A Yearly Update

Halloween was such a blast. Matt was the Riddler and I went as Catwoman with the boys as Batman and Robin. We for-real trick-or-treated (no more of this lame-o walk around a parking lot trunk-or-treat stuff). The boys had such a great time with their cousins, and it didn't snow-which is pretty much an Idaho Halloween miracle.

I sent Matt out for sugar one day and he brought home this puppy (and the sugar). Stratton named him "Buster" which sometimes he pronounces "Busterd".

We managed to get in a few camping trips with the fam this summer. Our favorite was a trip to Bear Lake with Matt's family. This pic was taken in Island Park where Jude got eaten by so many mosquitoes his face was all swollen and pimple-y looking by the end of the weekend.

The zoo and pickin' fruit

Jude is getting so big! He's such a happy baby.

One of our neighbors recently said "oh yeah! Should have warned you, your house gets seriously drifted in all winter long!" This day it was blowing so hard we couldn't even see the 3 1/2 foot drift blocking our driveway, so we ended up high-centered and stuck pretty well...Stratton loved the excitement of the whole thing. And Matt got a great workout digging us out. We had to drive around the driveway across the yard to get into the garage. So grateful for a wonderful brother-in-law and his backhoe who dug out our driveway-we owe you big Nate.

Stratton loves the snow!