Last week, Cheniel and Kayden stopped in Idaho Falls to pay a visit to Gramma and Grampa Great. It was Grampa's birthday so the visit was a nice surprise present for both him and Gramma Hutchens. Like all of the grandkids and great-grandkids, Kayden has always been fascinated by the mounted animal heads and other trophies hanging on the walls and otherwise displayed in Grampa's den. Many of those trophies are a result of dad's safari to Africa and his hunts in Canada twenty years ago.

Included in his collection are a kudu, nyala, impala, red hartebeest, black hartebeest, blesbock, water buffulo skull, caribou, pheasants, badger, mule deer, tarantula, iguana, red fox, scorpion, antelope, bear skull, blackbear rug and who knows how many other critters (including rattlesnakes in the basement freezer). One of Kayden's favorites is 'Sven", the blackbear rug. He's never been frightened or taken aback by any of the animals and has especially enjoyed romping around on Sven since he was an infant.

While Cheniel and Kayden were there, Aunt Susan, Whitni and Lauren stopped by and a good time was had by all as evidenced by the pictures in the slideshow below. Susan even brought her new dog . . . at least, she says it's a dog. It's a white pomerainian that evokes images of an albino lab rat on steroids that just came out of the clothes dryer. Got it? Get the picture? Totally out of character with the other dogs she has owned. She's losin' it man.

Before Cheniel and Kayden left to go home to Utah, Grampa Great gave Kayden a trophy of his own - a bobcat skull. Kayden couldn't believe his good fortune. He threw his arms around grampa's neck and smothered him in kisses and hugs. He also told his Gramma Great that he loved her 'more than all the stars in the sky'. Kayden plans on placing it in a plexiglass case and Cheniel will forward some pictures later. Another responsible, gun totin', target shootin' and huntin' lovin' kid is born, thanks to his mother and his great grampa. You gotta love it.