Archery Woman!

My New Hobby!!




So...about 3 weeks ago, I mentioned to Cameron that I would like to learn how to shoot a Bow. Just to see if I like it, and then maybe we could get me one. Well, apparently he was super excited because he took me to Cabelas and bought me one. It's awesome! And PINK!! We took it to Humphrey's Archery and got it all set up and got my arrows and everything. My draw length is 27 and Cameron's is 29. So I guess that means I have long arms. And the draw weight is at 40lbs. So it takes a lot of effort to pull it back. I have to laugh because I have been after Cameron to fix our shower for about 9 months, and he keeps putting off, but when I say I want a bow, he buys it 5 days later! I swear he wants me to be like Tiffany on a hunting show called The Crush with Lee and Tiffany.

So Cameron set up some targets in our basement so I could practice and get comfortable with it. So I have been shooting down there, and we went to Ibohunt last Saturday and shot. It was way fun, except that I whipped my arm pretty good and got a big old bruise! But it really is a lot of fun. I can't wait to shoot a deer with it!

Boyfriends Already?

Well...we have had a little bit of teenage drama with Lexi the last little while. Ever since she started school in September she has had a little crush on a boy in her class. She talks about him all the time and just gets this grin on her face. Well in about November, Ms. Katie had to tell me that Lexi got in trouble for locking 3 boys in the bathroom and not letting them leave until they kissed her! I don't know where she got that idea! Well, I guess her and this boy decided to be boyfriend/girlfriend. And Lexi had to yell at another little girl who sat by her man! So they other day I went to pick her up from school, and this little boy came and asked me to get him an invitation for her bday party, because he doesn't know when it is or where we live. So she had invited him to her party, which I am not mistaken shouldn't be til June! But when I picked her up the other day she told me that they broke up. And when I asked her why, she told me that she told Porter, that he needed to go home and tell his mom that she would never see him again, because if they get married, he needs to come live with us! Oh my goodness, this has already started, what am I gonna do when she is 14?

So that was the update on Lexi...here is the update for Quinn...

She is 14 months, and she weighs 18 lbs. So that puts her in the 5th percentile. I was reading older posts, and when she was 6 months, she was in the 30th, so that has dropped pretty bad. But she eats, so I don't know what to do. Since her surgery, she acts like a totally different kid. She wants to sit and play all the time. Her 1st word was Baby. And her 2nd was deer. She is so funny. She has started to pull herself up to the couch, so I think that she should start walking soon. She is so full of energy and look out if she doesn't get what she wants. She has an attitude!!

New Eyes

Quinn had her eye muscle surgery on December 18. And it was the most nerve racking thing for me to ever do! The hardest thing I have ever had to do is hand my baby over to a stranger to go have an operation. It took about and hour and 20 minutes. And then we were in the recovery room for about 2 hours, and she got to come home!! She had to wear these little arm restraints to make sure she couldn't rub or scratch her eyes, so that was pretty rough for her.

I can't believe how much of a difference it made. I wasn't expecting it to look so good so soon. You can tell a Huge difference. And she acts like a new kid. She likes to sit and play with her toys now, where before she wouldn't really be content to play. I am so glad that we got it done and that she can actually see now! And the Doctor seemed quite confident that this one did the trick and we won't have to do another one.


These pictures are before... and the top one is after. You can tell a huge difference!

Winter Dance Recital 2009

It doesn't get much cuter than this! Lexi had her winter dance recital on December 7. She always loves to get dressed up in her costume and put all her make up on. I was putting her mascara on and thought to myself that people are gonna think I put fake eyelashes on her because hers are SO long! She doesn't get that from me for sure! Lexi loves dance and looks forward to going every week. She absolutely loves Ms. Katie. The song that they danced to was "Shake your tailfeathers." It was so cute.


She was so cute in her costume!


I love this picture! I think that she looks like me!



Lexi and McKenzie Harvey "Shaking their tailfeathers"

Happy Birthday Quinn!

Wow! I absolutely cannot believe that my baby has turned one! Her birthday was Saturday and we had a big party with all of her granparents and great grandparents and even one great-great grandma! She got tons of presents (not from us!! but from her grandparents) like Santa Clause doesn't need to come in a month!! She had her very own cake and instead of digging in with her cute little hands, she decided to go face first! It was so funny. The party was a lot of fun and she was so cute while opening her presents she would let out this squeal that basically killed all of our ear drums! (Bunco girls....you know where she gets that!)

Let me tell you a little bit about what is going on with my little girl. She has got Amblyopia in her eye and she is wearing a patch right now to try and make the bad eye stronger. But someime in the next month she will have a surgery where they go in and strengthen the muscles in the eye. Now it could be fixed in one surgery but it could also take up to three. The doctor said that by the time she is a teenager she will have straight eyes and good vision, but it is going to take 10 years to get it that way! She also was born with a cleft gum. Where her gum on the top didn't grow all the way together because of her frenulum. So next Tuesday we take her to get the surgery on it. So please keep her in your prayers for the next little while! The poor little thing. I feel so bad for her and all that she is going through right now. But I am so thankful that these are the only problems she has, because taking her to Primary Childrens, I saw a lot of little kids a lot worse off than her. I can't even say how thankful I am for both of my kids and that they are healthy, and that what is wrong is completely fixable. I am so glad to have both of these cute little girls. I can't even tell you how much I love being a mom and love being able to stay home with them. They are the light of my life and I wouldn't have it any other way!!


I had to put this pic on here even though you can't see her beautiful eyes that well. But you can tell how happy she is! She is always grinning like that. What a happy baby!


Sitting up in her chair "posing" for our little photo shoot!


Like I said...she dug in with her face!! It was hilarious. And surprisingly enough she was very clean when she got done. Just some on one hand and her face!!


All of our family at the party! I was excited that everyone came. And that with all the craziness that has gone on in my family that there wasn't a fight. Because My mom and Michelle were both there, My Davis Grandparents and my Dad, and Scott was there too. But it was a lot of fun and everyone got a long!

Happy Anniversary to my wonderful Hubby!

Today is our 5th Anniversary! I can't believe that we have been married for 5 years! It's crazy because it seems like we have been together forever sometimes, and others it feels like it hasn't been that long! I could not ask for a better husband. He takes such good care of my girls and I! He puts up with a lot of crap out of me sometimes and I can't even express how much I love and appreciate him!

So to Cameron....thank you so much for everything. You are the best Dad and Husband a girl could ask for. I have no idea what I would do without you. You always love me no matter how onry and mean I can get. I can't believe it was 5 years ago today that we started this wonderful adventure. I love our lives together and I wouldn't change anything. Thank you so much for taking me and the girls to the temple so we could be sealed. You are a great guy and I love you so much!!

Gone Hunting

Well this time of year is always super fun for us! We disappear for about two weeks! I love to hunt and spend time with my dad and my sisters hunting. Cameron had a Buck and Bull combo tag and got a 2 point bull and a 3 point buck. I went with him the night he got his deer and it was a lot of fun! I have to say that I have never seen such a sharp shooter. He dropped his deer in one shot a 400 yards. That is a way long shot! My hunt opened this weekend and we have hunted for 2 days straight. I have walked my butt off! We only saw 2 bucks and I shot at one at 478 yards away and missed. But it was fun! Hopefully I will get one and have some pictures to post! Until then we will disappear yet again. I am pretty sure my kids think I have fell off the planet!