Adventures: Regular Life in Missoula in the fall.

I would say almost winter...
Getting dark at 5 pm.  Snow some.  Xmas stuff in the stores. 

Colisms:
 While playing the game "would you rather be" in a restaurant:
"Would you rather be an open sign or a closed sign?"   Now there is a philosophical question.  Birch said closed because then he could open when he wants and Cole said opened because everyone would come to see him.

While peeing in his bathroom.  There is a giant Yoda sticker on the wall behind his toilet.  In the middle of the pee I hear him say to himself.  " Yoda give me some Jedi wisdom."  When I come in laughing he quickly switches to playing penis guitar.  ( You do not want to see that. )

Birchsim:

I made a joke in the car on the way to school.  "Mom that was the perfect time to interject some humor into our morning."  

" I am going to stay in bed all day"  ( every single am)


So we hiked and did ghost towns with friends.  Birch had a Go Indians Boo Colonist play. We had bears in our yard.  We watched master chef junior and Cole became and expert, but still doesn't like his food mixed.  We did rock climbing and fencing competitions.  We had the Day of the Dead parade with all the costumes and the fire dancers. (David's favorite parade ever!!)  We had lice over and over and over again. Of course violin- soon to be fiddle only.  Flute.  and the SAX now....Oh and don't forget Jo teaching the kids "What did the fox say?"
David travelled and kissed our Africa friends hello. I still love work and start vasectomies back soon.
Overall a good fall.  Looking forward to Tulsa with the family and xmas here with David's parents. 

 

 

Lesson: Keep practicing and you will move up in the ranks.

David and I are still learning fencing language, moves, and tournament dos and don'ts.  Birches first Foil competition.  Age 10.  Missoula.

LIfe: Yes life just passed us by. Here is what we have kind of been doing this summer.

"In no particular order, to sum up our Summer, and think back to be grateful before Fall starts. "

David travelled. We camped. David went to Maine with the boys. We tubed with our Africa gang. Birch improved fencing. Cole played on the river. I got a haircut. We road the Missoula carousel with the Hood gang.  Aunt Janna visited.  School started.  Birch improved at flute and has added sax.  Cole continues with violin and soccer. A new fancy gourmet donut shop becomes a favorite.  Cole get a snazzy new vest for himself at the thrift store.   Kids hang with nanny Joe. And lastly the boys get braces.

 

 

 

What is coming up...

Day of the dead parade

Birch's first fencing competition

"So you think you can dance" live performance in Salt Lake city

Vietnam

Mimi and Popi for xmas

Turkey day in Tulsa

Yellowstone- camping with wolves we hope

flute, violin, sax concerts

soccer games and rock climbing competitions

David travels

Dinner with friends lots and lots

 

 

We are so lucky.

Travel: Spain with the Foley’s–stay up late and siesta!!

 

Spain for was food and food and food and friends.  Jamon, sangria, jamon, tapas, pimentos,tomatoes, gazpacho, manchega cheese,  lamb, suckling pig, and the Foleys.

The 4 kids did it with gusto.  Often leading the pack as we walked the streets looking for more food.  Barcelona, Madrid, Toledo, Granada, Andalucar, Malaga and more.

We ate in the oldest restaurant in the world.  We saw the jaw dropping church in Toledo.  The Alhambra in Granada. The Prado in Madrid. The Picasso museum in Barcelona- followed my the Mammoth museum so everyone was happy.

We had lots of ice cream, breakfast pastries, and again jamon.

The market in Barcelona was great.  Cole liked the brain, but they liked the candy stands best.  Look at that leg/butt of yes…jamon.

We looked for Lynx- saw none but did see Ibex- and rode statues. 

There was sword making and buying swords from the last hand maker of swords left in Toledo.  Thanks Lara for looking that up. 

Pottery making with the famous green glaze p0tters in Ubeda- PacoTico. 

There was crazy tourist stuff and even a bouncy castle.

Lots of forts, castles, walking in Moorish villages, and shhhhhhhh shhhhhh no talking, be quiet kids….

Best friends and brothers walking the streets.  Many times at midnight since dinner was a 10.  Way to go kids at adjusting to Spanish lifestyle.

 

Flamenco dancing  past midnight in a dark bar.

Utter exhaustion at siesta time even if we are driving.  Bad mom and dad letting Cole sleep in the floor.

Gaudi and his take on nature was a favorite of ours.

 

David working with ughhh ivory even in Spain

but positive words to live by.

Thanks Foleys for a trip we will remember for a lifetime.