Baby, I Look Good!

 

This weekend, Stetzen and I went down to Rupert to go to the annual craft fair.  It's a tradition and one I don't like to miss.  The booths were all amazing, and I was tempted to buy hundreds of dollars of crafts, but managed to get out without buying a thing.  I think sometimes that I'm a too much of a tightwad, lol.  After the event, my mom, Kate, and I went to King's to pick up some things and the fun really began.  All I can say is that my little guy is the cutest boy model ever!  We found some hats and tried them on and had a ball.  I should have bought the Davey Crockett hat.  It was definitely the cutest and funniest.

 



 

 

The Bambi Killer pt. 2

  

Once again, we made the trek up to Horse Creek  to go elk hunting.  Much to my dismay, it was cold, rainy, and miserable outside!  I like to go hunting with Zach, but not when the weather is that crappy.  Nevertheless, I survived and enjoyed it somewhat.  Not only did we go, but his mom and dad, Brands, and Josh & Kayla.  They made up for all the bad weather because I had someone to chill with while the boys were gone.

 

 

In an attempt to rid himself as "The Bambi Killer," Zach was determined to get nothing other than Mega Bull.  The first morning they went up Zach saw and shot at a huge bull, but missed.  He boasts about his shooting skills and emphasizes that he never misses.  His excuse for missing was that he really didn't try to shoot him.  But I would say that he tried and failed miserably.  He got harassed about it the rest of the trip.

 

 

Over the next couple days, the weather got worse and we pretty much got rained out.  After being drenched up on the mountain on the second day, they decided to go to Pinedale to wash their clothes and went out for dinner.  It was a nice brake from the cold and mud. 

 

 

By the end of it all, Zach, Brands, and their dad all shot elk.  Brands again turned out to be the mega hunter, with a good sized 6 point.  Both Zach and his dad shot 5 points, of which his dad shot the bigger, but not by much.  This trip did not help Zach's cause in ridding himself of being "The Bambi Killer," so the name still holds!

While the boys were gone, Stetzen was determined to have as much fun as he could.  He absolutely loved being outside and being able to run all over the campsite.  He was obsessed with walking down the dirt trail to the main road.  On one of his mad dashes, he tripped over a rock and face planted it right into the dirt.  At first he just had this look of complete shock, then came the crying.  I rushed over to make sure he was okay, and couldn't help but laugh at the dirty mess I came to rescue.  He only cried for about 30 sec so I had to get a pic of the drama.



He also loves the horses and always wants to play with them, so when Zach got back from the mountain, he got his ride on trusty Rocky.  He loved it and didn't want to get off.  I definitely think we have a true cowboy on our hands. 

All in all, we all had a good time, but were more than ready to get home. 

Zach couldn't help but get a pic with Brands' elk.

Goodbye Goldilocks

I finally broke down and decided to cut Ted's hair.  His cousin Caige is a couple months older and has yet to have his hair cut.  The poor kid is rocking a mullet.  I got a few comments about Ted becoming mullet number two, so I decided...off with his hair!

 



 

Here is the infamous before shot. It's time to say goodbye to the mini mullet buddy!  From the picture you'd think he was saying, "You'll never get my hair!  Not if it's the last thing I do you crazy person!"  Believe me, if I had a choice, I'd keep his curls.  It's sad to see your little man to outgrow his baby days and become a toddler. 

 

 

This picture doesn't do him justice, but he really did have cute curls on the back of his hair and I miss them terribly!

 



 

As for the haircutting experience, he did pretty well. I was worried that he'd grab the clippers and cut himself. I always picture those hazard signs with the stick figure people mutilating themselves when it comes to things like this, so to prevent a fingerless child I gave him a dum dum sucker. It worked wonderfully and he enjoyed the whole event!

 

  I let Zach do the honors of cutting while I documented the whole ordeal.  I should have been a little more prepared and got a nice before and after shot, but Stetzen's photo patience is limited.  But, it's forever engraved in the blog world so it'll be ok.  I can't get over the cute faces he made while we cut his hair.  I had a hard time staying behind the camera to take pictures because it was too funny.

 

After ten minutes of cutting we have the proud new toddler owning his newly cut do.  I think he lost a lot of his baby look, which is so sad, but this momma is going to roll with the punches and embrace her handsome little boy!  He looks so darn cute.  Once it was cut, I think he looks a lot like his cousin Wyatt.  I never thought he looked like any of them before, but it's amazing how much a haircut can change your appearance!