Deer Hunt '09

October brings a lot of activities but one thing it will always bring is the annual Deer Hunt!!! Come rain, snow, sleet, hail, sun, wind, etc. it still shows up no matter what. This year was no exception. So the big boys and the small boys and one big girl:) packed their bags and set off to the mountain. In other words Grandpa & Grandma Graff, Kirby, Keaton, Nate, Karter, Traevn, Kress, Noah, and Jeremy all headed off in search for a deer. Brekken was beyond sad that he wasn't able to go but there wasn't enough four wheelers to take one more. He gets to go next year and he also gets to go bird hunting this year with Nate.

The boys had such a fun time. They love every part of hunting i.e. camping, hiking, four-wheeler rides, shooting Grandpa's 22, roasting marshmallows, being with their cousins, traditions, food, etc. On Saturday night at the very last minute Grandpa Graff saw a deer. He tried to get it to run away because it was a smaller one but it wouldn't go and just stood there. Finally he decided that he would just shoot it because he wanted to teach the little boys and show them about cleaning and skinning a deer. The boys were beyond fascinated. Grandpa ended up giving all the deer meat to a family in need in his ward. Grandma ended up wrecking on one of the four-wheelers, getting stuck underneath it, and finding out the next week that she had cracked her ribs. Ouch!!! She is doing better and will hopefully be healed up in about 4 more weeks. What's a deer hunt without a story to tell.

As usual while the boys hunted, my sisters and I and the rest of the kids got together. We shopped, went out to eat, and watched a movie. It was fun and the kids loved it!!!

Also, while their brothers were away Brekken, Peyton, and Brynlei decorated some pumpkins for the family. (I will post the pictures later. :) We definitely can't wait until next October and the annual Deer Hunt!!!