Pumpkin Hunt

About 5yrs ago, my dad and sister, Rebecca, took some pumpkins out into the desert to shoot them just to see what would happen. They thought that it would be great to bring the video camera along and narrate the hunt. Well, the video was so funny and shooting the pumpkins with high powered rifles was so fun that we started making it a yearly thing and well, now its tradition.
The people at Walmart or Albertson thinks were crazy when we go to the check out with a a couple carts full of pumpkins, however, when the ask why and we tell them what we do with them, they're all for it and can't wait to go try it themselves.
This year was the first year that we didn't get the pumpkins painted prior to the hunt. We usually get them all painted-the art work that is done is always amazing and very creative; we,ve had pumpkin deer complete with antlers, pumpkin cats, bears, camouflage, the joker, and the list can go on.
This year we had 22 pumpkins to "hunt" and 9 hunters with a fairly wide range of rifles.

Shhh...be very quite. I'm hunting pumpkin.

The pumpkins didn't have a chance.

It was once again, a very successful year of pumpkin hunting. We all got our 'tags' filled-none of them got away; even the pumpkins that had managed to climb trees or 'hide' about 300yds away were not safe.

Reformation Party 09

Yes, these are a little past due since Oct is long gone and Nov. has only a day left but pictures are for memories and for keeping friends and family's up to date on some of what is going on.
This year, our church held a Reformation Party instead of a "Halloween party" at the Cox's house. As usual, there was lots of good food and company-its never boring. All of the kids had a great time playing in their costumes.


Here is Joleena(she's a bat) and Katie(BSU cheerleader)

Marisa at this moment is a princess but before that she was a fairy and before that a queen and.............I think she's cute!

Dive in! the food is ready!!

The Loverin's, I think, were the only family that everyone dresses up. Can you guess what the theme was?

Yep, Jonah and the whale, the worm, a tree, and a couple pirates.

All the kids enjoying some dinner and each other.

Prior to this, most of the kids had done the trick-or-treating in town to all of the businesses. My girls ended up with so much candy that I think it will last a couple years; they had a lot of fun though.

Fall Ride

A couple weeks ago, we went out north of town to go ride-needed to get out of the arena and the day was simply beautiful. I of course left my camera at the truck, again, but did get a couple pictures of Jessie right before we left. We did about a 6-7 mile loop at the base of the Sheepcreek Range. Riding with Jessie is such a joy-riding horses just makes her laugh-pure enjoyment, as it should be; not a care in the world-no worries. Its very therapeutic-LOL.

Jessie and Nina all ready to go.