moose and deer

When Keith goes out of town we really try to make sure he says goodnight to Caroline before bedtime. He's been gone to the ranch on a hunting trip for a couple of days now. This was the content of their conversation the other night:

Keith: "Hi, Caroline how are you?"

Caroline: "Bring home deer daddy."

I eventually get the phone back and proceed to put her into bed and we have a little conversation:

Lauren: "Caroline, do you know where daddy is?"

Caroline: "hunting trip"

Lauren: "What is daddy hunting?"

Caroline: "Moose and deer."

Keith is obviously not hunting moose, however, I'm sure he wishes he was. I think she is picking up on the moose from when he takes her to Sportsmans Warehouse she see all the mounts on the walls.

Then, this morning I thought I'd revisit our conversation:

Lauren: "Caroline, what is daddy hunting?"

Caroline: "Moose, deer, and elk."

Again, I'm sure Keith wishes he was hunting moose and elk.

Keith is on his way home right now with 3 doe in the back of the truck. I know Caroline is expecting to be able to see them because as you can tell she's been talking about it all week. I'm not sure however how I feel about her seeing the deer dead...this is to be determined(if I let her look.)

**PS**For all the animal right activists out there---we do actually eat the deer!

what a wonderful husband...

After weeks of not having a camera and going crazy Keith surprised me with a digital SLR that I have been wanting for so long. The funny thing is about 3 weeks ago I dropped my camera, we sent it in to Canon, and they want over $120 to fix it. We paid around $200 for it, so it didn't make sense to fix it. I'm sure Keith thinks I dropped it on purpose so I could get a new camera. :)

Yesterday we decided to take Caroline to the Cedar Rock Railroad. I mainly needed a good excuse to get out of the house and experiment with my new camera. I can already tell I'm going to have lots of fun with this! There's no doubt I have a lot to learn. Anyhow, the train ride is about 1.5 miles and it was just the right amount of time for a little toddler. I think she had a great time.

On a side note, please pray for us. As most of you know Caroline had croup last week. Last night we went to a birthday party for a little friend from playgroup, came home, gave her a bath, and then off to bed. At around 10pm she was up with a 103temp! This morning we stayed home from church, yet again, because she has a temp of 100. We'll have a day of rest today and then hopefully she'll back to herself tomorrow.

Enjoy the pics! xoxo.

i love my neti pot

Ever so often when I find something I think is awesome I really feel it is my job to let you guys know. I am mainly speaking to my fellow allergy sufferers this time. If you don't have allergies...well I don't like you. :)
Most of the time when I have allergies or a cold my nose clogs up and I literally cannot breathe through my nose. It's very uncomfortable....especially at night. I found this neti pot. You can actually buy it at Walgreens. It's very awkward the first time you use it. You take the little pot filled with water and a salt mixture into one of your nostrils and water comes out the other side...I know sounds weird.
Why have I never heard of these before? It is really a miracle for me. I can actually breathe. So as the cold/allergy season approaches try out the neti pot. I don't think it could take the place of medication, but it could definitely be a substitute for a nasal spray.