Kai looks great. Rockin' the Old Navy boot cuts and his favorite big buckle.
Karter the Stud
Sweet Ally- looking gorgeous...
And along comes Dad in his DORKY hat!
SMILE ALLY!!!
There he is again.
I'm so ashamed!
Monday, January 24, 2011
How to Embarrass Your Daughter by Kolby Rook
The kids were all modeling their new Christmas clothes. Lookin' good Rook kids!
Kai looks great. Rockin' the Old Navy boot cuts and his favorite big buckle.
Karter the Stud
Sweet Ally- looking gorgeous...
And along comes Dad in his DORKY hat!
SMILE ALLY!!!
There he is again.
I'm so ashamed!
Kai looks great. Rockin' the Old Navy boot cuts and his favorite big buckle.
Karter the Stud
Sweet Ally- looking gorgeous...
And along comes Dad in his DORKY hat!
SMILE ALLY!!!
There he is again.
I'm so ashamed!
Rook Kids 2011
Successful photo shoot! Great pics. Thank you Ragan Eaton- Captured By Ragan Photography. (If you click on the pics they'll come up bigger)
These kids make that old barn look good.
Karter- 12
Ally- 9
Kai- 6
Kenyon- 5
Good lookin' kids!
These kids make that old barn look good.
Karter- 12
Ally- 9
Kai- 6
Kenyon- 5
Good lookin' kids!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Rookie's 1st Buck
Ol' Deadeye Karter got his first buck today. He is so excited. He and Uncle Grizz went up on Goslin Mountain, the spot where Kolby killed his first buck and the place Karter used to hunt with Pop. It proved to be the perfect spot. And somewhere Pop is smiling down on Karter and is as proud as he can be.
It should also be noted that Karter was shooting my Grandma Mary's trusty ol' .270. We have affectionately the gun "Mary". It was bestowed to me in 1995 as a Christmas present, and Grandma Mary has never regretted her decision to hand this gun down to me as it has been used well and I treasure it dearly. It had been quite a few years since "Mary" (and Grandma Mary) killed a buck with that gun, but Karter got it sighted in this week and told me, "Mom, I could drill a quarter at 200 yards with it now." when he came back from shooting Thursday night. He was excited and ready for his first rifle deer hunt.
His day started early as he and Uncle Grizz got up at 4 am to make the long drive to an area near the Utah/Wyoming state line above Flaming Gorge. Karter tells the story like this: "We were hiking up on top of Goslin, looking down the hillside. We were headed towards a patch of trees when we stopped to glass the hillside. We saw a few does first but then I heard Grizz shout Pop's famous words, "The last one's a buck!". I sat down and put my gun up to scope out the buck, resting my elbows on my knees to steady my rifle. It didn't take long for me to decide I was going to take this buck. I had buck fever and I had it bad. I wanted him. I told Uncle Grizz "I'm going to shoot him, Grizz. I'm going to shoot him." The buck was standing broadside to me, about 187 yards away, so I jacked a shell in, got the buck in my crosshairs, and squeezed the trigger. The next thing I know Grizz was shouting, "HE'S DOWN! HE'S DOWN!".
"At first I didn't believe him and I sat there saying, "Really? Really? Are you sure?". But sure enough, my buck was down; one shot through the lungs and he moved no more. Then the work began. I took on the task of field dressing the buck myself then Grizz and I drug him back up to the truck."
"I am very excited to have killed my first buck. I was so pumped up about it and very proud of myself for hitting the buck in the vitals with the first shot, right where I was taught. I thank my Pop for teaching me how to hunt and instilling in me a love of hunting, and my Uncle Grizz for taking me with him all the time and being my hunting buddy. I also love "Mary", my mom's .270. I like hunting with a gun that has been passed down through my family and has killed deer before."
Karter Rook- 1st Buck- 1 Shot- 12 years old, Oct. 23, 2010
It should also be noted that Karter was shooting my Grandma Mary's trusty ol' .270. We have affectionately the gun "Mary". It was bestowed to me in 1995 as a Christmas present, and Grandma Mary has never regretted her decision to hand this gun down to me as it has been used well and I treasure it dearly. It had been quite a few years since "Mary" (and Grandma Mary) killed a buck with that gun, but Karter got it sighted in this week and told me, "Mom, I could drill a quarter at 200 yards with it now." when he came back from shooting Thursday night. He was excited and ready for his first rifle deer hunt.
His day started early as he and Uncle Grizz got up at 4 am to make the long drive to an area near the Utah/Wyoming state line above Flaming Gorge. Karter tells the story like this: "We were hiking up on top of Goslin, looking down the hillside. We were headed towards a patch of trees when we stopped to glass the hillside. We saw a few does first but then I heard Grizz shout Pop's famous words, "The last one's a buck!". I sat down and put my gun up to scope out the buck, resting my elbows on my knees to steady my rifle. It didn't take long for me to decide I was going to take this buck. I had buck fever and I had it bad. I wanted him. I told Uncle Grizz "I'm going to shoot him, Grizz. I'm going to shoot him." The buck was standing broadside to me, about 187 yards away, so I jacked a shell in, got the buck in my crosshairs, and squeezed the trigger. The next thing I know Grizz was shouting, "HE'S DOWN! HE'S DOWN!".
"At first I didn't believe him and I sat there saying, "Really? Really? Are you sure?". But sure enough, my buck was down; one shot through the lungs and he moved no more. Then the work began. I took on the task of field dressing the buck myself then Grizz and I drug him back up to the truck."
"I am very excited to have killed my first buck. I was so pumped up about it and very proud of myself for hitting the buck in the vitals with the first shot, right where I was taught. I thank my Pop for teaching me how to hunt and instilling in me a love of hunting, and my Uncle Grizz for taking me with him all the time and being my hunting buddy. I also love "Mary", my mom's .270. I like hunting with a gun that has been passed down through my family and has killed deer before."
Karter Rook- 1st Buck- 1 Shot- 12 years old, Oct. 23, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
Karter- Everyone Needs One
What would I do without my Karter? He's such a great kid. He is Kolby's #1 helper on this house project and has worked his butt off. We are very proud of him and love him very much.
So...this one's dedicated to KARTER.
Hanging Sheetrock-
Kai helped where he could too. He's spraying popcorn ceilings for me to scrape off. (and might I just add that I HATE those stupid popcorn ceilings? What a mess!)
Ally is good at looking cute and avoiding work....
But it just leaves her plenty of time to teach Kai how to dance...
and shoot her .22
And even though he worked all day, big brother was still there to help his little brothers with the gun. What a great brother!
Showing Kai how to load it...
This kid's a good shot!
Karter adores Kenyon and will help him with anything. The other day Kenyon told me, "Mom, guess what? Karter sayed he loves me today!" Awwwww!
And he cleans up nicely too. What a handsome kid!
So...this one's dedicated to KARTER.
Hanging Sheetrock-
Kai helped where he could too. He's spraying popcorn ceilings for me to scrape off. (and might I just add that I HATE those stupid popcorn ceilings? What a mess!)
Ally is good at looking cute and avoiding work....
But it just leaves her plenty of time to teach Kai how to dance...
and shoot her .22
And even though he worked all day, big brother was still there to help his little brothers with the gun. What a great brother!
Showing Kai how to load it...
This kid's a good shot!
Karter adores Kenyon and will help him with anything. The other day Kenyon told me, "Mom, guess what? Karter sayed he loves me today!" Awwwww!
And he cleans up nicely too. What a handsome kid!
Sunday, September 26, 2010
DEMOLITION!
We tore into that house right away and worked on demolition all summer. Karter's favorite tool of choice was a tire iron. LOL (Hey! It worked great, ok?)
"Wanna spend the night at my house?" really meant, "We'll make you work in our remodel house for food." Karter and his buddy Weston had fun busting out walls.
Knocking the wall between upstairs bedrooms down...
Upstairs living room stripped down (almost)
DURING- basement- from living room looking to the south down the hallway. Drywall gone- insulation still needs to come out. Major improvement already though, huh?
Kid's living room- black stuff on vapor barrier is mold. Lovely, huh? It still smells wet down there. I think it will until all that insulation comes out. Heating and air yet to go in at time of photo (it's in now tho).
Taken from corner of little boys' room. The brick wall will stay and so will the cool western looking chandeliers. I'll clean them up and keep them. The little boys want a western/cowboy room so those fit perfectly. The built-ins will get a paint job and that brick will get a wash down. The hole where the stove pipe went for the wood burning stove will be covered up, but that brick pad where the stove sat stays. The little boys say that will be the town streets when they play farm.
We will also put some french doors in that large opening to the kids' living room.
Other corner of the little boys' room. We'll build a closet over there. They've got a HUGE space. We're excited about it.
5 HUGE dump-trailer loads hauled off so far
Kitchen and hallway- see my pretty hickory cabinets? They're ready to go in. We ust need to sheetrock!
Upstairs bathroom expanded- picture it without all the pipes in the middle. The tub will sit here, toilet will go in the corner and that other box is the shower base. I am standing where the vanity will go (you can't see me tho since I'm taking the picture). 1/4 bath will go on the other side of the shower base.
Lots of sheetrock and tile ready to go in the upstairs living room. That's what the drywall looks like when you rip the paneling off, too. That'll take some fun mud work once we get the sheetrock up in the rest of the house...
Kenyon- this little boy has worked his butt off in this house. He is always willing to help with anything and he works HARD. He loves tools and fixing and helping out. LOVE this child!
Poor guy even stepped on a nail one day. It went right through those sandals into his big toe. It was very traumatic for him and he talked about his "injury" for 2 weeks. Awwwwww!
WORKIN' HARD or HARDLY WORKIN'?
These two slackers would help for a few minutes then go play outside. They love the weed jungle and searching for grasshoppers. Told ya those weeds were just gonna get bigger....
Grasshopper hunting...
Total slacker... ;-)
Ice cream break!
Summer storm...
Results of a HUGE storm that put down a lot of water. The water came right in the windows, down into the walls and all over the floor. No wonder the insulation all along the west wall was so wet! The bathroom leak didn't help matters either. But...we'll get it worked out! It will be fixed. We now have window wells and the new windows will be installed any day now. Yay!
"Wanna spend the night at my house?" really meant, "We'll make you work in our remodel house for food." Karter and his buddy Weston had fun busting out walls.
Knocking the wall between upstairs bedrooms down...
Upstairs living room stripped down (almost)
DURING- basement- from living room looking to the south down the hallway. Drywall gone- insulation still needs to come out. Major improvement already though, huh?
Kid's living room- black stuff on vapor barrier is mold. Lovely, huh? It still smells wet down there. I think it will until all that insulation comes out. Heating and air yet to go in at time of photo (it's in now tho).
Taken from corner of little boys' room. The brick wall will stay and so will the cool western looking chandeliers. I'll clean them up and keep them. The little boys want a western/cowboy room so those fit perfectly. The built-ins will get a paint job and that brick will get a wash down. The hole where the stove pipe went for the wood burning stove will be covered up, but that brick pad where the stove sat stays. The little boys say that will be the town streets when they play farm.
We will also put some french doors in that large opening to the kids' living room.
Other corner of the little boys' room. We'll build a closet over there. They've got a HUGE space. We're excited about it.
5 HUGE dump-trailer loads hauled off so far
Kitchen and hallway- see my pretty hickory cabinets? They're ready to go in. We ust need to sheetrock!
Upstairs bathroom expanded- picture it without all the pipes in the middle. The tub will sit here, toilet will go in the corner and that other box is the shower base. I am standing where the vanity will go (you can't see me tho since I'm taking the picture). 1/4 bath will go on the other side of the shower base.
Lots of sheetrock and tile ready to go in the upstairs living room. That's what the drywall looks like when you rip the paneling off, too. That'll take some fun mud work once we get the sheetrock up in the rest of the house...
Kenyon- this little boy has worked his butt off in this house. He is always willing to help with anything and he works HARD. He loves tools and fixing and helping out. LOVE this child!
Poor guy even stepped on a nail one day. It went right through those sandals into his big toe. It was very traumatic for him and he talked about his "injury" for 2 weeks. Awwwwww!
WORKIN' HARD or HARDLY WORKIN'?
These two slackers would help for a few minutes then go play outside. They love the weed jungle and searching for grasshoppers. Told ya those weeds were just gonna get bigger....
Grasshopper hunting...
Total slacker... ;-)
Ice cream break!
Summer storm...
Results of a HUGE storm that put down a lot of water. The water came right in the windows, down into the walls and all over the floor. No wonder the insulation all along the west wall was so wet! The bathroom leak didn't help matters either. But...we'll get it worked out! It will be fixed. We now have window wells and the new windows will be installed any day now. Yay!
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