Ben and His Newfound Passion

Hunting and anything that has to do with it has become his life.

This is basically his first year so he is still learning some things, 

but he still has quite a bit of fun at it.

He practices with his bow as often as he can, and even has

 spiffy little lights on his arrows that light up so that 

you can find them if it's too dark out!

In learning about the different types of bows, he's bought and sold a couple, 

and met some pretty interesting people that come buy them.

But doesn't he look good, though!

The dog couldn't figure out who he was and why he looked like that.

He made this stand in our driveway and then hauled it in the truck a mile away.

The neighbor said he could hunt on their land, so he has a food plot 

and wonderful stand all set up.

He got his buddies, Simon and Fin, to come spend their Sunday afternoon making

 good use of their muscles and helping him out .

This was in the process of getting the weighty thing 7ft up in the air on the posts.

There was much laughter and thankfully nobody getting dreadfully hurt, 

since it rolled back down couple times!

I walked up the as they were partway through and seriously thought someone was hurt because they were bent over laughing so hard.

That stand is up there good and solid now, though :)

Those same sidekicks go duck hunting with him as well. 

Yep. And this is them finding out how to call in the ducks, by watching YouTube videos.

It's nice place to do it since the sun was out at least!

They did this after they went out in the morning and tried but it didn't work :)

They didn't get anything, but Ben has now gotten one duck on his own.

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"He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; wherefore it is said, 

'Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.' "

Genesis 10:9

"As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man...." 

Psalm 127:4

Hurray, Ben! Be our Nimrod ;)....Now go get a super big deer. 

Or two. It doesn't matter how many....

Mt. Washington

Although it has been much too long after the fact, I am still posting about our beautiful and invigorating hike up Washington the end of September, right at peak season, just because it was such a spectacular time :)

The best part happened that morning before we left.... 

Josh called me at like 5:30 saying what I thought was just "Good morning". 

That seemed odd since he doesn't normally do that, but.... 

We just chit-chatted and then he said, 

"Why did you lock your little brother out??" 

I was puzzled as to what he was saying since the boys were all still sleeping, 

but I went downstairs and.....SCREAMED! 

He was standing right down by the basement door!!!

He totally drove through the night - 12 hours - to get here and surprise me and hike with us!

He bought us all hot cocoa for the ride to the mountain, too

 Water was everywhere as we hiked

Fin attempting a handstand.... Doesn't he look like a pro?! 

Elizabeth wanted me to get a picture of her doing a ballet pose....*magnificent!*

Annndd.... and when I turned around....Simon was copying her! 

I must say, they were both pretty good at it :)

 

  

Live long and prosper, Ben!

Josh can literally fall asleep anywhere. 

He's bigger than me finally.....

Such a nice little family picture of us four.... ;)

Elizabeth and I

On the Cog Railway

 

I like living on the wild side so I just walked right by this sign :)

In actuality, and seen by the pictures, the day was absolutely beautiful! A little windy at the top where we needed sweatshirts, but rather warm other than that.

The whole group of us that went

Oh, the fabulous memories of good times.

Thank you, Josh, for coming to make it even better!

Fall Days....

....are the best when you drive over to a friend's house 

to go for a walk 

because it's just so beautiful outside 

you have to share it with some one.

.....and have an extemporaneous mini photo shoot....

....and take sisters along since they're friends too....

  -- Besties --

....and of course get some of just us.....

...and find a backroad that look like it drops right off into nothingness.....

....and get in a bit of sisterly love :).... 

....and basically.... 

 

.....just have....

....a fantastic day!

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The EARTH is the Lord's and the fulness thereof; 

the WORLD, and all that dwell therein.

Psalm 24:1

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While the earth remaineth, 

seedtime and harvest, 

and cold and heat, 

and summer and winter, 

and day and night shall not cease.

Genesis 8:22