Pumpkin Patch fun!!

A couple weeks ago, Belle and I went to the Ontario Walmart, (for a change) and while we were in route, we passed the SWEETEST pumpkin patch. I told her we would go back the next day when Tren was back from hunting. So! I informed Tren we would be going and the next day we were off. I could hardly wait! I knew there was a hayride and I didn't tell Tren about it, because I knew he wouldn't really want to do that. (Party Pooper, that's why I invited him.) We finally got there and there were soooo many people. We went over and posed on the stacked up straw for a few pics...



Then around came the tractor to take us to the patch! Tren was not a happy pumpkin picker! I took this great pic of him and I love you can see the wheel of the tractor, so you know he was on it! (Party Pooper Party Pooper!)



We were dropped off and headed out to get our treasures! I wanted a white pumpkin, and now that I think about it, I didn't even get a pic of it... Shoot. Belle chose a small white one and Tren picked a squatty white-ish green one.



I know Belle and I had a great time at the pumpkin patch. And I think Tren secretly did too.

The Cabin

On October 4th we made a trip to the cabin. Tren, Emmy, Belle, Rooser, Lewis Kipper, his wife Ashely, and their daughter Blythe, Russ, Keith, Carmen, Vince and Randi. Tren's family built an "A Frame" cabin on West Mountain a lonnngggg time ago, and we go up there when we can.



We took the wheelers, and '70s and did some riding and trail breaking. We went for a ride the first night and Belle started out riding between Randi and I on Tren's wheeler. Then she moved to Vince, I think, on his '70. She rode with him for quite a while. They went off the road and into the weeds and she just kept on smiling and hanging on. Then she got too cold from being right in the front, so she switched over and rode between Russ and Carmen on Russ's wheeler. When we got back to the cabin, it looked like she had grown hundreds of new freckles! This was actually mud...



We had a great time, and hopefully we can make another snow covered trip this year!!

While Rooster's running the coop!

A few weeks ago, I came home from work to discover a dolly had exploded in our bedroom. Actually, Rooster had chosen one of Belle's many dolls (darlings) and snuggled up with it on our bed. She proceeded to chew the side of it's face off. Somehow, she can get the stuffing out and EVERYWHERE! By the looks of things, she had to have been having a great time. The stuffing was under the sheets, on the floor, and all over the top of the blanket. I called her into the bedroom and said "Roosterrrr..." and she slicked her ears back against her head and stayed there. I got her to pose up on the bed to take these pics. She knew how much trouble she was in and didn't move until I told her she could get down. It was funny and I felt sort of bad for making her sit there. She looks like she is in trouble, so it makes the pics even better! I didn't show Belle these pics... we'll see how long it takes her to discover Britta is missing.



Naughty Rooster



Poor Britta

Combine Derby!

This past weekend, Tren and I went to visit his brother, sister-in-law and his new nephew! Bryce and Cassie had Gage this summer while Tren was gone to Minneapolis. They live just outside Orofino, Idaho. Cassie works for the Clearwater Fish Hatchery and when we were there we got a tour.



These are just a few sockeye salmon eggs. If you look close you can see their little eyes in them! Then....



This is Cassie pushing the tray back into the shelf and all those trays are filled with the eggs! I wish I knew the number she said was there, but I can't. It was very neat.

Sunday we went to Nez Peirce, ID for the annual Combine Derby. I have a video of it, but I don't know how to post it, so we'll wait for that for later. To start out they did barrel racing in their combines. There was barrels set up exactly as they would be if you were on a horse and the drivers and to spin around them and go as fast as they could. It was a great start! Then there was some lawn mower racing and those things could really haul. A few times a driver would take a corner to fast and roll his mower. Then the combines. They all lined up and then the whistle blew and it was time to bump into each other and destroy everyones combine. The last combine running and moving was the winner. The prize ? $2,000.00!!! Here are a few pics from the derby...



The line up....



The aftermath!....



I had to!

And the last one... what Rooster did the entire derby.



We had a great time and it was well worth the drive to visit Bryce, Cassie and Gage and of course to see the Combine Derby!