Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween and Go Orange!!!

 

Gearing up for Halloween

Molly smirks because she knows that one day she will get back at us for making her wear this ridiculous hat.

 

She was also having some good laughs over the blanket being pulled over her head which you can see in this video

Facebooker

Molly takes some time out of her busy schedule to update her facebook status.

 

Baseball Hall of Fame

Today Frank and Shelly came up and we took a visit to Cooperstown and the Hall of Fame. (click on pic for larger version)

 

Hot Dog

Natalie takes her typical spot right by the wood stove. Check out the video of Secondary Combustion going on inside the stove.

 

Kibby Pond

This past weekend Natalie and I went on an overnight camping trip to Kibby Pond which is just north of the town of Wells on Route 8. Weather was overcast and in the upper 40s near 50 when we set out on the 1.9 mile hike. After a stream crossing which rivaled a challenge on Survivor we were off. The trail starts out by gaining near 600 feet in elevation but our little backpacking companions only required one real break on the way in. Natalie and Scout each carried their own packs as well. The campsite by the pond was large enough for our three tents along with a fire pit. We hung around camp, drank hot cocoa, cooked dinner then sat around the fire gazing at the stars until we all turned in around 8:30 pm. We fell asleep to the sounds of owls and geese flying overhead. We awoke shortly after 7am, ate a small breakfast, packed up and hiked back out. Good times had by all. I got home shortly after noon. Natalie collapsed by the wood stove where she pretty much remained the rest of the day. I figure she does at least double the mileage of the rest of us with all the running ahead and back she does.

 

Mark, Uncle Jim, Aunt Kathyrn, Nathan, Eric, Matt, Natalie and Scout.

Fall

 

Molly's 1st backpacking trip

 

New BFF

Molly chillin' with her new best friend Madison.

Come on baby light my fire

Our old wood stove just was not cutting it so we decided to take advantage of the new tax credits available and purchase a new one. After much research we chose a Jotul Oslo. Jotul is out of Norway and is the oldest and best selling stove manufacturer in the world making stoves since 1853.