A month or so ago we took our dog Haley into the vet to be fixed because all of the neighbor dogs were driving us crazy when she was in heat. Well, unfortunately it killed her. Bronsen was devastated, the rest of us were pretty sad too, so we had to get a new dog. On the way home from Oregon we stopped in Salt Lake and found Moki.

So far she's been a pretty good dog, a puppy, but a good dog. I do have to tell you about one thing that makes Steve laugh so hard. Steve and the puppy were downstairs watching TV and Parker came down completely naked. He loves to wrestle Moki, so he pounced on her. When Moki finally got away and Parker wasn't paying attention Moki jumped up and bit Parker right on the bum. How's that for payback Parker? We are enjoying having a puppy again despite the circumstances that made us want another one.

I'm so excited that fall is finally here. With fall comes my desire to create. I'm looking for some fun fall crafts to do. I know all of you have some dang cute stuff. So if you would please send me your ideas I'd love it. Thanks!

We loaded up the kids two weeks ago for a family vacation to Klamath Falls, OR. It's in south central Oregon next to the California border. Here are some of the highlights and not so great things of the trip.

Highlights. . .
- The lava cave national monument was definitely a highlight. What little boys (and moms) don't love putting on helmets and using flashlights to hike up to 2000 ft. into a lava tunnel. It was really really cool.
- The boys spent so much time in the swimming pool at the Running Y Ranch where we stayed. Bronsen even swam across the pool without his floaty on the last day.
- We tried to go fishing, but after hours of no luck we let the boys strip down and just swim. Parker was so excited to chase the ducks. Luckily they were pretty tame.
- We got to see Crater lake. The 7th deepest lake in the world. On the way there we stopped for a free train ride at a miniature train mountain.
- Just spending relaxed quality time together.

Not so great things . . .
- My purse got lost or stolen somewhere between Wendover and Oregon. What a nightmare.
- We were going on a bike ride on an asphalt trail that went around the resorts golf course. Steve was pulling the bike trailer with the boys in it and discover that at the bottom of a steep hill was a sharp 90 degree corner. Anyway, the trailer rolled over twice. The straps broke and threw Bronsen out. They both got some road rash, Parker's hand was the worst. Luckily they were both wearing helmets, and their helmets took a beating as well.
- We didn't catch any fish.
- We drove ssssooooooo much that week. Poor little boys.

What follows is my attempt at a video of the trip.