Mmmm...Dessert
The kids on the deck
It's midnight and I'm still stuffed so it must have been a good Thanksgiving. Lacy, Jeff and Avery were in town. It was nice to see them. Avery had a blast playing with Michael. She is so funny. My Grandma even made it. Her gingerbread trifle was great. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
I know, not the biggest deer ever, but when you've only got one day (damn Griz games) you can't be too picky. Dawn said I had to come home with meat so that's what I did.
Michael's flag football season has wrapped up. He really came on strong towards the end of the season and is already looking forward to playing next year. Thanks to the coaches...they did a great job. Sorry for the picture quality...it's a picture of a picture.
Future Griz defensive end
It's not that cold.
This time of year any night could bring a freeze and an end to the summer flowers. So in a week or so, or whenever everything is dead you can come back here and enjoy the flowers. 
Whoops 
Into the oven
The happy baker
Michael had to bake a cake for a school project, and it was his first time cooking. The house isn't burned to the ground and he still has all his fingers so I guess it could be classified as a success. Actually aside from the egg he did very good and the cake wasn't too bad either. He had fun and earned some extra credit to boot.
We decided to take in the Voyagers playoff game Sunday night. I had forgotten how much fun a baseball game is. Dinner consisted of dollar hot dogs, dollar beers and tons of peanuts. What a nice night and to top it off the Voyagers beat Missoula 3-1. I think we're going to have to do this more often.
I'm finally going to have a place to keep my 4 wheeler. They were cleaning up the bone yard at the heart tower and gave these away. With a little work it's going to be a great shed. I've already added 8 feet to the floor off the back. With football every weekend it's going to be tough to get done before the snow flies but I'm going to give it a shot.
This is the garden I built for our deck. It has tomatoes underneath that are growing quite well now. Up top are onions peppers and various herbs.
Friends?
Maybe not. 
The hike up
The lower falls
The upper falls
Dam building
This morning we woke up and decided to take a drive to Memorial Falls just out of Neihart. The falls are nice and the hike isn't too bad. It's pretty short but steep in places. Michael spotted some wild raspberries so we had a few of them. After the falls we drove in towards Hughesville and found a nice spot to have lunch. Michael and I worked on a dam for awhile then the kids played in the creek.
Here is our rabbit. She doesn't really have a name so we just call her rabbit. Dawn saved her from being eaten by a coworker a few years ago. She's super friendly and just likes to hang out in the backyard and dig.
Michael and I found a pool in the shed today. I have no idea where it came from. We set it up, filled it with water and had a good time. Dawn came out in a hurry when she saw me getting the ladder out. Like I would do anything to hurt myself. We did chicken out on the top tho. The water was a bit on the chilly side for me, but Michael didn't mind it. 
At the Kennedy Space Center with Endeavour on the pad.
Looking into the Atlantic off grand Turk.
Dinner at Tchop Tchop.
Dinner at the Emerald supper club on the ship.
Climbing the falls in Jamaica.
Strawberry Shortcake at Narcoossee's
Dawn and Mom at the Royal Pacific