Happy 9 Raygen!

I just wanted to take a minute to gush about my sweet girl. She is the BEST daughter a mother could ever ask for! I can't say enough good things about her kind, loving spirit. She is such a positive addition to our household. She is always nice to her brothers, especially Ridge. He loves it when his big sister is home because she always includes him and plays games with him. She is rarely anything but pleasant. She always has a smile on her face and is constantly doing nice things for us. I often find cute notes from her on my pillow. She writes me notes for everything! And I know that she writes her Daddy notes also. They are so fun to find and warm my heart. She is always eager to help and loves to spend time with the family. These past 9 years have definately been a gift from God. They have gone so fast! I am so blessed to have her!

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The Mighty Hunter

Gabe is loving being able carry a gun around while hunting. I don't know that he loves the idea of killing anything, but he does like being considered "one of the boys" now. We went hunting grouse the other day and had lots of fun. It was a hot day and Tyson and I both limited out pretty quickly. Gabe had a hard time seeing the birds and aiming his gun before they were too far away to shoot, but it was a good experience. Cash came with us and helped a lot with flushing out the birds and retrieving them after we shot. He ran so hard for so long in the heat that he ended up getting heat exhaustion. We had to run him to the vet for treatment. He almost died. Next time, we will have to be way more careful. It was definately a lesson learned.