first day of snow

below i posted the first of the 'first day of snow' posts.
here is the second, featuring photos that uncle seth took on his walk.
compare the porch one in this post with the porch in the last post---already accumulating.
very nice.
it's hard to capture how much is coming down.

white morning

well, it's a lot whiter right now. it's dumping snow. blizzard style. and we love it. poor uncle seth is walking around the lake trying to take photos.
i'll post what he captures.
for now, here are a few of alasdair and his buddy--gatsby, the boy+papa, snow accumulation this morning and the sweet squirrel---one of many new friends who feast on extras we put out the window and into the bird feeder.
HAPPY 3 MONTHS to the boy.

lazy day

it's sunday morning. ben, sweet man, is cooking up some tasty breakfast for honey, alasdair and i. coffee in hand, and four open windows looking out to trees clothed in their new fall colors and SNOW! not a lot, but flurries.
it's beautiful.
uncle seth arrives today to take honey home tomorrow. bittersweet---i can't wait for seth to get here, but his arrival signifies honey's departure. i'm torn.
last weekend aara came up to visit for the night and we celebrated with our first candlelight dinner.
alasdair is loving his bumbo, new pajamas and many hikes.
the snow is picking up. yessssss.
morley, oh borals boy, loves the mountain life, too.
check him out---glowing in the sunlight. good boy.

my boys

WHAT? are you kidding me?
yes, these are my boys, my men, my loves.
mmmm.
oh so sweet.

back in time

in the beginning, i said this 'blog' would be an image-based one.
indeed, that it has become.
so, here's to more photos. photos taken prior to our boise departure. photos of alasdair and his cousins: stella and asa and etta, and the first love of his life: miss honey--my beautiful mama.
the boy misses his boise people. i know this because he tells me so.

activity

Alasdair keeps me active--not that it's a difficult task around here. We try to hike daily, and each day we find a new route, and a new lake. That's been the case so far, at least. There will come a day when we simply choose the 'best' route, but for now we still have the luxury of exploring new areas everyday.
Stove update: we got a new one. Celebrate. Ben found their home in the old one, along with a toasty little mouse. sick. the new one is plush, white, and mouse-free, for now.
there are traps set behind it: we've already downed 8 of the little guys. poor guys. grow up though, seriously--figure out a different area to hang out in.
i'm not too talkative. just got back from a hike and thought i'd write that much. i plan to jump into the lake today.
whip.
it will be cold.

get it straight

horizontal that is.
geeze. what's my deal with this posting business? i can't even manage to post photos in the proper direction.
frustrating.
anyway, as they are:
(mostly alasdair)
*himself showing off his booty gear, graciously handed down to us from his cousin, Asa.
*he and i returning from a little hike--his first riding in the mei tai.
*a closeup of the boy in the mei tai. and do not fret, we saved the other sock.
*the bathroom mirror, chatting it up with his best friend, himself.
*smiley monkey blanketed in the bouncer. good times.
*his wide-eyed stare. that's when he's really pretty amazed by something. like the times i press my lips together and make that boat(ish) sound. he likes that.
*he in his new pimpy ride, the radio flyer, in the sun. bad mama.
*mama + the boy, outside our front door. it's what we see when we open it up. wow.
*papa's new pimpy ride: the gator.
so, there: photos.
lots.