thanksgiving hike!

instead of doing the traditional thanksgiving with my family we decided to venture outside for a hike, tailgate dining and a soak in the hot springs!  it was fabulous!  totally my way of enjoying a holiday with family! 

 we hiked to lower falls creek on the washington side of the gorge, it was 4,4 miles round trip and all the kids did awesome busting it out! 

 woodpecker tree...

 payton showing off his balancing skills...

 gwynn too...

 the color of the moss in this picture is my absolute favorite color!

 this girl sure had the quads for hiking!  she is an animal on the trails!

  icicles!

 the falls...they were stunning!

 can't wait until these little ladies can do some overnight backpacking with us!

 aunt sas and the crew!

 snack time is always good motivation on the hike! :)

 being in the outdoors with this crew is my favorite thing!!!!

we have so much to be thankful this year!

happy thanksgiving!!!!

fall soccer!

my little soccer girl!

after having to take several weeks off due to the removal of her tonsils and adenoids, she bounced back ready to play in no time!  i sure love watching her play one of my favorite sports!

practice time...

ev is the one of the far left in purple...

this girl was looking cool while cheering big sis on!

this picture was right before she scored her first goal!

love seeing her get aggressive on the field, she had come so far this year!

she had such a great season and is already looking forward to spring soccer with the same team!

so proud of this girl!

This girl has been rocking 1st grade this year!  She has already received two awards this year!  We are so proud of all the she has accomplished this year already!

Miss E with her teacher when she received the Superintendent's award..the teacher gets to pick one student a year!

 this is the letter her teacher presented about her....

 she also received a classy cougar award at the veterans assembly...

 her teacher gave it to her for, "working hard and pushing herself to learn all of the time!"

Thanks for letting me brag a bit about our girl! 

 As a parent its so fun to see them succeed!

ranch fun!

we had a great sunny fall weekend at the ranch!  its the perfect thing to keep us busy while dad is off hunting!

ev was like the cow whisper...

 this girl sure loves her time with grandpa and the cows!

 selfie in the mule with aunt sas!  

now that is a pile of GIRLS!!!

 look at that blue sky!

 more fun with the cows!

 this little cutie sure loved being outside crawling in the cow patties! :)

tractor rides with grandpa are the best!!! 

another fabulous weekend introducing the girls to my fun childhood! :)

halloween!!!

a horse, a princess, and a cow!!!

 such a happy cow! 

 thanks gwynn for the letting us borrow your cute costume!)

 still obsessed with her tongue! :)

 a spicy princess...how fun! ;/

 a horse!

 love those pretty browns!

 school carnival with her friend avery...

 they had fun with cousin tanner at the carnival too!

between classroom parties, trick or treating and the carnival we had three full days of halloween!  

such a fun halloween with my little ladies!