Night Runner...

Eric goes mountain biking when it is completely dark with some other night riding friends. They use some powerful bike lights and Eric claims it is the most wonderful biking activity on the earth....next to a sucessful cyclocross race. He did a night run in the forest with his headgear the other night that reminds me of Honey I Shrunk the Kids. He thinks it's as wonderful as his night rides. Alone, and scared to death by three sleeping peacocks that make a very scary screaming noise when awakened by a night runner. Or so I hear--I don't like to walk to the mailbox in the dark so you won't find me on any night runs with the Night Runner. I would rather let the peacocks sleep.

And no, he doesn't always look like a mountain man.

If I were three..

I would wear a "ballet", as Allie calls her skirt, and purple moccasins too.

The Trees...

The first picture is the Tree House we stayed in, more like a cabin and more to my liking. The other picture of the tree house at the end of the swinging bridge is 35 feet in the air. I was worried enough with the kids walking on the bridge, sleeping up there is an idea I will have to warm up to.

The kids got into the spirit of things pretty fast. They climbed trees, climbed across bridges, went on the zip line for hours(there are no lines in November), played on the Tarzan Swing (it gets an entry of its own), made tie-dye shirts, drank lots of hot chocolate and adopted the residence dog "Ginger."

It was a memorable place to be and very unique! When I get braver maybe we will go back and sleep up high, maybe.

In the Trees...

We took a week off for Thanksgiving and drove down to California to be with my family for the holiday. We made a few stops along the way.

Stop#1-The Treesort in Southern Oregon (more details to come)
Stop#2-The Redwoods
Stop #3-Fort Bragg on the California Coast
Part #4-Grandma and Grandpa Chittocks in Rough and Ready, CA

It was a long trip and a lot of fun. Each place had a new exciting adventure for all of us. We created a lot of memories!

Stop 2...

The Redwoods

Stop 3 Coastal Craze...

Eric can never resist getting into the water at the coast...no matter what the temperature is outside. It appears Sierra has the same genes. They loved running from the big waves and getting extremely wet. This was part 3 of our Thanksgiving adventure.

More Stop #3

Mason, Allie and I were all happy to sit in the sand and watch Eric and Sierra freeze. Mason was a little scared of the big waves and concerned about Sierra. The Northern California coast is really beautiful. The waves are bigger than we are used to here and a lot more blue. It was a beautiful November coast day!

Stop 4 Family...

We drove down to Rough and Ready, CA to be with Grandma and Grandpa C. for Thanksgiving. Here are some of the highlights from R and R.

Playing with all nine cousins ages 6 and under!
Eating good food
Watching the cousins play in the leaves
Riding the quad with Uncle Nic
Watching old "A-Team" episodes
Being with family