End of the Season

Lillian ended the Arkansas deer season on a high note yesterday. She got the 8pt she and Matt had been hunting the last few weeks last night.  
(You might remember this was on her list of goals on he mirror from a few posts ago)
She got those first two during the opening weekend last month, and on the half dozen (or more) hunts they’d been on since, they hadn’t seen another. And I don’t mean that they just hadn’t seen a deer that they wanted to shoot, they literally hadn’t seen another one until this weekend. But they got him and couldn’t be more excited! It was so cool to hear her tell the story of how it happened. And not only did she get him, she learned some lessons on blood trailing and cleaning, and she got to use the pocket knife Matt gave her for the first time. 

He said she could have done it herself, but he helped because it was late and they were hungry. 😉 They are making some amazing memories and bonds that will last a lifetime.

Before that hunt, they had gone duck hunting with Capn on Sunday morning. It was a good one and Matt said the day would have been a success by anyone’s standards. 





It may be the end of deer season up there but Christmas season is still going strong in my house. I don’t know if I’ve ever still had decorations up on the evening of the 27th but I’m still enjoying them tonight.

Plus, I didn’t want to take the day to do it yesterday because me and Katie spent the day together. We went to a movie with friends and hung out playing and doing some stuff around the house. And today my dad came in town. 

He will be here until Wednesday and our company comes for New Years on Thursday so I guess it will have to stay up until next week. I’m sure I’ll get tired of it eventually, but for now, I’m still enjoying this holiday season.



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