Pre-Thanksgiving Weekend

This past weekend my mom's side of the family had our Thanksgiving dinner/gathering out at the cabin due to some relatives being in from BC this past week. It was a beautiful fall weekend to be at the cabin. I love being out there when the air is crisp and I can be inside the cabin by a fire under a cozy blanket. The days were warm and gorgeous though still allowing us to spend some time outside among the fall colors. Cole came out with me and we spent a good majority of the day outside flying kites, jumping in leaves, going for quad rides and playing at the park.


Cole checking out the wildlife that are making their way onto our property. This weekend my dad set some traps because we are having some serious skunk and raccoon problems. We ended up catching one of each. Cole wasn't sure what to quite make of the whole idea of trapping animals. It's how I grew up (I come from a big hunting family), so I don't really think twice about it anymore. If you have an animal problem, you set a trap or you get your gun.

Cole has also perfected his bike riding with no training wheels. He has made HUGE improvements over the course of the summer. He now can start off on his own - no pushes from me are needed!

The Quad Adventure

Mid morning on Saturday, Cole and I set out on a quad adventure. We toured around most of the surrounding area. It was a lot of fun. We discovered a lot of things we didn't know existed.

We discovered these crazy lawn decorations on our journey that were for sale. Cole just thought they were the funniest looking creatures ever!

Playing at the Park

Fun in the Leaves

Ready....Set.....GO!!!

Who says kids are the only ones who can enjoy playing in the leaves?

Hanging Out

Uncle Peter & Tante Elsa from BC

Right: Me and Grandma

After a very big thanksgiving dinner, us kids decided we needed to get up and do something to make our stomachs feel better, so we started a game of football. We went pretty hard core and by the end of the game, we were all sweating like crazy. Some people decided that "hey, we should go swimming to cool off". Well, it definitely cooled them off. I think swimming on September 29th in the lake is a record, even for us (we have some pretty hardcore swimmers in our family). I couldn't bring myself to go in, so I stood on the beach and watched instead.

KITE FLYING