Snowy day in Idaho Falls

Nothing much happening this weekend. Amber has 3 days off, Frank has the weekend off... no school and its been snowing all day. Had to get about a 1/4 cord of wood today, paid about 10 bucks for some clean wood. We put the wood away and chopped the rest so we'll have a good supply for a few weeks.

Here's a few pics of us just hanging out this weekend. Keeping warm downstairs, playing with the turtle, and watching Barkley sleep 2 inches from the incredibly hot wood stove.








We still burn from the time we get up to past going to bed. The girls are both a little sick; Mia's cough isn't getting any better and now Graycie seems like she is trying to get one. Been to the store and have everything we need so we don't have to leave this weekend. I posted a few panoramic photos of snow in Idaho Falls.

Hopefully tomorrow I'll get out bunny hunting with the guys. Should be great conditions for it, plenty of fresh snow and the bunny tracks will be fresh. I think Seth, Frank, Steve and Dave will be heading out the the bunny grounds early in the morning.

Here's a few short videos of the girls playing with the long icicles and of the snow falling out front of the house.

Mia's Birthday Party... she's 5!!!

Had a great time, Mia had such a blast with her family and friends. The party started around 2 and didn't really end till the next morning. She had a few of her school friends over, and Grandpa, Seth, Jessica, Steve & Christi and their kids Acacia and Kyler. Acacia ended up spending the night for Mia and Graycie's first sleep over.





Mia had a Nemo cake, something she picked out herself. We drove around most of the late afternoon trying to find a cake for her but ended up going to Fred Meyers where she found one she liked.

Her party was a Tea Party. We even had actual tea, no caffeine and its made for little ones. We brought the table upstairs for the girls and decorated it. They all played games and ran around like wild animals with their heads cut off... but they had fun. The house was a mess.


She got lots of fun toys, probably her favorite was the moon sand and the kids vacuum cleaner. She's been wanting one for a while now. They also loved the dart blow guns that Seth and Grandpa got her. They have been terrorizing the cats and dogs, I've had a blast with the blow guns also... chasing the animals around.

All in all... a great day for Mia. We are exhausted and quite happy all went down as planned, and glad that it's over :) Next party will be Graycie's in a few months. Not sure what she wants to do, hopefully the weather will be nicer. The day of Mia's party, the low was -14 degrees. We went shooting the day before and froze our asses off!

Iceberg shooting near Menan

Myself, Dave, and Steve headed out from Idaho Falls to Deerpark, or as we call it the bunny killing grounds. We normally go here to hunt bunnys and hang out with the guys. Sometimes, when the weather is warm, we'll take the kids with us. Graycie and Mia really enjoy shooting and I plan to get them their own rifle next year.

It was cold, damn cold... no, it was incredibly cold! I'm guessing 10 below when we got there, and that was around 11am. I think all of us at one time went numb somewhere on our body. Not much wind, but the nose hairs sure froze up quickly. Reloading was fun with icicles for fingers. But, it was fun... hangin out, jamin to some good tunes, and blasting away.

We just had our .22 rifles, nothing special. I shoot a Savage .22, real straight shooter, bolt action, solid black, with one bitch'n scope. Dave has a .22 auto, not sure what brand. Steve took Golden Boy today... a .22 magnum, beautiful wood stock, and perty brass plating.

It's about 20 minutes from Idaho Falls, right above Lewisville and Menan, Idaho. Ya just turn left after you pass the Elk Farm on the right, about halfway through the Northern Menan Butte. Nice drive, about 8 inches or so of snow, we took Dave's truck... a smooth ride. He just got Sirus Satellite, a bitchin setup.
We shot for a while but the river offered no moving targets as the cold weather froze all the water into giant chunks of ice. First time this has happened, we always have a constant moving shooting gallery of unlimited targets (ice bergs). They explode and then sink once hit, pretty fun when you have a few guys out there blasting away.

We saw a dog sled team practicing while we were driving out... and there were a few trucks with sleds on the top and a few more teams of dogs. Good time today, we didn't have too long as I had to get back to I.F. so Amber could get her massage. But, hopefully the ice berg stoppage will be short-lived and we'll have our multiple moving targets back. Still wanting to jump in the Kayaks and float down the Snake River through the mist and the ice. Hopefully soon.

Here's a short video of our dumbasses thinking we're taking a picture but the video is on instead...