"Throughout our lives, we must deal with change. Some changes are welcome; some are not. There are changes in our lives which are sudden, such as the unexpected passing of a loved one, an unforeseen illness, the loss of a possession we treasure. But most of the changes take place subtly and slowly. Day by day, minute by minute, second by second we went from where we were to where we are now. The lives of all of us, of course, go through similar alterations and changes. The difference between the changes in my life and the changes in yours is only in the details. Time never stands still; it must steadily march on, and with the marching come the changes. This is our one and only chance at mortal life—here and now. The longer we live, the greater is our realization that it is brief. Opportunities come, and then they are gone. I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that help us distinguish between what is important and what is not. I plead with you not to let those most important things pass you by as you plan for that illusive and nonexistent future when you will have time to do all that you want to do. Instead, find joy in the journey—now. Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with friends and family. One day each of us will run out of tomorrows. " Thomas S. Monson

October 02, 2018

Hunting season..is our favorite season

It's time again for the most beautiful season of the year! #huntingtime
Nick, me, grandpa H, and Shane all have dedicated hunter tags. You get tags for now, black powder, and rifle for 3 years but can only harvest two deer each in those 3 years. This was our last year on the tags and we hadnt gotten a thing yet.
We took the two big boys up the mountin for the last day of bow hunt...kip and I saw a small buck, I shot and missed by maybe a foot..bummer.
Then this past week was muzzle loaded. Nick got a 4 point opening morning, the first shot of the day within 30 min of light out.
Grandpa for a 3 point the 2nd morning....
Mom missed a very large 2 point with TALL antlers..because dad distracted me...then i passed up two others to try for a bigger deer. The boys all said I was just too scared to pull the trigger.
Days went by and nothing.
Finally, on Oct 1..nick, me and shane were driving back down the mountain to head home and we happen to see a few right off the road... two had horns. I jumped out of the truck and the little guy just stayed there staring at me. I aimed and shot...booom! First shot. Got em. My FIRST deer... Followed his awesome blood trail til we found him. In the dark. Nick wouldn't even gut him for me..how rude. But shane came to the rescue and bailed his little sis out and did it for me
..he hadnt done it and he wanted to learn how so it was a win win!
Hes WAY smaller then I wanted but decided getting one with a muzzle loader would be awesome and didnt want to chance not seeing another with only a few days left.
Kip has been the most excited boy with all 3 of us getting deer this trip. Shane just needs his. He shot at a small one today..but we think he missed.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the mountains at fall...so INCREDIBLE...the COLORS, the SMELL...wow, just amazing!!!
It's for sure one of my happy places!

good advice!

Be very careful if you make a woman cry, because God counts her tears. The woman came out of a man's rib, not from his feet to be walked on, not from his head to be superior, but from his side to be equal! Under the arm to be protected, & next to the heart to be loved.

brothers forever

brothers forever

the haslem family