Finishing of cross country running and Mason's soccer

 Last Sunday we celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving with some friends. Our offering was stuffing and sweet potatoes.

I had Columbus Day off so Kim and Henry and I went out for breakfast together

Then in the afternoon Kim took me on a bike ride (I am pretty sure she was trying to kill me with all of the hills)

We rode all the way around Hayden Lake (24 miles), which was basically steep uphill, followed by steep downhill, over and over again. My legs were killing me.

At least I had good company

Henry was really excited to buy a sword (windshield wiper)

Lyza had her last track meet of the year

She has a great looking stride

A well deserved ribbon

Batman had Spider-Man over for a play date

Kim went crazy one day and decided to process almost 200 pounds of apples. She couldn't have done it without her big helpers.

Beautiful sight

Even more beautiful sight (apple butter, apple sauce, and apple sauce with cinnamon)

Henry excited for some candy corn

Nixon also had his final race of the year and was lucky enough to have a little bit of rain

Mason went over to our neighbors' house to do some coloring. He always colors and draws them pictures so they asked him to come over and spend some time there.

I made another star trail photo this week

Henry loves this house and always stops and looks at it after going to the bus

Henry cooked a meal for him and his sloth

Mason got to have a play date with his friend

Yesterday morning was church cleaning

So we had to get some donuts

Henry loved his chocolate donut

We have been talking about removing the large arborvitae in our front bed and decided that yesterday would be the day 

The boys loved helping

It makes a big difference from the outside and even more inside (more light)

Mason had his last soccer game of the season and he worked hard

Oh Canada

He had some serious moments

And some not-so-serious moments

But he was always ready for a big kick, even when the ball was nowhere near him

But he also got some ball time

They actually shook ands after the game, which was nice (most games they didn't)

Nixon had a game and did great. He even got the first goal of the game.

Nixon was a star, even if he was at times amazed at what was happening on the field

Henry started off the game fairly upset but warmed up and had some fun before the end of the game

Here is Nixon with a couple of his friends

Last night we did family pictures. The weather and location was AMAZING!

Here is a sneak peak

We hope you have a wonderful week. Take care!