Purdue and Puppies

October  has been a busy and eventful month. Here are some of the things that have been going on in our 

lives:

Chris and Steph adopted a puppy!  Her name is Gozer

And she is as cute as she can be!  She is half Corgi and half Australian Shepherd

Magnificent fall colors

I've been cooking!

We went to the Purdue vs. Illinois game and had fun with friends

Dick and Mark can't believe that Betsy and I are going shopping!

Betsy, Kim, Ariel and Dick

Theresa

Tony and Theresa... not only Purdue fans but Michigan State fans too!

Leon and Becca

I took this picture through the car...I am always trying new photo techniques!

Enjoying food, beautiful weather and the Purdue victory

Bagpiper happened along after the game

A good time was had by all

Football weekend wouldn't be complete without breakfast on Sunday morning

Gwennie and Stella stayed at the Pet Spa, but were very happy to see us on Sunday afternoon!

Mark so enjoys my picture taking

Deer at a nearby campsite greeted us when we arrived home

We had a fun weekend, but it is always good to get home!

Gorgeous Fall Days

We have been enjoying beautiful fall days in Wisconsin.  The leaves are gorgeous.....I've almost driven off the road a couple of times gawking at the beautiful shades of yellow, gold, red and rust.  

A Sand Hill Crane stopped by our beach the other day

 We went to our old stomping grounds in Freeport last weekend to see our God son Paul play football for Aquin.  He plays offense and defense, so we got to see quite a bit of him at least for the first half of the game.  Then they have this crazy rule where they don't stop the clock during the second half if one of the teams has 45 points... and Aquin had 50... the other team was able to score two touchdowns, and the second and third strings got a chance to play.

Paula and Anna snuggled together to stay warm

This is the 2011 Aquin Football Team
Paul is in there somewhere!

On the way home we stopped to see this Moose, which i saw from the road between Orangeville and Cedarville.  I thought it was in a cemetary, but it was actually in someone's yard, next to a small family cemetary -- the family was the Folgate Family and most of them died during the 18th and 19th centuries.

A closeup of the moose - who wasn't in such great shape... note the "bandages" on the legs
and he had no eyes

Here I am posing with the Moose

There was also a cow or steer on the roof of the barn.... interesting

You never know what you are going to see as you drive around this crazy planet... that's why I always keep my camera handy.  I never want to miss a sight!