NFL Week 11 Results and Week 12 Picks

Angela's Picks

Craig's Picks

This Past week Angela won! She beat me by one game. For the year I am well ahead of Angela. I am up on her by 14 games. I am so far ahead there is almost no chance for her to catch me. however if you look at it week to week, I have won 6 times and Angela has won 5. Much closer. And not only that she has won 4 out of the last 5 weeks!

I Spy

I Spy

Photo taken: November 15, 2008

NFL Week 10 Results and Week 11 Picks

Last week Angela and I picked the exact same games, which was pretty amazing considering that there were no bye's, so we were the same on 16 games. Even more amazing we only missed 1 game last week. 15 for 16 is impressive! So who won? Well Angela did! She beat me by score on Monday Nights game!

By the way, I am still whooping the so called experts over at ESPN.

Now for this weeks picks. We didn't do a repeat of last week and pick them all the same.

Angela's Picks

Craig's Picks

Check back next week to see how we did.

All in a Days Hunt

Friday I went hunting with John Cunningham. John is the Safety and Enviromental Manager at Smoky Canyon. We where hunting elk. We finally saw four elk very late in the day, that were very far off. We did not have time to put a stalk on them. however we did see all kinds of wildlife throughout the day.

This beaver was working hard at building a damn in the nearby creek. He was puttting the hurt to several aspen trees.

We saw deer all day along, including these four. We saw several nice bucks. Of coarse deer season is closed in the area we were hunting!

We also saw a few moose, including this cow and calf. Besides the animals above we also saw a couple of golden eagles, a badger and lots of water fowl.

Photos taken: November 7, 2008

Witch Emily

Halloween night we participated in a couple of the local trunk-or treat activities. Auburn had a trunk-or-treat at 6:00, and then Afton had theirs at 7:00. It was great fun. Emily came as herself! OOPs...just kidding she dressed as a witch, and a good one at that! She made her own costume! The homemade costumes are always so much better, don't you think?

After trunk-or-treating we let the kids hit a couple of streets in town. We went down Madison Ave. When we came to 5th street the kids knocked on the door of the house the we rented for 6 months, when we first arrived in Star Valley. I asked the kids if they recognized the house. The boys did not at all, and Ruby said, "yah??? It looks familiar, but I can't quite place where I remember it from"! The house has been fixed up very much since we lived there! It is now a much nicer house.

The Headless Horsemen made an unexpected appearance at the trunk-or-treat in Afton. It is truely one of the best costumes I have ever seen! It sure is a local hit.

Photo taken by Angela: October 31, 2008

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Fresh From the Oven

Each year at Halloween, Angela makes us a batch of roasted pumkin seeds! The kids and I love them. They are easy to make, the hardest part is getting the gunk cleaned from the seeds.

Photo taken: November 1, 2008

NFL Week 10 Picks

Angela and I picked exactly the same games this week. We have been picking for years now, and I can't remember a time when we both picked exactly the same! So this week it will come down to the score, so this week I will post are picks for the total score of Monday nights game.

Angela - 51

Craig - 39

NFL Week 9 Results

How time flies! I have so many things that I have meant to post about lately that I haven't got to yet. I am going to try and do some catching up today!

Here it is Saturday and I haven't posted last weeks results for our weekly pickum contest. That wouldn't be so bad but one game for week 11 is already in the books!




This past week I bested Angela by a single game. She has been in a groove lately, and has been picking very well.

Preston and Spencer's Costumes

We took the easy way out with Preston and Spencer this year. We bought their costumes! Shame on us!

Photo taken: October 31, 2008

Master Pumpkin Carvers

This year Dad handed over the carving tools and let the kids do their own! I didn't help in the least bit!

Preston's is Always Going to do Something Goofy

Spencer's Distorted Face

Ruby's Snaggle Tooth

Photos taken: October 29, 2008

The Ward Social

Last Tuesday the Auburn Ward had a social. Carnival type booths were set up for the kids to enjoy, and homemade corn dogs, and homemade rootbeer were served!

It's a' Brewin'

Sister's Makin' the Dogs

Ruby Enjoying Her Dog


Spencer and Savanah Throwing Darts

Preston and Joseph Throwing Darts

Tate Shows Off His Face Painting

Savanah with Her Butterfly

Zan is Brave!

Adam Clowning Around

Photos taken: October 28, 2008 Most of them by: Angela

Ruby's Costume Creation

Since joining 4H, Ruby has really taken an interest in sewing. This year she decided to make her own Halloween costume. Last time we were in Evanston, Ruby picked out the pattern and the material. She worked on the costume for about a week, finishing it up on Halloween.

I think Ruby did a stupendous job, don't you?

Ruby and Angela Prepare the Pattern

Ruby Sews on the Collar

Ruby Models Her Costume

Photos taken: October 26th and 31st, 2008

NFL Week 9 Picks

Craig's Picks

Angela's Picks

Angela has won the last 2 weeks! Can she make it 3 in a row?