Solo pumpkin carving

100% on their own.

And relatively mess free - considering the task ahead!

Unfortunately I failed completely at getting pictures of the kids in their Halloween costumes.

Kathryn was a dog, Ryan a Minecraft Creeper

Welcoming the newest members to the Lewis family

Much to everyone's surprise, my parents get TWO chocolate lab puppies!

Russell and Wilson  😍

The current animal tally:

2 horses - Trooper and Mojo

2 goats (named, but I forget!)

3 cats - Bonnie, Sunny and a recent acquisition that was not planned - Carson

4 dogs - Pre, JD and the new pups

 JD is the old guy in this picture.

 He's super sweet and has loved on those pups from day one.  He'll be a good mentor.

4th grade school project

Blackfoot Indian Tribe

4th grade project.

A lot of work put in to research, design and presentation!

Great Wolf Lodge

Kathryn's birthday celebration...…  

We pushed it to the fall, instead of going in the midst of summer; wanting to miss the peak travel season.

Spent one night, 2 days at the waterslides and made the most out of every moment.

And oh my gosh - the amount of stair climbing to do the large slides!   Phew!