Idaho fishing

Christian got back Thursday night  from an almost week long fishing trip on the Snake River that a corn seed company took him on. He left super early (like 3 am) Monday morning to drive to Billings to catch a flight to Spokane, Washington. Once they were there, they drove a couple hours to Lewiston, ID. The first day they fished on the Snake river on the border of Washington and Oregon. They started at 5 in the morning and fished until 5 that evening. Christian managed to catch two fish that day: one he got to keep (a Steelhead) and the other he had to put back(a sucker). They were only allowed to keep fish that weren't born in the river (they could tell if they were transplants by the cut fins). The next day, they fished entirely in Idaho on the Clearwater. That day, he caught a smaller Steelhead and a White Fish. Thursday, they flew back home and anxiously waiting for the smoked fish to come in the mail to eat!

Christian's largest catch of the trip that he got to keep.

Fishing away.

Looks like a beautiful canyon!

Their boat all ready to go!

Wild Steelhead

Weekly recap via the phone camera!

Here are some things that have gone on in the last week that we captured on our phones!

Matthew and Charlene came to pick up some dressers from us and Travis convinced Charlene to pull out his loose tooth! This the 3rd one he's lost this year. It totally freaks me out to even think about pulling it out. Luckily, we knew that we were going to have company and so Travis decided he would just ask Charlene or Matthew when they came. The tooth fairy was out of gum that night, but he got two dollars instead of one dollar and a pack of gum!

We had a major rehaul of rooms. Between Sunday night and Monday, we moved in our new (to us) bedroom set and new king size mattress, moved our bed and one dresser and nightstand into what was Landon's room (it is now Carson's). Landon moved to the bottom bunk of the bunk beds and Travis moved to the top. The first night went pretty well, but Travis complained that Landon work him up in the night by turning on the light (which he does every morning when he wakes up and is ready to come out of his room), and climbing up the ladder. Since then, they have slept well! Carson is beyond excited to have his own room! Travis wants to have his own room in the worst way and even said he would just go sleep downstairs  even though it's not finished!

Carson had to create a dinosaur diorhama as a final project for their dinosaur unit. He worked really hard on it over several days. He sculpted each of the dinosaurs out of clay and did a really good job!

Sunday morning, I went to spike up Travis's hair like uncle Jabin does his to find that he had decided to cut his own hair. We ended up having to trim it way down so it wasn't so crazy looking! 

Sunday, we got to go to church in Billings where Michael and Emily were blessing our new niece, Stahle. They had a luncheon set up afterwards in another church building and the kids had so much fun being with their cousins! Here they ALL are!

Kandace and Stahle, Landon, Janelle, Stetson and Chloe, Carson and Ian, Britt, and Travis and Paige.

The boys got to go out and ride on the tractor with Grandpa Asay before he finished harvesting all his sugar beets. They were sad that there weren't any beet knives around for them to use to pick beets up with!

 We have had the best fall ever! It was been in the 60's and 70's all month long and we have loved every minute of it! Landon and I went out and raked leaves one day for him to jump in.

Saturday night after trailing cows all day, Christian helped combine some corn for his dad. We decided to join him for a while instead of going and sitting at home. It was a good family date night activity!

Dusty cattle drive

Saturday, we got to help bring the rest of Grandpa Asay's herd home from their summer pasture. Carson and Travis left early with Christian, Grandpa Asay and Matthew and rode the entire day. It's a several hour/mile ride and they did great! They were a little sore the next day, but didn't complain about it. They left around 6:30 and we (grandma Asay, Charlene and kids and Landon and I) met up with them later in the morning and drove behind the herd. As you go through the pictures, you will see just how dusty it was! There is a lot of soft soil making for lots of dust!

This picture give you an idea of how much dust their was!

Most of our group. We were just missing Ian, who was in the car.

Grandma Asay doing a good job! Carson said this was one of his favorite rides because he got to see Grandpa AND Grandma Asay both ride...something he's never seen!

We stopped and ate some sandwiches for lunch part way through and enjoyed the nice day!

Grandpa Asay, Landon and Christian enjoying their sandos.

Carson, Grandma Asay, Travis, Chloe, Charlene, Ian, Matthew, and Grandpa Asay.

This little guy longed to be on the horses with his dad and brothers! He got to ride with grandpa and his dad a few times, but I'm sure if we were to ask him it wasn't a suffient amount!

 

Christian

Pushing over the final hill to the corrals where the cows would stay for a day until they could take them the rest of the way home.

Halloween Happenings

We survived yet another Halloween. Earlier in the week, Kasi had us over to decorate some Halloween cookies with the cousins and to play. The kids were mostly interested in playing, but they did manage to decorate a few cookies.

Halloween day, we had beautiful weather! It was in the mid 60's and blue skies...couldn't have been better! Our day was full and busy. Landon and I made 32 little mummy hot dogs to take to Travis's classroom party. At noon, we took them over to the school and waited for the costume parade to start at 12:30. 

All our cute little mummies!

 For the costume parade, Carson decided to be a cowboy and Travis was a swamp monster. I was impressed that Travis busted a move when it was his class's turn (he was about the only one that did).

Carson's class dancing away!

Travis's class. Not great quality, but it was from my phone.

A dancing swamp monster!

 After the costume parade, we went and visited Travis's classroom party for 15 minutes and then on to Carson's for the last 15 of the day. (They only allowed for the classes to "party" for 30 minutes)

Carson with his friends Adnon, Rielly, Weston, Parker, and JT

Carson's class had their treats before lunch, so during the alloted 30 party time, they got to listen to music, watch funny videos and got to do just dance.

When school was done, we went home and had naps so we could make it through the rest of the night. We left to trick or treat grandma Asay around 4 and then came back into town for our ward trunk or treat at 5:30. After the trunk or treat, I took the boys to visit grandma Dorothy while Christian tried to pick up our pizza for dinner. They said they didn't have an order for us, so I had to go over and set them straight! Then, it was off to visit grandpa Monk and then on to Powell.

Travis: Zombie football player

Carson: Dead Cowboy (as I was informed which is why he wore the skeleton shirt under)

Landon: Dragon

Trunk or Treat

This year, we got to trick or treat my grandparents in Powell. Usually, they are back in Arizona, so we were excited to get to visit them too this year. What was fun about this stop is that my grandma had a giant hershey bar waiting for each of the boys, but in order to get them, they had to work for them. My grandma had attached a picture to each side of their candy bars and made them guess who each person was in the pictures before they could get their candy. It was such a cute idea and we have loved looking at the pictures!

grandma making the boys guess who everyone was.

Here are the pictures that she had on the candy bars. Definitely some good oldies here!

We ended our night with pizza and grandpa and grandma Foulger's house where the boys got to trick or treat them and uncle Jason and aunt Cassie!