August... uhhh... finds the permanent marker

Any thoughts on a suitable punishment... Siberian work camp?
Apparently even after we explained this wasn't appropriate - he didn't
see why there was problem and proudly pointed out everywhere he
"colored"

TLC Winter Festival

Aeden's winter festival... also a picture of Doug and Owie.

First Big Winter Storm

Our first big winter storm... it came in two parts 3-4" of wet snow
the first day, followed by 5-6" of the dry powery stuff and some very
cold temp with 40-50 mph gusts.

First Geocache Hike..

Our first Geocashe hike (an international sport of sorts that
families/individuals can use GPS/map skills via iPhone to find a
hidden "cache" in locations all over the world!) the cache was in the
area of Craven Gap. The kids were really excited to find it, stashed
behind a fallen stump off the Mtns to Sea trail accessed via trails
from the mountain behind our house, paralleling the Blue Ridge
Parkway. The seekers bring something to put in the cache, to tradeout
with item(s) in the cache. The little notebook in the box had notes
from players as far back as 2003. Our hike ended up being about 2hrs
40min and traveled about 4.2 miles or so. The boys did great!! You
can read more about the sport on line.

Cutting down a leaner

After about 5 cuts - I finally got it fall. Definitely prefer
freestanding trees. The woods nice though and pretty dry. A welcome
addition to the stock pile.

Tower Power

Three stories high!

Cathy and the kids carved a Pumpkin

First Snow of the Season

First snow - had to get everyone out for a hike...

Aeden Dressed up for Church

August's Birthday Party

Pics from August birthday... check out the present he had a difficult
time opening... love the shot scratching his head to figure it out
;-).

Inflatable Obstacle Course

Aeden and August loved the inflatable obstacle course after church. I
wasn't quite sure about August climbing up the wall - but man if he
didn't scoot right up there.