I can't believe it has been 3 months since I have updated my blog! But I didn't make any promises! I will give a brief update - An update to Sept.: Ryan passed his Bar Exam!! It is official and now he will do a Clerkship in Helena for a year, a Clerkship in Great Falls for a year. Then, he may very well have his pick! He and Heather have both worked very hard to accomplish this goal and we are so proud.
Brandon met a very nice young lady from Twin Falls, ID. Her name is Jennifer Anne Orr, she is 25 & teaches 2nd grade. They seem to have hit if off!


In Oct. we went to Hells Canyon to fish for Steelhead. It is our annual trip with Mom and Larry, but Mom was in Portland this year, so I spent time reading, walking, cooking, playing on the computer while Scott & Larry fished. I did try my luck at the fishing and caught my first steelhead (3 total) - beginners luck!!

November brought a trip to Boise for Scott to go hunting with Jeff. Jeff filled his tag with a very nice buck. It scored a 180 (i think!) and was excellent meat! I believe Scott got another day of fishing in to boot!! Thanksgiving was at our house with Mom Barrett, Mom & Larry, Brandon and his girlfriend Jennifer. We had alot of good food and fun! On the Saturday after we went Christmas Tree hunting! It bought back alot of memories and we brought back 3 beautiful trees!










December was awesome! Getting ready for the family to come home at Christmas was so exciting! We decorated inside and out! Christmas PJ's were bought and the stockings were hung!Couldn't have too many decorations or goodies
We met up with Dan & Kristin in Las Vegas at the NFR! It was our first time and we sure have used another day or two! We were in support of Charly Crawford and his partner Russell Cordova. It was great! Our cousin Louie and his wife Barbara from Albuquerque came so we were able to get a wonderful visit in with them also!
We went to the Tournament of Champions (TOC) in Reno to watch our high school wrestlers and also the college portion on Sunday to watch Bryce. We saw alot of great wrestling and ran into several "old" friends. It was a good weekend!
We are finally counting down to a full house! Jeff, Jen and the kids came in on Wednesday night, Heather, Ryan and Mom B were here by noon on Christmas Eve, Brandon was just as anxious as we were! It was a busy, fun filled 3 days. Our house became a home again with love and laughter! Our hearts were full. Thank you all for coming home!

New Year's Eve we went to a Walleye Fish Fry at the Pehrsons. It was wonderful food and we had a nice time visiting with friends to bring the New Year in! Don't have a New Years Resolution yet, but we'll see!!