Happy Halloween

Today we drove from G Falls to Stanford to spend the evening with Miss Lyla for "trick or treating". This year she was a butterfly. And a cute one at that!!! I made Lyla her Frankenstein halloween bucket and I think she loved it. She loves her Aunt Me Me and Uncle Bub (notice Lyla holdin Uncle Bub's hand) . We went to a kids halloween party with her at the Bar 87 (family pict of Jen, Lea, & Lyla out front) and then to houses of family and friends in Windham and Stanford. A highlight every year is going to Marion Danielsons in Windham for her homemade popcorn balls! Dad has been "trick or treating" there since he was a young kid. So I had to take a picture of them together for memories. By the end of the evening, Lyla was on a true sugar high. Her bucket was filled to the brim with lots of candy.

Back to Fall

After last weeks snow, as usual around here, we got back into some fall weather. The leaves that didnt freeze off, continued to change colors. Here are some pictures that Bob just took this morning of the tree in our front yard. Jager was also playing outside with us, chasing leaves and being obnoxious. Although she looks so well behaved in this picture, we are on our way this afternoon to get some obedience training from Susan Overfield http://www.overfieldkennel.com/ . We plan on posting pictures and videos of her progress.

Ready to Rent

These past weeks have been very busy for us. We have decided to rent my house in Stanford, but I will continue working in the salon. Since the home/salon are seperate, we can have a renter in the rest of the house. The major part has been figuring out what we want to keep, toss, and donate to Salvation Army. So after 2 loads to the dump, a huge load to Salvation Army, and the keep stuff, we have made a lot of progress. With the help of my dear mother and many hours of cleaning, it is ready to go.

First Snow

Here in G Falls we got our first real snow of the season. In G Falls we got about 4 inches of snow, but in Stanford there was 14 plus inches of snow. Here is a video of Jager testing out the snow for the first time.

Billings

Just getting home from the week in Billings. Bob was at a weather conference this week and also presented a study on "Snow Bands". He was pleased with how it went over and so was everybody else. Even though he was very nervous leading up to the presentation. While Bob was in meetings, I was out shopping, visiting friends, and checking out local scrapbooking stores. Since I lived in Billings for over 4 years, I know the area very well. Including all the great places to eat, drink, and socialize. The first night there we gathered with Bobs friends at the MT Brew Pub and enjoyed several micro brews and dinner. Then we ended up at the Carters-Rail Yard. . . . . a very fun bar and also a brewery next door. Later in the week, we also ate at: Texas Roadhouse, Olive Garden, & Pug Mahons (local Irish Pub with great Porkchop sandwiches and homemade chips). Also being how we always run into people I know, we ran into my cousin Rob Ridgeway at Pug Mahons. It was great to see him there. Also while in Billings I got to visit with many of my friends: Dottie and her son Carter, Megan and Britni. It was great to leave Great Falls for a while and we really enjoyed our week away.

Bath Time & More.....

Here are some picts of Jagers first trip to DQ (Dairy Queen) where she got her first icecream cone. Spoiled girl!!! Her bath times are getting better and better, it seems not to be so tramatic on her, plus we added some rubber duckies. :) She sat so good for us. She is 3 months old now, and weighs about 20 lbs. She has been great birth control for us as she is more than enough for us to handle at this time. She is alot of work, but tons of fun too!!! Bob has been working on fetching with her, and she seems to be catching on. . . . .

Tomorrow we leave for Billings for the Great Divide weather workshop. Jager will be coming along with us, however the hotel wont allow her to stay. So she will be having her first experience staying the nights in a pet boarding place. I am sure she will be fine, however it will be harder on us I suppose. The good thing is, I will get to hang out with her during the day while Bob attends the workshop. Also on Thursday he will be giving a presentation on "Banded convective snow over north central Montana". So proud of him! My weather geek!! :) Hopefully we will have some time during the week to take some photos, and perhaps catch some local scrapbook stores. Oh and cant forget the best part for Bob, trying out some local brewery's. . . . and we cant complain about a good beer!