Old Whitey!

David shot his first Nebraska whitetail deer! He was so excited because he got it with his bow, and I am proud of him for "bringing home the meat!" We are excited to try it. There is a lady in our ward that he thought might enjoy some of the meat, so he gave half the deer to her (she was so appreciative of it, I know their family really needed it, David is so good to think of others!) He was really sore from dragging the deer out of the woods and it was raining pretty good that day. Luckily, one of his friends came to help him clean the deer and skin it. They made a little lean-to on our patio with a tarp and skinned it in the rain while we watched from the warmth of the home. Thanks for not making me help you out David and good job on the hunt. Isabel was so excited to see what Daddy brought home, and she was running around the house going bazerk and kept saying "dee" and pointing at our deer on the wall. She was pretty mad when I wouldn't let her go outside and help David. She is definitely turning into Daddy's little girl.

Here's the hunter-in-training peering out from the window, dying to get in on the action!

(too lazy to flip the picture)

Now the rifle hunt starts this weekend and he is even more excited for that, thinking he can find a "monster" to shoot.

Here's little dove looking cute as ever in her pigtails. We decided to get rid of the binky yesterday, and so far it has gone pretty good. She cried for about 15 minutes before naptimes, took shorter naps though! Bedtime was bad cause she cried on and off (mostly on) for almost half an hour. But no crying fits in the middle of the night, she woke a few times and fussed, but then went back to sleep. Let's hope that things just get better from here and don't go downhill!