Underwater picture!

I totally forgot about the underwater photos from the summer. Madison brought her waterproof camera to the lake over labor day and we snapped a few photos, but here's just one. :)

Halloween and a bit of Dia de los Muertos. . . Better late than never!

Betty Rubble

Madison the . . . creepy butterfly?

A windstorm swept through Missoula just as the parade started and pretty much froze us all out. We were so cold after the parade that we only watched a little bit of fire juggling and other circus activities and then we headed to the haunted house! Here's the only image I have from the parade, thanks to Madison!

Late Fall Yaak Attack

Over the weekend, the 'rents and I headed north to the Yaak cabin to meet some of the family and celebrate Dave's birthday. Number 1 had his chainsaw in tow, so we woke up to a world famous Dave breakfast and set out to clear some fallen trees on the property.

Here you see DZ Sr. in his prime habitat.

Burning the slash pile.

 Number 1 cutting the trees into fire logs.

The tractor that served as our jungle gym when we were little.

Choppin' firewood.

Stokin' the bonfire.

Our after work/pre-dinner stroll to the West Fork Falls.

After our stroll we returned to the bonfire to have our pre-dinner "cocktail hour" before we all sat down to a delicious steak and potato dinner with fresh garden carrots from the neighbors and a smorgasbord of desserts, including Riley's homemade apple pie, bacon apple pie, and pumpkin dump cake. Mmmmm.......