Over the weekend, we were surprised with some warm weather! The girls took advantage of the Fall sunshine and hopped into the pool. It was refreshing! After a very quick dip in the pool, they decided to wash our cars for us… lucky us!

James organized his tackle box, fished in the yard for moles, the hottub for jet-fish, and in the house for cat & dog-fish! He loves this hat he created with some of the awesome hand-tied flies Grampa Fred sent him. These flies were made by James Great-Grandfather many years ago… they are quite special to James.

Here he is examining the hand-tied flies trying to figure out how he can tie his own flies. While he hasn’t quite figured it out yet, he has started collected bird feathers and other treasures for the day he teaches himself to tie those flies!

and I just can’t resist throwing in a super-cute picture of our Max every now & again. Max was not happy when we went back to school. He is getting used to the routine now, and is so excited to see us when we return. Always nice to see a happy boy with that wagging tail when I get home!