Life: Other things new and old about our lives.

New:
Jealous Matt and Lisa swam with whale sharks.
Both kids are rock climbing.
Bears and deer are normal day sightings.
Hulu and Pandora- we love.
New cool friends and community starting to form.
Old:
We have too much stuff.
Our house looks like we live in Africa.
Birch still reads 100 hours a day.
Cole still doing the robot.
We still miss our friends from all around the world.
House still needs fixing, now we just have to do it ourselves..

Life: We have a dog.

Went to the humane society and after two days brought home Miko a 4 yo black lab/pit mix.  Never barks.   Completely mellow.  Comes when you call.  % kids on top of no problem.  Loves to run.  Just a little fat and snores.

Adventure: Coldness comes and we borrow friends’ cabin to be with other friends.

Hiking.

Fort building!!

Mona and Joey

The kids warming up and getting ready for movie night.

Lessons: the deer will eat the nose out of your pumpkins if you leave them on the porch.

Mimi and Popi visit and we go pumpkin carving. But then our carvings change overnight.?.?

Travel: Visiting our new surroundings. Yellowstone National Park

Before we left we poured libations and spread smoked sage as a cleansing ceremony for our new house.

On the road we see our first wildlife. 

Old Faithful and 10000000000 visitors.

More beauty.

The boiling river and elk everywhere, even at the ranger's house.