Oct Sail

We had excellent weather this weekendl, and we were able to go up to the boat for a day sail and then work on prepping the boat for winter.

Our marina.

There were maybe a dozen boats out sailing. No motor boats - it was beautifully quite on the lake.

Off to Bernard Peak to look for mountain goats.

That white dot center right is a mountain goat. We found three.

Amazing fall colors.

Kyra took a nap with Ginger in the cockpit.

Fall Festivisties at Greenbluff

We always visit Greenbluff for apples and pumpkin donuts!

XC season Again

Matt sure loves to run. It's his third cross country season and he's having a blast. Here are some fun photos of the last two regional meets, end of Sept and on Oct 14.

Sept 30 Meet

He finished the mile course in 7:01 and first place.

Oct 14 Meet 

He finished in 6:44 with a huge fight to earn first place again!

9th Bday

Matt's nine! He had a lego-mania birthday party.

Matt and his good girl friend.

Mom attempted to build a lego cake, but it didn't work out so well.

haircut

Kyra decided to go short. Here are some fun before and after pics.

She's a cowgirl mathmatician.

Hair short with rainbow colored hair chalk!

This plum is realllllly gooooood!

Seattle for Cousins First Birthday

We trekked on over to Seattle to help the kids cousin, baby Lincoln, celebrate his first birthday.

Matry and Lincoln. Marty and I had to blow up like 70 ballons - it was exhausting, but Lincoln sure liked them.

Kids swimming in the pool even though it was freezing.

This is the cleanest first cake experience ever. He didn't even try to eat it.

Curt locked the kids up in a chain.

Xuan, Kyra and Lincoln.

Matt with his two oldest buddies, Matteen and Yaseen.

Cousins!

Lincoln got Kya's trike for his bday.

It takes a good 24 hours before Lincoln lets strange women hold him!

Curt relaxing.

I love this photo. The cousins!

It's Fair Time Again

It;'s fair time again. About a week ago we had our annual trek to the Spokane Interstate Fair. The kids always have fun checking out the animals, eating fair food and going on a ride or two.

The last few years the fair has hosted a petting zoo. You can spend a buck and get grain to feed the animals there.

My two little lamas/ 

That camel has a great face.

And he even smiles for the photo.

Someone made a cool dragon sculpture named Fawkes.

Kyra go off the ride and  whispered to me that "Mom, the sport car didn't go very fast!" She thought it needed to be fixed.