Long overdue update...Fall 2011

Now, sorry I've been terrible about keeping in touch the last couple months...it's been a steep learning curve with my new job and it's definitely been keeping me on my toes - get home at the end of the day and by the time Chuck & I get the kiddos wound down, well I'm just ready to crash!


DeMCougs have been staying busy to say the least. As I mentioned, I'm getting the hang of being a college faculty - loving my students and wanting to shake sense into them at the same time. :-) They are a bright and naive group, but I learn from them when I least expect it and have been learning more about me in the process too.

Chuck is keeping busy at the furniture store and when he does have free time, he and Dustin are out lowering the coyote population. We both went out deer hunting - he was successful, I was not - and we both went elk hunting with Dad this year. It was a great get-away and camping trip, and we saw some elk...none we could shoot, but good to see animals anyway.

We are headed to Chuck's uncle's cabin for Thanksgiving...it was something I proposed as a nice get-away back in August...and now it's turned into a big DeMeerleer deal...cousins, aunts and uncles, grandma, you name it except for Chuck's immediate family who are staying on the Westside of the state. It should actually be a lot of fun - lots of card playing, 4wheeler riding, snow *hopefully* and football games (the Cougs have their annual rivalry game next Saturday). Not the quiet holiday I was originally thinking of, but hey, there's always Christmas right?!

Grace is loving preschool - they have "class" on Tuesday and Thursday down at the daycare which is VERY handy...and she's still doing gymnastics. She's working on a cartwheel right now - needs to get the core strength to get her feet over her head, but she's got the concept anyhow.

Kellan is talking up a storm...and now we can understand more than we don't so it's starting to get really interesting since he's picking up EVERYTHING...from us and from Grace. He's also getting into coloring lately so we have to keep an eye on him because to him, tables, walls, arms, Apollo...are all fair game to add a little color to. :-)

 
 

I think that's us in a nutshell for the past couple months...I will definitely try to be better on the updates - and I already have our Christmas photocards printed...hoping to get labels printed and decide whether to write and include a year-summary letter this weekend so I can get them in the mail after Turkey Day.

VetMed raft trip 2011

Fun times on the Lower Salmon River!! It was a beautiful closure for me and my 6 years with the College of Veterinary Medicine. Thanks so much for the fun, sun and of course, for bringing the Cougar flag!

VetMed raft trip 2011

We had an incredible 5-day float with 17 DVM students/partners and 3 faculty members. The sun was shining & hot, the water was cold & running fast and the waves & rapids were gnarly!

Here's the link to the pix: VetMed raft trip pictures

G's ABC dance recital

Graceful Grace



The moment before the fun begins....



Click on this link to see grace in her winter recital...she is in the front row on the far end.

 Grace winter recital

Grace's Point of View

For Christmas Grace got a pink digital camera. These pictures are her perspective on the world! Click on the picture and it will link you to her point of view.