Halloween

They separated all the candy into piles... then traded each other.
Georgea applied her own makeup the second time (before we went out trick or treating)... it was a bit 'vampirey'!!!
Here they are... all decked out... getting ready to go to the Halloween party at Nancy's house!
Elic was a sniper..
Georgea was japanese. And Rosalee was a vampire.

Georgea's surgery

A few days after surgery.. ( I need to remember to load these backwards next time!!)
the day after... lots of blood pooled in her lip.. the inside was really blue!!
An hour after.. we just loaded her in the truck.
Drugged up.. waiting for it to kick in, hanging out with Pa watching t.v.
Playing before they drugged her up.... nice little room for the kids to hang out in.... you can even draw on the walls under there!!

Elic's Bday and the newest family member!

Splotches/Splotchey... Rosalee's new bunny, my fertilizer machine!!This looks like a little bit of trouble... Chance is VERY interested in him!!
Nerf gun/ leaf wars...
the new nerf gun was a hit!
playing in the leaf pile

berry picking.

The berries were pretty nice this year.
Elic.. not sure what he was up to....
the view out of the valley
bunch of monkeys... they love climbing this tree!

time for school!!

It's already that time....having a hard time believing that summer is really 'over,' but they head back to school tomorrow... which means I am suddenly more structured and actually have a schedule to keep.

At least it's another week before the fair so I'll have time to get it together.

Will have to get some more pics taken and downloaded... hoping we can squeeze in another trip towards the end of september. Going to see if a blow up mattress will fit in the back of the truck and we'll leave the tents at home....

farmer, flowers, and flying things...

the delphiniums were beautiful in this garden
this one is for my mom... she liked the velvety texture.
eryngium... i'm hoping that someday mine will bloom.
columbine
my bees...
i'm hoping to get some seeds of this one and get it growing around here!
My farmer... he is very proud of his peas.. am going to get him a better garden going next year!
fireweed all over the mountains this year. this is in turnagain pass area.
sparrow in my tree
fireweed field

valdez trip continued...

The kids and me, and the dog, at Worthington Glacier
Mom and me across from Bridal Veil Falls
The kids at Valdez Glacier...
kids checking out the pipeline
mom wringing out her socks from the 'liberty falls mishap'

This trip is one to remember... Elic and his shoes... turns out we were on the road, past palmer, and he realized he FORGOT his shoes... seriously, how do you get in the car without any shoes at all? Fortunately Rosalee had a second pair she shared and we were able to find him some flip flops at Kenny Lake... When he dropped into the water with moms shoes it just topped off the 'shoe trip'!!