Saturday, December 27, 2008

Congratulations!

 

Here is a picture of our adorable, new nephew - Joshua Andrew Sayler. He was born on December 24th! Congratulations, Jeremy, Kim, Emma, and Zachary! Wish we could we could see him in person. Thanks for the picture:)

Also, congratulations to the James and Jodi Randel clan. Their new little girl was born this very morning! Her name (although I'm sure to spell it wrong) is Joashlea Lynn Randel - making it a grand total of 7 "J's" now in the Randel family.

I'd love to babysit for you both, Kim and Jodi. Bring those little ones on over:)
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Thursday, December 25, 2008

Christmas Day

 

 

 

 

We've had a wonderful Christmas day so far. We started the 12 days of Christmas this morning, and Katie and Hunter got Webkinz for the 1st day (thanks to Gram Gram:) Katie's big gift was a Singer Sewing Machine for kids. Her piano teacher is going to give her sewing lessons each week. She is very excited! Hunter's big gift was Kota the Triceratops. He's been wanting one "SO BAD", but we told him that it was just too much money. UNTIL, one day I found it online for 1/2 off, plus I had 2 coupons codes for free shipping and another discount. I think this might have been the cheapest Kota on the planet - YEAH for sales and coupons! We've had our Christmas dinner and gone sledding - even Mama:) Tonight we will watch a Christmas DVD and play games. And of course have special "Christmas devotions". We like to do "What God wants for Christmas?" each year. It's a neat teaching tool. Hope you all had a wonderful, blessed day. I will never get over the wonder of Jesus leaving the spendours of Heaven to be born in a manger. He is our Immanuel - God with us!
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Merry Christmas!

 

We finally got our new camera! Merry Christmas from the Colorado Saylers:) As you can see, we definitely are enjoying a white Christmas, with more to come! May your holiday season be filled with God's goodness and blessings! And may each of us, as the Wisemen of old, continue to seek after the Savior!
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Friday, December 19, 2008

Try Swag Bucks With Me

Hi, all! Sorry it's been so long. My camera bit the dust, so I haven't had any pictures to blog lately. It is also, of course, a very busy time of year. Anyway, if you haven't heard about Swag Bucks, it's a way to build up points or "swag bucks" to "purchase" new merchandise. I'm just now giving it a go, but have read great things from fellow bloggers. Anyway, if you sign up, and mention that I referred you, I gather swag bucks even faster. So, here's the link, should you care to try. I have another camera on the way (thanks, Mom), so will be posting more interesting things soon.

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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Cabelas

 

On the way home, we stopped off at the Cabelas in Kansas City. We spent 3 hours looking at the incredible mounts, shooting in the shooting gallery, feeding ducks, eating things like venison brats, and taking pictures of the wonderful Mule deer display (for our neighbor, Chris:) It was a fun way to end our Missouri vacation.
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The Rolling Pin

 

Mike's brother, Jeremy, has become quite famous in the Glasgow, MO area for his wonderful bakery. He's had several articles published about him in the newspaper. We're very proud of you Jeremy - and thanks for lunch!
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"Hunter" Deere

 

This a one of our favorite pictures of our "Hunter" Deere.
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A Day At the Farm

 

Actually, we spent 2 very fun playtimes over at David Shane and Lydia Doctorian's house. Their 2 children quickly became buddies with our 2! The kids rode ponies, jumped in the "Jumporama", picked up hickory nuts, played dress-up, and all kinds of exciting things!
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Going Bonkers!

 

After having a Sayler family supper in Columbia, MO at Mike's cousin Regina's house, we all went to a great kiddie playland called "Bonkers". The kids had a blast. Or as Katie said, "Mama, this is the best day of my life!"
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COUSINS!

 

Here are Katie and Hunter with their "Sayler cousins". We've been on vacation in Missouri for the past 12 days and just returned last evening. Mike was deer hunting, and I'm sorry to say that I have no big buck picture to blog for you:( But we do have some more meat (of the doe variety) for the freezer. We got to spend alot of time with family, and the kids had so much fun.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Boy in Tree

 

Katie came running upstairs today yelling, "Mama, you just have to come see!" So, this is what I saw - my little monkey up in a tree. I watched and took pictures through the blinds as Hunter climbed down (with some supervision by his sister:)
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

BULL - BRRRR! - and BARGAINS!

 

 

 

 

Katie walked out the front door this afternoon and said, "Mama, there's a cow in our yard!" Actually, it was a rather large, but seemingly friendly bull. Cattle "free range" on the public land behind our house all summer and into Fall. This guy is apparently a straggler, but I think I found the rancher who was missing this particular bull. He enjoyed munching around in our yard for a couple of hours first though. (You just never know what's going to happen at our house:) We finally have snow on the mountain that has come to stay! And it is a might chilly around here - BRRR! And the final picture is showing my bargains for the day: 4 cans evaporated milk, 1 lb. cottage cheese, 1 box Quaker Oats, 2 juice concentrates, 7 boxes of cereal, 3 boxes of Betty Crocker potatoes, 1 box Hamburger Helper, 3 Powerades, 2 DanActive drinkable yogurts, 1 bottle of Shout, 5 lb. sugar, 1 pkg. Betty Crocker cookie mix, 2 boxes of Toaster Strudels, 2 packs of Duracell batteries, 2 boxes of Swiss Miss cocoa, and 1 lint roller - for just under $25! I saved $63! It's funny - I used to despise shopping, but now it's a challenge - so , it's "kind of" fun:)
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Saturday, October 25, 2008

Katie's Fall Soccer Team 2008

 

Katie's team finished up a 3 game tournament today. Here team has come a long way this year and has done very well! Katie is a good defensive player, just like her Uncle Mike:) Congratulations, Katie, on a season well-played.
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Thursday, October 23, 2008

Black Canyon

 

 

 

 

We went to the Black Canyon today. Paul and Dale are heading home in the morning and wanted to see some more of Colorado's beauty. Although they didn't get an elk, it's been a good trip. They hunted hard, and we all had fun. Katie cried herself to sleep tonight - she loves company! I really like this picture of Hunter!
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

NY Hunters

 

 

We have 2 friends and hunters here right now from northern NY (my old stomping grounds) stalking the mighty wapiti (elk:)Paul and Dale arrived here around 12:30AM on Friday. So far, they have put in 2 1/2 days of hard - and I do mean hard - hunting. (Even Mike has been sore!) Mike is on his 7 day off rotation, so he has been able to guide the guys. Here are Paul, Dale, and the beautiful Rocky Mountains. Good luck, guys!
P.S. I (Kim) shot a doe late this morning, but forgot to get a picture. Here's to a little more meat in the freezer!
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Happy Birthday, Mike!


Today is my wonderful husband's birthday. He is 34, and thinks he is getting old - boy, is he in for a shocker! Here are the top 34 I love about my husband (in no particular order:) - 1) He is a great Daddy! 2) He is a hard-worker 3) He is a wonderful provider 4) He is a strong Christian 5) He is a faithful church-goer 6) He reads his Bible everyday 7) He thinks I'm wonderful 8) He can "bring home the bacon", or turkey, or elk, or deer... 9) He can tell jokes for hours on end (and some of them are funny;) 10) He loves my mother 11) He cares about lost humanity 12) He is not ashamed of the Gospel 13) He witnesses to the guys he works with 14) He tells our kids some amazing stories 15) He supports homeschooling 16) He says I'm his favorite hunting partner (sorry, guys) 17) He's a great carpenter 18) He likes everything I cook 19) Sometimes he makes me breakfast in bed 20) There's not a lazy bone in his body 21) He doesn't ever get mad at me - even when I back our Explorer into our camper! 22) He loves to do things with his kids 23) He gives me all his money:) 24) He lets me stay home and raise our children 25) He is very giving 26) He's a great shot with a bow 27) He is not negative 28) He wants to do God's will 29) He says I'm his best friend 30) He looks great in camouflage - hubba, hubba;) 31) He really appreciates me 32) He is very handsome 33) He's younger than me, and, drum roll, please... #34) uhhh, some things you just can't blog about;) I love you, my wonderful, 34 year old husband! Happy Birthday!

Continue to Pray for Francis Weingard

Bro. Weingard has has trouble with bleeding in his nasal cavity. He has had to have it packed and repacked. The doctors now think this could be due to the carotid artery that was damaged in the accident. This is very serious, possibly life-threatening. Please continue to pray for him, his family, and the doctors involved.

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Fall Decorating

 

 

The kids (and Daddy:) collected some beautifully colored branches for me to decorate with. Here is my favorite Fall arrangement - the kids are very proud of it!
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Fall Party

 

We had our annual Fall Church Party last evening at our house with 42 people in attendance! It was so much fun, even if it drizzled rain off and on! Our friend, Donn Cox, brought over and set up a self-designed awning, a volley ball net, and horseshoes. The guys shot trap and had a blast! We had a big campfire and roasted hot dogs. The ladies brought different kinds of soups and chili. It was definitely soup weather! We had cider, hot Autumn tea, cocoa, coffee, and lots of yummmy cookies. Some of the kids made S'mores. We ended the evening with a nice, long hay ride! What a great party! I forgot to take pictures most of the time, but here are the few times I remembered.
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Thursday, October 9, 2008

Update on Bro. Weingard - written by his daughter, Heidi

Dad came through his 5 hour surgery on his arms amazingly well. The orthopedic surgeon came to talk to us and was very pleased with how things went. She was able to put his left arm back together using only one plate instead of two. She said she went through 3 drill bits putting the screws in, which made her very happy. His bones are very hard and strong. She repaired his right wrist with a metal plate. She also had to insert a pin, because the ligament was torn from his ulna. This pin should be removed in approximately 6 weeks.

Any wrapping and or casting on his left arm will be removed by Friday, at which time they will begin therapy. At that time his arm will be in a hinged splint. It was originally thought that Dad would only have 45 degree extension of his left arm, but the surgeon was able to extend it fully and therapy will be done with that goal in mind. The wrapping and casting on his right arm will be removed on Monday and therapy will begin.

The next 24 hours will be crucial as they cannot start to thin his blood again until 4:00 tomorrow morning. The surgeon was amazed at how well things went together. That was definitely an answer to prayer. The surgeon said she definitely felt the presence of God during surgery. The nurse said in regards to his brain bleed that she has never seen one stop and reverse as quickly as his did. They usually cause extensive brain damage. She agreed that it was definitely God, because there was nothing they could do to intervene. So A GREAT BIG THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR PRAYERS. God is good!!!

Written by: Heidi

Friday, October 3, 2008

Urgent Prayer Request, plus Update

I have a very urgent prayer request. Francis Weingard was in a serious car accident Thursday morning (October 2) and is in ICU at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, CO. He has multiple skull fractures, a serious compound fracture in his left arm, a compound fracture in his right wrist, and 3 broken ribs. His lungs and heart are badly bruised. His left lung is also partially collapsed. His right eardrum ruptured, as well as a blood vessel behind his nose. It was determined today that he did suffer a heart attack sometime after the accident. He had been on a blood thinner prior to the accident due to his heart, and that is causing some complications now. The doctors are also concerned about infection. Please pray for Bro. Weingard and his family during this time. He is still in critical condition.
***UPDATE***
Sunday - The doctors are concerned about bleeding in the brain, and think that the artery from Bro. Weingard's heart to his brain could be damaged. There is also concern that he could have another stroke. This could, of course, cause serious complications. There is no sign of infection in the left arm, and we do praise God for that! Please continue to pray.

Sunday, September 28, 2008

These are my children...

 

 

Usually in need of a good scrubbing and combing...but happy. I always did wonder why my mom never combed my hair when I was little:)

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Another Camp Collage

 

While the kids were busy building teepees and trying to catapult each other off young trees, I decided it was better not to watch! Here are a few photos I snapped while trying to look elsewhere:)
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Happy Autumn!

 

I know, I'm a little late, but we've just come off the mountain. So, my Fall collage is a gift to all of you who have never experienced Autumn in the Rockies. And to those of you who have, it's a reminder that you need to come back:) If you'll look closely at the "Aspen" picture, you will see our camper at the end of the trail.
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