Hunting Weekend (11/13/10 - 11/16/10)

We took a few days off of work to have a long weekend in Grayling for Paul’s hunting adventures. I usually don’t go with him but I needed a few days to recuperate from my injuries and with my parents in Italy, I wouldn’t have any help if I needed it at home. Paul split his time between hunting at his parents’ property in Clare and their old home in Lovells while I stayed with his parents in their new home in Grayling. They were babysitting our nephew, Jack, for the weekend whom Lily found absolutely delightful. She thought that every little thing Jack did was absolutely hilarious. Lily loves playing with boyish toys like snakes, trucks, and dinosaurs and Jack did a great job sharing with her.
Here is Lily playing with a toothbrush and a snake of Jack’s on Saturday. She kept trying to brush the snakes’ teeth. How nice (and brave) of her:

My cutie playing with Debbie’s old Little People house:

Jack snacking on yogurt and blueberries:

Silly girl sitting in a basket:

Lily having a yummy breakfast of grapes and eggs on Sunday morning. She absolutely loved this old high chair that Paul and all of his siblings used when they were little. It is actually even older than you think because Paul’s parents got it second-hand. This chair is apparently made to last! Lily called it the “quack quack chair”:

Quacking at the duck:

Lily lounging in a toy bucket:

On Sunday, we went with Ron and Maureen to Traverse City to take Jack back home so that we could visit with Debbie, Mike, and Sophia. Here is Jack, back at home hanging out on the couch with his grandma:

Lily loved this crazy rolling cat toy:

Sophia drawing on her chalkboard with her grandpa:

Big old Goo doesn’t look so intimidating when he is shaved:

Lily chilling with her kitty back in Grayling:

Ron engaging in his favorite post-dinner activity – a nap:

Lily found this big stuffed dog that everyone calls “beagle” and rode it around the living room for quite some time:

Beagle also doubles as a seat while playing:

Monday was opening day of firearm season so Paul was gone for most of the day. He saw some deer but didn’t have any good shot opportunities. Lily and I stayed in Grayling. She kept herself entertained playing with the plethora of toys they have. Here is my Pretty Kitty playing with more old Playskool toys:

Lily loved all of the toy snakes at grandma’s house:

Big hug for the snake, awwww:

Paul shot a big 7 point buck in Lovells on Tuesday morning. His dad drove over to help him drag it out of the woods but they didn’t have time to process it in the few hours we had before needing to head back home. Usually I have a strict “no carcass” rule at our house meaning that Paul can do all the hunting he wants and bring back all the meat he wants but no bodies or other body parts are to hang around our house. I was not happy about the need to break the rule but there was no other choice. To get the deer home, Paul had to stuff it in the back of the truck between our suitcases. Ick. All weekend, Lily would wonder where dada was and I would tell her that he was out trying to get a deer so she was very interested when she found out that he brought a deer home. He took her out to see it in the back of the truck and she put her finger to her lip and said, “Shhh, it’s sleeping.” So cute!