Abbie and I hiked mt. bachelor in the evening hoping for a good sunset. With the chairlift still turning due to sunset dinners at the upper lodge it allowed us to hit the summit and ride the chair down from pine Martin instead of hiking in the dark with headlamps for hours.
The hike up:
Down/Sunset:
Noah and a buddy stopping at some rope swing over near Eugene.
Our main project this week was painting the cabin. Kelly and I have decided we are not fans of painting. But it turned out nice! Before (light color) and after (dark color).
Fun at a couple of local lakes on our road and a homemade sushi treat from Abbie!
We had a bear come down to the river for a drink today on the other side of the river.
And we made huckleberry cobbler with the fresh huckleberries picked by Abbie and Preston.
We arrived to our place in north Idaho yesterday. Beautiful moon rise over the river. (Abbie captured these)
It’s been a great middle school experience for Preston at Grace academy. Next year he will be going to Caldera following his brother and sister. We are very proud of him
Beautiful weather for a hike at Smith Rock State Park!
It’s been a wild week around here! A week ago, Holly had to get stitches after getting bucked by a buck. She’s been sporting a donut collar while she heals then Duke went to get neutered today and came home with a matching one. Now we’ve got two donut heads wandering around the house. Even in recovery mode, they’re best buddies.
Fun weekend showing Abbie and her friends around Boise State University. They have excellent nursing and radiology/sonography programs, and it was great getting to tour the facilities and talk with students and faculty. We got a good feel for campus life. We visited the dorms, checked out the stadium and different parts of campus and ended the day at a BSU basketball game. It was fun to revisit our old stomping grounds. Abbie was just a baby when we lived there, so it brought back memories. The city has really grown, but it is still clean, safe and full of fun things to do. This next year will be so much fun seeing what all the kids choose to do with their lives. They have bright futures ahead.
