a little late. But here are some pictures of our other little niece, Macey. She was born in the beginning of November. And yes, she had that much hair when she was born. That makes 3 new nieces in 2 months. Here is also an updated picture of Macey's big brothers, Jace and Cade. Cute little bounders!

I would also like to mention that Christmas is right around the corner, and if your anything like me, I've got a lot of shopping still to do. I have only bought for myself and money is getting tight. So sorry if your present sucks this year, my list was pretty expensive! :0) Hope everyone is having a great holiday. Count your blessings.

BLESSING

Here is my niece Preslie at her blessing and the happy parents. Tyson did such a great job with the whole thing. He is a very good speaker. He reminds me of his grandpa ET. Preslie was so cute the whole time and even though their sacrament meeting was like one that I have never been to, pretty funny actually, I felt the spirit strongly. I am so thankful for Nathan's family and the love and support they give us. I am very lucky to have two great families!

MORE PHOTOS

Well here are some more photos. My other family, the Furniss's, called me up and wanted me to take their family pictures. I was pretty hesitant at first because I believe they deserve better than what I can give them. Not to disappoint anyone, believe it or not, I am not the best at EVERYTHING! haha. :0) Well here are some of the results. I learn something new everytime I do a shoot. I hope that I continue to get better as I go. Please let me know what you think. Thanks. By the way, this is the most generous, loving family anyone could ask for. I love them all!

FINALLY BUCK DOWN!!

Okay, so I finally got my buck. It has been a hard year. I would be typing for a couple of hours if I wrote everything that was wrong with our luck this year. Lets just say that there were trucks and trailers being burnt down to the ground, almost going fist to cuffs on the mountain with two morons, cops called, 3 inches of water in our tent (yes, while we were sleeping in there), etc., etc., etc. The list goes on and on.

Back to the story, this is my "Back Up Buck". Time was winding down and Nathan still hadn't gone out for himself, so I shot this dude on Monday night (the 27th). That way Nate could take the rest of the week to try and murder a buck for himself. Nate called me Monday morning and said that he found a decent buck and he put him to bed. So I took off work at noon and headed up to meet him. We started our hike at 2:30 and pretty much reached to where we wanted to be by 4pm. So we sat there and waited until the buck decided to come out of the trees and eat. It was around 5:45 or so. He just pretty much stood there eating at 400 yards, but he wouldn't turn broadside. He was standing and facing us the whole time. Well, of course, the bad luck fairy decided to throw something in the mix, heaven forbid she gives us a day off, and low and behold two hunters, otherwise known as The Nevada Boys, started to come up through the draw. All of the sudden Nathan's tone in his voice went from a nice, sweet (yes he can be at times), "You have all the time in the world, just wait for him to turn..." to "Danica, take him now. Get on him and drop him, NOW!" By this time the one Nevada boy was standing at a fence post and was just shouldering his gun to shoot. The Nevada boy was only 200 yards from the buck. So I knew that it was game time. So when the buck lifted up his head and turned to look at the other hunter, I shot. I snuck the bullet right in under his chin and nailed him square in the chest. He jumped and went only about 30yards and was down for the count.

I mean it was a tough shot, not only being 400 yards, but when they are facing you like that, you have a target no bigger than a milk jug. What was cool was that Nathan got it all on film, you can see the vapor trail of the bullet, and you can see the bitshag in the background just standing there looking at us walk up to the buck. So the boys came up to talk to us, and they are like, "So, did you decide to take the buck when I put my scope on it? Because I was just about ready to shoot, when I seen the buck jump and then I heard a huge BOOM!" I was like, "No! We didn't even see you standing there until after we shot the buck." YEAH RIGHT. We had you goombahs pegged from the moment you popped your head out of the draw. It felt nice doing something to someone, that I had done to me ALL YEAR. :0) Vindictive, I know.

• Scouting - Over 200 hours
• Time away from family and friends - 150 hours
• Gas Money for the hunt - $600.00
• Nights spent on top of the mountain - 9
• Shooting a buck out from under a out of stater and getting it on film.....

PRICELESS

Now this beauty is Tessa's buck that she shot. She has worked her butt off as well for this monster. She is 5 months pregnant, hiking in the mountains, all over hell and back for this buck. He scores 192", including the non typical points, and is quite the trophy. Not only is this a sweet buck, but what makes it even sweeter, is that this buck was being chased by a couple of people, including Nathan,Rance and Kent, during the archery season, as well as, you guessed it, the Nevada Boys. Yeah, you got that right. We shot down the Nevada boys' dreams TWICE!! GO HOME OUT OF STATERS!! Way to go Tessa. I am proud of ya.

FAMILY PICTURES

Well, for those who don't know, I love photography. I have been wanting to get more in depth with it for a long time. People always told me that I take good pictures, so me, taking them seriously... (Idiot) decided that I might try my hand in it. I have done a couple of weddings and some engagement pictures, but for the most part it was just for fun. I bought me another new camera a couple of months ago and I called my sister-in-law and told her to load up the chitlins and that I was going to take their pictures. Here are just a few of the results. Please let me know what you think, good and bad! I would also like to thank Lane for giving me some pointers and for letting me bug him all the time. Thanks for looking...

This is my nephew Jordan, he is a freshman. He didn't smile much for me, but he seems to be pretty photogenic.








I didn't get very many with the whole family because, A. my brother was gone, and B. Jennifer likes to close her eyes! hahaha!!




And of course, here is Sage. She is going to be 8 this December and she loves to pose.