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That's my boy!!!!!

Pumpkin Please

We really are having too much fun with Timmy being home.

Fall has been beautiful this year.

We went to an awesome farm this past weekend, and the whole family had a great time!!!

Enjoy the pictures of my sweet little man!

I Smell Fall

So prefect having Daddy home!  (Even if it is for only a short bit)

Can you smell Fall?

Remember...

Remember what we were doing a year ago today?????

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You have amazing strength my little man. 

I am so proud of how far you have come this past year.

And, I am pretty sure today is going to be a MUCH better day than last years October 6th!!  

More Colorado

Andrea had to work all weekend, so Ian took us all out on a beautiful drive.  It was amazing with all the fall colors.  We were all glad we stayed on the road and that we did not fall off the cliff.  Thanks you guys for the great trip, we miss you!!!

Bahhhhh

Last weekend Carter, Kenai, and I all got in the car for yet another road trip together.  We went to Aunt Nanna's house in Durango to not only see them, but to also meet Tim for the weekend.  It was a lot of fun as always, and Aiden and Carter had a great time together.  We are officially tired of Tim being away from home now.  We get to see him for 2 weeks, and then he will be gone for his final month.

So, Colorado is a little strange, and they like to heard sheep down the middle of the road.  I thought this was a pretty cool idea, so when we heard that the sheep were on Andrea's road, I woke Carter up and we all hopped into the car for some cheap excitement.  Carter just kept asking for "More" sheep.  Silly boy...

Vacation!!

Timmy and I decided to bail town for a few days and take a little vacation.  It was much needed with all the stress of everyday life that we have been enduring.  Plus, with him being gone so much this summer, we have not been able to get out and enjoy the wilderness as much as normal.  So, the family packed up in the car and headed out for the Sawtooth Wilderness in Idaho.  Tim has dreamed of going to the Sawtooths for a long time.  It was a wonderful trip and we were sooo sad to leave.  I can not wait to go back!!!  

First stop: City of Rocks 

We plan on becoming pro rock climbers and then coming back here to show off our skills!! 

Hot Springs  

One of the highlights of this area is that is it covered with Natural Hot Springs.  Tim and I have always loved natural hot springs and we were excited to show Carter how exciting they could be.  There were about 12 hot springs within 15 miles from where we were staying.  Amazing!!!  The best part is that many of them are not marked, so your chances of not having any other people there is pretty good.  This was our luck both nights we soaked.   Imagine Carter's excitement when he realized that he was going to be taking a bath in the river, rocks everywhere to throw, and under the stars.

  

Hike

We decided to go on a 9 mile hike to get closer to the big mountain range.  It was beautiful, yet exhausting.  Tim has realized that Carter is just not as light as his used to be, so he totally got worked.  We made it up to the Bench Lakes, which sit right at the base of the rugged mountains.  It was a great place to eat lunch and listen to the silence of the Wilderness.  

Our Cabin

We stayed in a precious little cabin right on the Salmon river.  Camping out with Carter right now does not work with his breathing, so we decided to splurge a little and get a cabin.  It was so nice.  On the other side of the river was a pasture full of cows.  Carter loved seeing them roam around and at night he would lay in bed and Moo at them.  And the view from our porch was amazing!!


Hot Springs Again
The second night we headed out to another hotsprings.  This time we took Kenai with us and were once again the only people there.  Kenai actually would sit down in the water with us.  When we got back to the cabin she was so relaxed that she did not move for hours.



Final Stop: Craters of the Moon
On our way home, we decided to stop at Craters of the Moon.  It was neat to see a place covered in so much volcanic rock.  Carter was a good sport climbing everywhere and even got to explore his first cave!!