Buzzed it off!

Colin caught this 25 lb. salmon in the Columbia...we still have it in our freezer!

Me, Mom, Bro, Rebecca, and Grandma all come to visit

Mike and I

 A magical place we found

  My engagement ring! Yes, made out of beach grass

  Cider pressing party! We now have 5 gallons fermenting and much more in the freezer..

Cooper!

Colin found crazy amounts of chantrelles this fall

Us in the gardens at Edgefield before John Prine

Summer goodness!

Cherries! 

Brent and Cassie got sticky with us...

Little Mila! Our dear friends the Kielichs came all the way from French Gulch to see us for a few days.. a long awaited visit!

Michael and Coops.

Lisa and her princess.

Colin and Forest... who's almost 5!

My Dad came to visit and we hiked up near Mt. Adams. First time he's seen snow in years!

We brought Colin's Dad's boat down to the White Salmon, and rowed around looking for fish and blackberries... we found the berries!

.Love.

YUM! Our beautiful harvest! Pablano peppers, bell peppers, zucchini, tomatoes, and delicata! 

Colin's parents generously gave us their old woodstove. Colin has been working hard to fix it up..

Lili! My good friend came to visit for a night! And what a lovely visit.

Peaches peaches peaches. So many peaches! This evening was consumed with the canning/freezing/eating of peaches.... and drinking of good summer beer!

His name is Cooper!

The latest addition to our lives. Cooper! His is just over seven weeks old and cuter than ever!

Long overdue

What an amazingly hardworking partner I have. I came home from work and half our yard was tilled. Magic.

Our little baby hops just learning to grow up the twine on our front porch.

Me at our beer tent at the WA Brewers Fest. Yes, this is my job.

My Mom came. I dragged her to Seattle with me to the beer fest, and put her to work (just for a minute).

Mom and I in Seattle enjoying an amazing Thai dinner. It was so so good to see her; a long awaited visit.