Guy Night

So might have gotten myself in a bit of bind the other night.  Kaci had a girls night the other night. So Shawne and I decided we needed guys night... Brats and fries, a classic guy night ritual.  We decided that what more manly way to cook them then on a fire!  So we started the fire and had it going before Kaci left the house.  She went out side just to check up on Shawne (who was hanging out by the fire).  Shawne told her, "Mom, dad and I are going to have a pretty fun night, so please don't stay and ruin it".  FYI... Let it be known, I had nothing to do with that comment.  What can I say, guy night is pretty dang AWESOME!  Especially when I got a great little guy to spend it with.

3rd grade

Another summer come and gone.  Now off to 3rd grade!!!

Offshore in ND????

So I left 2 weeks of rain in Houston during days-off; only to encounter the rain in ND as well.  I didn't realize I was signing up for offshore....

Other than a bit of rain a couple of nights, its pretty hard to complain about our current location!

Guy Night

Well,  mama ran up to girls camp for the night so we got to have a Guy's night!  The night included Bass Pro Shop, Igloo Factory Store, and Gander Mountain, and dinner.

Does dinner get any more manly than that???

First Hunt

Well, got my first dosage of South Texas whitetail hunting in... and man is it completely different then anything up north.  Feeders, blinds, corn, guides are all words I never eve heard of.   Although it is completely different, we still had a blast.  And at the end of the day, it gave us a weekend out of the concrete jungle and put meat in the freezer.

PLUS who can complain about getting to shoo their (and even better yet seeing their son) shoot their first buck!

150 yards out w/ a .243.  Great shot bud!

Guys Night Out

Had a guys night Friday.  Went and watched Big Hero 6 with both Shawne's friend James and my friend James.  Afterwords went to 5 guys with the Naranjos. 

Based on the drive home, I would call it a success!!!!

going tech....

So I guess Kaci was too cool to be part of this blog (or too scared to try to complete with my other ladies); so she created one for the fam.  Check us out @ benandkaci.blogspot.com!

Moab 2013

We did it!!!  2+ days all by ourselves (if you don't count Kelly) and Kaci still came home with me!!!   We took a long weekend and spent sometime up in Moab.  A good time had by all!

Just checking the suspensuion!

Playing in the sand!!! (better than the beach)

Showing off our shoes.

Even the Ted got a little fun in this weekend!

Snow is coming

We made my favorite trip of the year, Imogene Pass in the fall time.  We went up the 1st weekend of October. And although we were probably a week late to catch the bright colors between Durango and Silverton, there was lots and lots of colors to see.  Ended up witih 6 rzr's making the trip. It was super chilly up on top, yet a great day!

The snow is melted!

Well, the snow is melting; which means the mountains roads are opening!!!!!!!

Went up above Manos Memorial day and took the quads out.  It was a great day to be on Kitty.  (Just don't tell Kaci that I was getting dirty with another girl.)

This weekend we made it up above Sliverton and did Cinnamon Pass and California Pass.  We tried to drop down into Pauk Gultch, but had too much snow.  The worst part of the trip was I lost my hat while ontop of California Pass.  I climbed down the mountain face for a while.  It was a good trip though.

Camo Lake

The Group, American Basin

California Pass

"Pretty Flower" up American Basin

The Little Guys

Just a couple of pics of the little guys, I forgot to include on my last post.

The entire gang

Iszac showing off his missing tooth

I don't know who's kid that is...

Meeting up with the Bertags!

Well, I have to agree I have been a slacker with my blog. But know that I think about it, I really haven't been out much since last time I posted something. I have been pretty tied up this winter with a project at work. So lots of late nights and sadly some Saturdays.

I did meet up with the Bertag's up in Moab a couple of weekends ago. It was such a blast. I feel sorry for those lame-o's that weren't cool enough to come hang with us for the weekend. I won't mention any names (zent girls... cough, cough). Sorry, this cold is really getting to me. They had some friends that meet up with us on Saturday afternoon. It was a good time had by all!

Below are just a few pics of the weekend:

Just starting the day off.

Taking a break ontop of Fins-N-Things

Fins-N-Things is one of my most favorite trails. Can't wait to do this one on a full moon this summer.

Kaci and the litte guy

Getting some trail time with my Bestest Buddy (Iszac)!!!

Overlooking the trail

The new lady!

Well I must admit, I have been planchando big time. Heck its been like what...May 1st... that I have been on last. And I haven't even shared anything about the new lady (you will have to wait till the end).

Summer has been super busy. I did make a trip home and got to see the entire klan...lets just say there was lots of little things running around. Glad to see the grand kids.

Weekends I am not working, I have been up above Silverton playing up in the mountains. Lots of miles on dirt road... Hiked a 14K+ peak.

So I guess you all are anxious to hear about the new lady...

She it hot! Sexy! She is super fun! Hmmmm.... likes to move fast (don't tell Mom)!


Check her out!






Damn she is sexy!

Me (to be continued)

So hopefully this helps those of you out there that don't know me. I wanted to do something that even though you may live like 1260 miles away, you can get to know me just a little bit better. So I have two parts: (1) A small little paragraph describing me and (2) A few pictures that describe (or at least I think they describe me) me and who I am.

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Part 1:

So I am a small town country boy from Wyoming. I am pretty simple and like to keep things real. I put holes in the ground for a living and love what I do (Yes I am oil field trash). I really am just a boy that still is trying to grow up. I love to play with toys (I just have bigger ones now than I had when I was little).

Part 2:

High on Life / Living Large

A phrase or two that describes me would be "High on Life" or "Living Large". Each day I wake up above on the right side of the ground (above ground) is a great day; another day to enjoy life and enjoy all that I can.

Bachelor Pad

So here are a few pics of my house that describe a few things about me. And while you are checking out the pics you can check out my sweet interior design abilities I have.

Check out them sweet self-made curtains (oh wait, you can't see them they are camouflaged). They work great at keeping the light out and peekers from looking in.


Wow, I even have art work.

Like my dressers? I think that has to be about the sweetest ones around. Good luck finding something better.

A garage full of toys (Kelly and Kit). They get to sleep in side.

And last, a living room full of important stuff: gun, back pack, coolers, boots, ammo cans (storage), gps, binoculars, jerry cans for Ryan's Jeep, K&N oil filters... just a bit of everything.

A Soft Heart

So I am no John Wayne, but i do think I am pretty rough and tough... but my mom always tells me I have a soft heart. I don't really know where she gets that from. I do have to admit I do have a heart and there are a couple of things that get to it. The nieces and nephews definitely make that list.

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So there you go. That's for you... there will be more to follow, when I get the chance.

Working with the toys!!!

Whats a boy suppose to do in Farmington on a Friday night??? Well, now that I am actually home, I guess its time to do a little yard work.... or should I say PLAY in the yard! I guess it just gives me an excuse to bring out the toys.... Yes I do admit, I am just big boy with big boy toys! Well, I guess I better not limit all the fun to just one toy...

Got to love them toys.

The Newbie II : TED

So isn't it great not having a wife to tell me no! I guess if I had one, I just wouldn't have to listen to her... Anyways, my side rails came in. I only have the front stepsp on right now, so you can see what it looks like with the steps on and kinda what it looks like with just the rails on.

UPDATE: The newbie

A pic of the newbie... (or at least it use to be new)

Moab (a bit late)

Well I was a bit late with these, but here are a few more pictures from our trip up to Moab.

The "Gang" (on Saturday)

"Lions Back"

"Hell's Revenge"

The rides (Friday morn)

It ended up being a great weekend. Had lots of fun and great weather (mid-20's morning time warming up to mid 40's during the day). Trails were pretty much ours. Didn't get to do Hell's Revenge all the way, got about 1.5 miles in and hit a little south facing ridge of slick rock: a slight slant (sloping towards a 30' - 40' drop off), a rock face on the other side (which allowed no sun), and about 1-1/2" of unmelted snow on the rock. So we decided to turn around.

Great day bay all!