Halloween

Our "chicken little" & "Tigr" our tiger
Somehow Halloween turned into a 3 day holiday. They had dress up at their pre-school & a parade on Thursday, on Friday downtown Whitefish had "trick or treat street". All the stores hand out candy to the little ones from 2-5pm. Then on Saturday (actual Halloween) we went to the mall & then trick or treating for a few blocks in Whitefish. The kids had fun, and I worry they will now expect this 3 day extravaganza next year. The only down fall of this fun time is all the left over candy that is finding a home in my tummy! BE GONE HALLOWEEN CANDY!

OB's team played for the state boys soccer championship on Saturday. They lost to Billings, but he had an awesome season to add to his phenomenal track record as a coach. The kids had fun with their cousins Cash & Zoey.

Daddy & his girl

OB & Zoey

I must compliment Old Navy on their costumes. These were on my kids for 3 days straight. They kept them warm, you can layer underneath them, and I've washed them 3 times....they still look great. The biggest bonus was they were on sale for $17.99 when I got them. I wonder how long I can get away with my kids thinking Old Navy is the only place to get a costume....maybe one more year.

Getting tuckered out.

On a mission for more candy. When he got home he laid all his candy out & grouped the matching ones together then counted them over & over.

Surprise visitors!

My parents surprised us with a visit after their Canada trip.
Stephan, my dad & the monkeys carved pumpkins at the Great Northern Brewery.

Some of the finished pumpkins.

One of their favorite things...reading with grandma.

Sweet Pickins

We traveled to "Sweet Pickins" with Ravenna & Hudson's pre-school class. I was pleasantly surprised with the cute place. They had animals (petting zoo thing), go karts, mazes, sand toys, bouncing balls, etc.... The kids had so much fun & we got our pumpkins. Halloween is near, have a happy one!

Back in "big sky" country!

View from road to Doris Peak
Our little Doris Peak hike. Turned out it was a little too technical for the little ones.

Glacier Park walk with Steven & Grace.

Steven & Grace's cute family of 5 now.

Grace & Liam

Middle Fork of the Flathead River, Glacier National Park

Sweet Liam James Byrd

Back in their room reading books.

Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park

Fall in GNP...beautiful!

Cash, at one of OB's (his dad is the coach, Stephan's cousin) soccer play off games.

Little Riley May, she's getting bigger, but still a peanut! All bundled up & warm.

Zoey, Ravenna, & Hudson at OB's game. Whitefish Boys' Soccer just made it to the state finals. The state playoff's will be here in Whitefish next weekend. Whoo Hooo OB!

First day of Pre-School with one of their teachers' Mrs. Jen.

Our little monkeys on their first day of Pre-School this year. They really do grow up fast!

So, that is a little glimpse of what we have been up to since we have been back in MT. We have been keeping busy, cooking comfy meals, watching football, and back in the groove here in Whitefish. It's cold here & we are ready for the snow.....I think.

October birthday wishes

My mother in law turned 70 years young on Sept. 29th. She had 12 children, now has 14 grandchildren, and been married to the same great man through everything. So this birthday couldn't just slip by without a couple surprises. Two of the best were her sons Johnny & Nick flying in from Texas.
Johnny, Irene, & Nick

mom & I at Irene's next "ladies luncheon" surprise party.

She was surprised again....it was the best!

All they Byrd women who helped make the party such a success. The Montana sister in law's made the trip over which was so great!

Irene, her sister in laws, and some nieces

Irene & her beautiful daughters! Don't I have the prettiest sister in laws?

We also celebrated Stephan's birthday once we got back to MT.

The cake looked good, but it was terrible. I'm not sure what happened, so we went out for ice cream. Happy Birthday babe! Love you!

Famous in MT!

Hudson & I made the front page of the Daily Interlake paper here in the Flathead Valley. It was freezing, but we still got our pumpkins. We went to this cute place called Sweet Pickins' with their preschool class. Ravenna was sidetracked with the other kids, as Hudson & I did the hard work.

End of summer work weekend

Stephan & Jacob bucking up some trees.
Alli & I getting rid of the bushes on the beach.

My guy measuring for our new horse shoe pit.

Mom & Aunt Barb tackling the bushes again.

Last swim of summer at the end of September. It was surprisingly warm for the time of year.

Wrestling with their grandpa.

We always do a work weekend at the end of summer to get the cabin ready for winter. We accomplished quite a bit & had fun too! With a tear in my eye I say goodbye to my favorite season....until next year!