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Kate and Willa had a great time at the CU vs AZ football game!  Willa's aunt works at CU and was able to score some great tickets that she shared with the girls.  I'm so glad she got to have that next level game experience as she's receiving acceptance letters (emails) from colleges. Michelle is still hiking and the weather has been kind to this hiking club this autumn.  This time Mr. N chaperoned a hike on the Coulson Gulch Trail at 7.3 miles with 1,410 feet of elevation gain.  As I dropped four teens at the trailhead I was asked if I was coming along and told them that 6 miles is my max.  lol. Apparently it was an easier hike than anticipated and the kids I was giving a ride too waited almost half an hour for me to pick them up and were simply grateful to have a ride home.  And then they still all met at the Lyons Dairy Bar for ice cream afterwards.  Such a great group of humans attend these hikes! Their next hike was Mount Sanitas Trail Loop from Ce...

 I love love love Kate's photos but here are the ones that are Kate approved in no particular order :

With Halloween in the rear view mirror, 2025 will be over before we know it.  The same can be said about our backyard landscaping: this will feel like the work was done in the blink of an eye.  We were very impressed with not only how hard everyone worked but also the artistry that went into what they did. Below are a couple "before" photos: During: Demo day, drain and new sprinkler system put in, concrete poured, planting day, flagstones going in, and mulch added.  The night of demo day Michelle threw an autumn party at the Pumpkin Ranch and our house.  After some time picking their pumpkins from the patch they ate fish tacos with us, carved or painted some of the most creative gourds I've ever seen kids make, and made candy apples.  These girls are just the most polite high schoolers you've ever seen and they all seemed to have a really good time.  I'm glad they were here and am continually impressed with how they are still getting together often even tho...