Kydin's Baptism

 Kydin my sister's youngest child got baptized this weekend . I can hardly believe that he is already 8 and getting baptized . We are so thankful for the example that Kydin is setting for our kids . I love taking my boys to baptisms and especially baptisms of those they look up to . It makes their choice to be baptized that much easier when the time comes. They recently moved out to linden and got a gator and the boys loved riding that around their property. At any given time in the mornings and evenings they are able to shine a spotlight into there back yard and elk will be grazing around their property. I love that they get to be right in the middle of the forest with little to no distractions around them . They have already caught a turkey buzzard and a fox. There are coyotes  all around and they see elk every day . This is like every boys dream , exploring the forest around them and setting live traps .

Before Kydin's baptism we spent some time having fun with cousin's on my side of the family . 

I love this picture of Stratton pushing Charlotte in the baby doll stroller. 

Back at the cabin while on a walk the boys found a makeshift sling shot out of this post. It was fun to watch them launch sticks and rocks and occupied a good hour . 

This weekend we also spent a couple days at my sister Krista's house and we left there with a baby Rabbit . Stratton has been wanting a pet of his very own to love and care for and when my sister offered a bunny rabbit he immediately had his mind set on the idea . At the cabin after setting up the bunny cage I was feeling bad that Stratton's rabbit didn't have a friend and I decided to get a second bunny from the pet store. Now we have two rabbits a tiny tan one for Emerson and a small black one for Stratton. Both boys hold them non-stop and if a rabbit could be over handled then that might just be what is happening. I tried to put together a make shift exercise pen on the lawn in the front of the cabin but it was much harder then I had anticipated. Chicken wire is a pain to work with and so the rabbit pen was very small and needless to say not very strong. It worked but luckily it was only temporary .

Barbara loved the boys rabbits. She has a soft spot for rabbits and had them when she was young as well. She had a black one just like Strattons and named him "Thumper" .  Stratton named his newspaper . I think it was one of those things that he looked around him and came up with the first thing he saw a " newspaper" . I have kind of grown accustom to the name :)

Working with chicken wire is much harder then I had imagined. Next time I will wear long pants and have a heavy duty pair of gloves on hand. 

We didn't want the rabbits to get out so to ensure a certain someone wouldn't open the cage we bought 2 locks for the cage doors. Stratton loved having his own key and lock for the cage. He took it very seriously in unlocking the locks for people.