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.

Adventures: Getting used to a new land and life. 2 months in!!

The view of our city from the top of Mount L.  Still no shoes and no shirts.  This will change soon winter is coming. 

Hiking and hot springs.

Friends invite us to their lake house for a great time.  Tubing!!!  “Why did we never do this in Africa?”  Cole says.

New responsibilities… fold and put away your own clothes.  We miss Stella.

New School.  Bike riding every day.  The library- with a  dragon statue in the back.  No way a mosquito net in Birch’s class. 

New house we hope- closing maybe in three days.  Is this bad luck to post early.  View from back patio to MT Jumbo and public trail.

Camping in our beautiful new state.   Who wants to visit?

Before going in make sure to ask for the 1000000 time “ Are there crocodiles?”  per Cole-  “ No Cole we have told you – there are none in MT.”

Cliff jumping…  Birch did with undies- Cole did skinny dip style and said  “ Ouhhhh my balls”  so we have learned a lesson.

 

More to come after we move in.  Birch and Coles started Music lessons again and are doing a rick climbing gym after school.  Our family Unit of Inquiry is” How Change is good for communities, families, ourselves,a and the world.” Missing Africa friends and loving meeting new cool friends. 

Adventure: New life in MT

The boys spent their first week in Children’s theater camp.  They had a good time but too much inside time per Birch. 
They did Treasure Island. A seagull and a ruffian  made their Missoula debuts.

Life: New part to the blog…

So I am adding just life.  Birch says he is missing Africa an 40% of his emotions are due to missing Scrathy.  Cole still asks what day it is and what time it is.  The late sun if freaking him out.  We are finding our way in Missoula.  MOLA outdoor camp was this week.  Hiking, rafting, rock climbing.  Sheer exhaustion.  Cole even cried yesterday because it was Sat which meant he only had two days to rest.  Job is great.  David is busy but doesn’t ravel until next week.  This weekend we climbed the L before dinner on Sat.  went to farmers market- lots of huckleberries and cherries.  Swam in the river behind our house- collllld.  Today we went to the hot springs in Idaho.  Birch said he never knew he might visit Idaho one day- “ not even when I woke up this morning!” Doing ok but missing our friends in Africa. 

One of the famous in town hikes.  L. 

 

 

My men relaxin.  Swimsuit optional but Birch is at a weird age..