Elk Hunt(Vacation 2008)

So I have to tell you this was one of our funnest Elk Hunts ever. Not only did we fill 2 of 3 tags, but I had All five of my children, my Sissy dog, my hubby who I love with all my heart, and some new friends Jeff, Janeen, and Rachel there to enjoy a week with. We had our trailer there plus thanks to Shane doing PR with Jeff from California we had 2 cabins. It was kind of like a second honeymoon because we put all the kids in the cabin, and me and Shane had the trailer to ourselves at night. Here is my beautiful daughter Nichole with my SissyLaLa. Her and David has finally decided on a name for my grandson it is going to be Ashden.

Now here are the boys. It had rained and snowed and sleeted and they were out on their four wheelers. They have mud all over their faces, clothes, and wheelers.

This is Shane and the guys with the first elk Shane shot. It was a nice little spike, at least the meat will be tender.

Here is the 2 of us with his elk.

Here is Janeen, Rachel, and Natasha. These 2 girls were inseparable they did everything together.

Shane was very loving. I think he was apologizing for getting my Orange jacket covered with mud.

This is the Nowaks. Jeff, Janeen, and Rachel. They were wonderful people that now we are blessed to have as lifelong friends.

Oops I guess I put this in twice. That's OK because they had a blast and Tyson and his dad couldn't quit talking about their wild ride.

Shane took my Dad hunting back in 1999, and they had a blast. This is where my dad signed his name in a tree. As you all are probably aware he did this a lot when we were kids, and our family's name is all over Strawberry and Sheep Creek.

This evening Janeen and I went out with our men hunting. It was fun, and where they took us was exceptionally beautiful. We were on top of the world.

This is the inside of the Nowaks cabin. Me and Shane were enjoying some cuddle time. However he was complaining I had a bony ass in this picture.
I think I was threatening Nichole to stop taking pictures. We had a lot of laughs and good times this weekend. It is too bad Vacations always have to come to an end.
Shane wasn't sure I was warm enough so he was helping me dress. What a good hubby.
Right down the road from our cabins is the overlook to Flaming Gorge. We decided to get a family photo there.
When the guys were out hunting I took the kids to Stringham Cabin and also for 4 wheeler rides. they loved it. We seen a lot of deer on our ride, but no elk.

This is at Stringham cabin. They used to make the kids sleep out in this wagon and the little cabin behind it.
This is on the dock overlooking the lake by our cabins. This is what i call brotherly, sisterly love.
It is very scenic and pretty where we went. It was peaceful, calm, and beautiful.
Two of my favorite girls. All in All it was a great week. It was fun to have all of my family there. We needed a vacation as a family and this one was great. We all had a great time, and it felt like our life was right back on track. Next Elk hunt we will have Ashden. It is hard to believe we will be grandparents. I love my family, and there really aren't words to describe how much this week meant to me. I love Shane and I am so happy we had this week together, with our kids, and with our new friends. Thanks to Shane's work too. Shane did a great PR job. Shane and Jeff enjoy working together so I think Jeff is going to make sure there are more jobs for Brahma. I wasn't sure why they would allow Shane to do PR but after meeting Jeff. I now know Shane was the perfect PR person for this guy. They are like two pees in a pod. Their attitude, love for hunting, impatience, sarcasm, and humor are identical. It was a great trip, and we will all cherish the memories.

First Day of School 2008

The first day of School is always fun! Tyson started middle school, Natasha 4th grade, and Dereck started 1st grade. It is nice to see them hugging because it does not happen too often.
I can still feel the love now. I wish I could say they all loved school and was excited about going, but that would be a lie.

Larsen family Reunion 2008

So this years family reunion was a lot of FUN!!! The only thing that sucked is we were only there for the day. I enjoy staying the two nights, and having the whole weekend. Misty and Shane did an awesome job!
We had Karaoke, and I did not know it, but all of my kids like to perform.
Me and Natasha sang American Soldier by Toby Keith.
We sang Summer Lovin from the soundtrack of Grease.
On the way home at 10:00 at night we stopped and seen the Crandall Canyon Mine Monument. It was really neat.
Me and my boys are they not hotties.
All the boys showing off their muscles.
Ruthann wearing her raffle items her sweet little boy Jace put her in for.
Me and Dereck sang "I wanna be a Cowboy Baby" by Kid Rock.

The cute little ones!!

Me, Gramps and Ruthanne just chilling.
Playing Volleyball!
Oakley and my baby Sissy.
Have I ever told you I have the best most awesomest, cutest Gramps ever.

The boys playing volleyball. It was an awesome reunion. Thanks Bytheways! Hopefully ours will be just as successful as yours next year. It is always fun to be with family and have such a good time. It was great!!!

Lump in my Throat

So as lots of people know I went and had an EGD done yesterday. It turns out that my stressful summer caused me to have ulcers and gastritis. I should have been back to work today, but the scope they used inflamed my throat even more, and now I have no voice. They said that because of all the erythrocytes in my throat(that means red and inflamed) that the scope caused it to be even worse. Anyways I have been home for 2 days and will be home tomorrow as well. If I have an advice for anyone it is to keep the stress in your life at a low level. Shane stayed home and went with me and tucked me into bed before he had to leave again. He calls and keeps checking on me as well. He says he will hopefully be home Saturday night. I hope so because I always feel better with him home and his arms around me. We are looking forward to a little retreat in about 10 days. We are going on the Elk Hunt and taking the kids, and Shane has a guy from California Jeff he is taking. We are all excited about getting away. We are taking all the kids, and Nichole is bringing her boyfriend David. It should be a fun time. Anyways I just wanted to keep you all posted. Love Ya!!!

BYU vs UCLA

So Shane and me thought this would be the game of the year!!!! Boy were we wrong!!! UCLA only had their cheerleaders there to play. It was a stomping of the year!!! Nothing like last years nailbiting games between the two of them. 59-0!!! Can you believe that???? It was a great game and it was fun being there with Shane, Ryan and my mom and Lewis. We left at the end of the third quarter, because we could not watch the cheerleaders play anymore!!! It was a great game, and after that we went out to dinner with our friends Wendy and Jerry at Guadalahonkeys. It was a fun day and night and ended taking our friend Kenny to the ER because he had a rust ring in his eye after Dr. Shane Bott removed the metal from his eye. Thanks to Dr. Botts talented hands he could remove the metal but not the ring, so that is why we were at the ER to have Kenny's eye drilled. It was great to see the BYU cougars stomp the hell of it the UCLA Bruins.

FOOTBALL TIME

FOOTBALL!!!FOOTBALL!!!!FOOTBALL!!!

And here are some of Ryan's biggest fans!

His beautiful Sister Natasha!!!

His dreamy blue eyed brother Tyson!!!

And the dancing disco hottie Dereck!

Did I tell you Dereck is one white boy that can dance!!! They would be playing music and he was dancing away. Everyone was clapping and laughing and cheering him on. He was getting more attention then the cheerleaders so they decided to join him.

Yeah at 6 my child is already having all the girls want to dance with him!!!

He got his moves from his Mom because we know how much Dad likes to dance!!Isn't he just the cutest thing ever!!!Ryan is the football player in the back, he had to help the JV team.

My RY, I could tell he was not a happy camper. This lone wolf on the side line gave that away.
Ryan is so fun to watch as he is running because he is so quick and FAST!!!
TAKE DOWN!!!!

They were doing the Hakka Dance like BYU Cougars do.







So FOOTBALL Season is here and can I tell you how excited I am. Ryan had his first scrimmage tonight against JV, and let me brag just a little bit and tell you how awesome he did!!!! He was awesome!!! He is very exciting to watch, and boy can he take a guy down. Tyson will also play tackle football, and Dereck gets to play Flag football this year. Plus we still have our season tickets to BYU football. Oh yeah did I tell you I love football season. Here is Ryan doing some of his famous footwork.

Now thats what I like to call A TAKE DOWN!!!