Proud Big Brother

****Tylynn Aspen****

Born:  October 25, 2011

Time:  3:37 am

Weight:  6lb 12oz

Length:  19 in

 Meeting brother for the first time.

Daddy and Tylynn

Getting ready to go home.

Meeting Buford when we got home.

Nap time.

MISC

Fall Equinox. . . and we got two eggs to balance.

Our layers received a remodel in their coop a few weeks ago.

We hope they enjoy the hard work that was put into their new homes.

The Alaska State Fair took place recently.

We all took in lots of sights, and here is the largest pumpkin that was brought in.  However it didn't make the cut, becaue of a small hole that was found on it's under side.

And this was taken at about 32 weeks. 

The time is flying by and we are all getting geared up for the new addition.

Eating Contest

The Alaska State Fair has started.  We attended an employee bbq for Eric's work on Friday.  The store is located right across the street from the fair grounds.  Great view and free parking.  At the end of the evening we had a front row seat to the fireworks show.  But in the mean time, there were activities for the kids to participate in.

Ice Cream Eating Contest!

The contestants are all lined up and ready to eat at the pile in front of them.

And they are off. . .

And eating. . . .

Some eating more than others (the boy on the right ended up winning). . . .

And third place goes to Tater for eating 3 ice cream sandwiches in ten minutes! 

First Place. . .7 ice cream sandwiches

Second Place. . .5 ice cream sandwiches

Many others could not handle the competition and were DQ'd.

School Time

First Day of Second Grade!

Home of the Butte Bandits

Ready to start a new year!

Big Fish

On our fishing trip this month we saw more than we thought we would.

We tried getting closer.

And before we knew it, the BIG fish was beside the boat!  Very exhilerating to be so close.

But this wasn't the fish we were after.  And only serious fisherman were on this boat.

First catch of the day. . . .

Halibut 1 for the count.

Halibut 2 for the count.

And I think this was Halibut 2 that was hooked, just took a little more work to get it in the boat.

So the largest halibut award went to Eric and his estimated 45 lb halibut.

While all of this is going on, Tate is still working on getting his up off the ocean floor.

But the hard work paid off.  He had the second largest halibut.

But he won the prize for the largest silver.

And we all had alot of fun.  The freezer is full of fish, so if anybody wants some halibut, you know how to contact us or find us for a nice fish meal.

Visitor for Ellie

Ellie had a visitor the other day.

They said their hello's, chatted for a while. . . .

Played hide-and-seek. . . .

And then went on about thier days.

Helping Dad

With all the rain we have gotten in the last month, the grass has really grown.  And with growing grass comes mowing the lawn.

Tate decided he wanted to help out, so he gave the mower a test run.

A little bigger than he is but he got the hang of it.

It was much easier for him to mow under the trees than it was for dad.