Pics at the Capital

Took the kids to the capital grounds after Church this morning to snap some pics.  I was going to do it last weekend in front of City Hall, but....there was a press conference by the tribal chairman, so I didn't feel like messing with that mess.

 I thought I had  a silly pic of Jonathan....but I was wrong.  I didn't want the dog to feel left out, so I took some of him when we got home.  I wuv him.

zombie run

Eric, Jess, Tyler, and I did ran the 1st (hopefully annual) Zombie Run last weekend.  I trained for weeks running up that stupid hill.  It's brutal.
You run either as a 'human' or a 'zombie'.  The humans get flag football flags to wear, and the zombies have to pull them off.  Eric finished with both of his.  I did not.

basketball resumes....

Jonathan had his first traveling tourny of the year.  His team won the first 2 to take the #1 seed from their pool, then lost in the semi finals by 3.  There was no game for 3rd place.  There was no school on Monday, so I dropped Jonathan off at the Y with a friend for him to work on his free throws, since he was a mere 1/6 from the line (and the shot he made was called of for a line violation from a teammate.  BUMMER!).  I hope he worked on his free throws...he may have just worked on his half court shots.

Halloween

Megan was again our lone tricker treater in the Family.  The boys chose to stay home to pass out candy.  It's possible they just ate the candy, too. There are really no witnesses.

Ava and Zoe joined us again.  Another beautiful night for trick or treating.

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Dog

They say when a dog sleeps on his back, he is secure and comfortable in his surroundings.  Rushmore is very comfortable sleeping on our bed between Don and me right now.

kayaking adventure

On Saturday, Megan and I went kayaking for the first time with Missy and her family.  We met the outfitter at Garrison Dam, then paddled down the Missouri River to Stanton.  14 miles.
It was a beautiful day.  We stopped at 2 different sandbars to rest, snack, and let the kids play in the sand.  We ended up having a head wind the last 2/3 of the journey, but we are strong.
Megan was tethered to my kayak  for most of the trip.  We did un-tie her for a bit and she did awesome!  But once the wind picked up, it was hard for her to control the kayak, so we hooked her back up.  We had 13 people in our group-5 of them 9 and under!  It took us 7 hours, which is a little longer than normal (4-6 hours)
My arms were lead Saturday night!!!  Lots of fun, and we plan to do it again.

 Megan is free at last!

 Missy is hiding in the background.  3 of Brian's sisters and one their nieces were also with us

 Jack and Sam.  They have their own kayaks-a Christmas gift from Mark's Mom.