My cute boys!

I think my boys are the cutest boys in the whole world. I sure do love them and I am so lucky to be their mommy. I need to remember to get my camera out more often! Love these cute boys!!

Ryan's Antelope

So, if you all remember, last year I drew out for an Antelope tag, and I got a pretty nice buck. This year, Ryan drew out for the same tag. (Too bad we couldn't have drawn out the same year) Well, his hunt went pretty much like mine. He found a nice buck early Saturday morning (Sept.11) and he was done hunting by 8:00 am. He shot his buck in the exact same spot as mine! He took Hazen with him for the hunt, and his dad and his two brothers also went. Hazen had a blast and he has been talking about ever since. But, he wouldn't co-operate to have his picture taken with Daddy and the Antelope. He said it was too cold. :) Well... here are some pics from the day. Good job Ryan! I still think mine is bigger.........

This was about the only half-way good picture they got of Hazen, and it is still horrible!

HaPpY BiRtHdAy To My MoMmA!

Today is my Mom's 50th birthday! Happy Birthday Mom! I love this woman so dang much, so I decided since she is turning 50 today, I would write 50 reasons why I love her!
1-She is my Best Friend in the whole wide world
2-We have the best days ever just going to lunch and running errands, we can do anything together and make it fun.
3-She is always willing to come over and help me with anything I need.
4-She loves my boys so much and she loves spending time with them.
5-She is the best cook EVER!
6-She has taught me how to be a good mom to my boys and a good wife to Ryan.
7-She loves folding my laundry! Every time she comes over, my laundry gets folded.
8-She loves to take care of me. No matter what is going on with my life, she always wants to make sure I am taken care of, and that we have the things we need.
9-Every time I have had to have surgery or I am not feeling well, she makes sure she is the one that is at my house to take care of me and my family. She cleans, takes care of me, cooks dinner for us, etc.....
10-We can shopping anytime together and have an awesome time.
11-I love that she has taught me how to cook, and I am getting pretty good at it, thanks to her!
12-We never get sick of spending time together.
13-Her Chili Verde-enough said!
14-Her love for my dad, they have been married for almost 32 years and they still love each other as much as ever, I hope Ryan and I are the same way when we have been married for 32 years!
15-She is such a good example to me.
16-She always made sure when we were growing up that we had dinner together every night as a family, and whatever friends we had over she would include them.
17-I remember one night her and my dad took all of us kids and a bunch of friends and neighbor kids toilet papering, she has always been a fun mom.
18-Her sneezes are the best! Each one is unique.
19-She is a very generous person, she would give you the shirt off her back if you needed it.
20-She is always interested in what is going on in my life, big or small.
21-She loves to be organized.
22-She loves to organize my house, which I need all the help I can get!
23-She loves to serve others, and is always willing to take dinner to someone.
24-She has taught me how to sew (kind of), which I never thought I would be able to do.
25-She is patient with me.
26-She loves to just relax and watch movies with Hazen, and he LOVES that about Grandma DeAnna.
27-She cracks herself up, which makes us all laugh!
28-She is very loyal to the people she loves.
29-She has a VERY soft heart.
30-She has had a lot of struggles in her life and she just keeps on going, even when she feels like giving up.
31-She loves to decorate and it is so fun to learn from her.
32-Her love for the Gospel.
33-She loves to travel, and she tries to go on trips as often as she can, hopefully I can do that one day!
34-She is very creative.
35-She loves to clean-I wish I got that from her!
36-She always made all of my friends feel welcome in our home and she made sure we had good food.
37-She is a very good friend.
38-I have so many fun memories of just the two of us, I will always treasure those.
39-I look forward to making MANY more memories!
40-We love watching the Bachelor together and we make a girls night out of it!
41-Her Boston Cream Pie. Can you tell I love her cooking!?
42-I love that we can spend a whole day doing nothing and have fun together.
43-She is very talented and crafty.
44-She loves Ryan like he is her own son.
45-She is very giving and rarely takes time for herself (something she needs to learn to do).
46-We have so much in common and we love all the same things.
47-She is very supportive. She came to every one of my softball games when I was growing up, and she still comes now!
48-She motivates me.
49-She is a very strong person for having to deal with all she does.
50-She is the BEST MOM EVER!

I love you so much mom and I am so grateful to have you in my life. I am so glad you are my mom. You are such a good example to me. I love you and I can't wait until we can spend a whole day shopping to celebrate your birthday!
I tried finding a picture of me and my mom together, but I can't find one, so here she is with Hazen last October. We love you Mom!