bow season

This October we celebrated much more than just fall, and harvest time, and pumpkin time, and Halloween. This year was Kevin's first time to shoot a deer with a bow and arrow! (You know... the way His people have always done it.) I will spare you the picture of the dead doe... :(

We are SO glad to be filling up our deep freeze a whole month earlier than usual! We have shared lots of good venison dishes in our house lately.

Kevin hunted last year during bow season for the first time, but didn't ever have a good enough shot to take with confidence. Apparently it is a whole different ball game because you're sitting so much closer to the deer. Bow hunting takes even more patience and more intense concentration than rifle hunting calls for. (Or so I am told... I'm also told I would NEVER cut it in a bow blind. I simply can not be this still or this quiet... ... ... ...how does he know???? You don't know til you try! I've just never tried!)

For little Leah Curley, bow season is year round. Its the first thing we do in the morning... "Mommy, I need a bow." Here are some memories of Octobers gone by... same girl, same month, same bow. ;)

2009

2010

2011 - What a poser!?!?!?!?

A little shepherd

We came out to the barn for some drenching and shearing and hoof trimming... and maybe a wee bit of playing.






For certain chores... you need a red head lamp.

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LC quote of the day: Halloween Special

"One day I will grow up and be big like you, daddy. And I can be a daddy for Halloween! ...Or maybe Bruce the shark... (imagine us laughing ALOT right here) ... oooooor maybe a princess!"

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multifaceted

Here are just 3 of the 4532185 faces she might have in a day...




Fun!


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party people

Don't want to leave any good parties off the blog...

August: Bibby's birthday party...

September: Granstan's birthday party...

October: Grannie's birthday party...

(another one of my mother-in-law's yummy cakes!)

LC quote of the day

Is more like the conversation of the day today...

Leah: Those ducks are taking naps, mommy!
Me: They sure are.
Leah: When they wake up are they gonna go swimming in that pond?
Me: I think they probably will.
Leah: Mommy, do ducks wear swim shoes?



It was chilly this morning so we busted out the snuggle bunny boots (which I purchased this summer for $1.99!! Yay mommy!) When we got in the car she told me "Their names are Kevin and Leah Caroline."

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A little ladybug

When we joined our church 6 years ago, we joined a Sunday school class that was becoming too big for it's britches... And so a split was imminent. The class was divided. Kids vs. No Kids. I called it the "haves" and the "have nots." We joined the have-nots, which was naturally just a slightly younger group of married couples... And what do you know? A few short years later we are the "haves." I counted 39 kiddos in this picture. There were some that could not be wrangled and half a dozen or so buns that were still in their ovens. Not to mention the friends that couldn't make it to the party at all.

My little lady bug is just above and to the left of Thomas the Train.

She picked to be a ladybug (after her mean, sexist mommy told her that only boys dressed up like Lightning McQueen and they didn't make his costume for girls!!! Can you believe I said that???? I am the world's worst!!)


And here she is with her sweet friend, Ian the astronaut.


I wish one of these hadn't been blurry! What a pair!

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LC quote of the day

"I think my allergies are broken. I need new allergies."




Today was the first day she's wanted to carry a purse. She said "I will carry mine just like you, mommy!" Oh.So.Sweet! (And you know who else... of course... my girlie little tomboy)

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a little baking

If Leah had her way, there wouldnt be any cookie dough in cookies at all... Just chocolate chips and m&m's.


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LC quote of the day

"I am drawing God mommy! See, He is wearing purple."



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Farmer Lessie

We met Aunt Leslie for dinner last night at chick-fil-a. Leslie came straight from the barn, wearing her overalls and red rubber boots (legs tucked in of course... How I wish I had taken a full body pic...)

When I saw her coming in I said "Here comes Farmer Leslie!" I said it once... without any reaction from Leah.

An hour later, after we had eaten, talked, stopped to smell the flowers


and played for a while on the playground, I took Leah to go potty. When she was all done with her business she said "Lets go back and see Farmer Leslie! Farmer Leslie will be so proud of me. I love Farmer Leslie sooo much."


That's Aunt Farmer Leslie to you little one... :)

Here I said "Would both of you please look at the camera at the same time??"


Two peas in a pod!

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Flu-free

...Is what we plan to be. Little Curley had her choice of a little shot in the leg... or a big spray up the nose.

I would always opt for the shot. Because I am a purist... and a masochist... and a little skeptical about the mist. I mean, what happens if you sneeze right after? (Which undoubtedly I would do.)

But this girl opted for the spray in the nose... And let me tell you, she will never opt for that again! She was not a fan and as soon as it was over she said "Mommy, I want the shot instead."

I'd promised her a treat after it was over and she SCREAMED "Starbucks!!" She loves the birthday-cake pops... Who doesn't? So off we went for a 9 am treat.





Sprinkle lips.


Flu vaccines are good...


But laughter is the best medicine.


Then we headed to the ag mart to pick up a couple of things for the shepherd in the family.

She saw the baby chicks and said "Where are their mommies?" I didn't tell her that one was marinating in our refrigerator at home in preparation for tonight's dinner.

Speaking of... The other day she told me "Chicken comes from cows, mommy." Do you think chick-fil-a's marketing campaign is confusing her?


She cracked me up when she said "ok baby chickens, now line up and I will teach you some things you need to learn."

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a little ham

Leah's new favorite movie is Veggietales: Princess and the Popstar. When her friend Lillie came over today, they hopped up on the piano bench and Leah burst into one of the (very melancholy) songs from the movie. You'll see that once they've finished that song she hops down and says "Now its time to get ready for the Ka-Chow show!"

Leah turned around to me later and said "Excuse me mommy, we're getting ready for tonight's show." After this they sang several more songs together, including Happy Birthday and Twinkle Twinkle. I wish I had the entire show on video! It was spectacular.

Enjoy some ham!

a little cooking

Even though her thumb appears to be on the wrong side of her hand... she is quite a little cook!
This particular meal was spaghetti... "Some for me and Mommy and Daddy and Beans."
"A little taste for you..."

"A little taste for me..."

RIP... my sweet

See the big one? This particular melon vine in my garden had several of these little melons sprouting, but only the biggest one continued to grow as the other ones shriveled in the heat this summer. I didn't photograph her after this date, but she was more than half the size of a full grown cantaloupe melon, when her vine of origin met an untimely end... She made it through the hottest summer on record in Texas... only to be weed-whacked to death. :( Kevin was sorry, though he didn't come right out and confess UNTIL I found the lifeless melon and began blaming the neighborhood rabbits for the death of my little fruit. Sad.