Saturday, October 17, 2009

The last weekend of the season on "the butt"




















































































It was the last boat trip of the year this weekend. Michael, myself, Tyler and Justin got up early about 5:30 am and picked Brandon up and we took the boat out for one last trip of the season. We went up to Deer Creek Reservior to do some fishing, well Michael, Brandon and Justin fished, Tyler and I slept. It wouldn't be a boat trip without a few small issues and a meltdown from Mom. We had a dead battery on the boat to begin with so we pulled out of the lake, unhooked everything and charged the boat with the Durango and then of course we are still new at the launching and loading of the boat. It looks so nice on the trailer and on the water but I will admit that getting it either place makes me a little anxious. Brandon is becoming quite good at backing the Durango and trailer in though. It was 33 degrees when we got on the lake and as you can see from one of the pictures we took, there is snow on the mountains. Tyler was so cold that he just burrowed under a blanket and we checked on him to make sure that he wasn't frostbitten. It shaped up to be a beautiful day. My favorite place to sit in the boat is in the bow of it but after today I have decided that sitting in the bow of the boat in August is a lot more fun than in the middle of October. Brrrr!! It was a lot of fun though. It is going to be a long winter. I think Michael and Brandon got a little teary eyed when we parked it for the season. (Just kidding)

Homecoming


It was homecoming for Justin last weekend. He had his wisdom teeth pulled the first weekend in October and was afraid that he was going to be swollen and bruised from them but he was good. He went with Amanda Martinez. I can't believe that he is a senior and that soon he will be getting ready to graduate.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Happy Autumn!!


It is hard to believe that it is October already. When your summer doesn't start until July it seems shortened in some ways. It has really cooled off now. There are some things that I love about autumn....candy corns, football games, apple cider (although it is not Michigan apple cider), caramel apples, warm days and cool nights, cuddling under a blanket with my hubby and the changing of the leaves. I miss Michigan in the fall, all the beautiful colors. You just don't get that here. I have been home from work for the last few days because Justin had his wisdom teeth out. He has been pretty swollen and the antibiotics have been making him sick to his stomach. He is going to back to school tomorrow and I am going back to work.