Fall is in the air

Almost (what seems like all of a sudden) the fall and winter is upon us here in Vanderhoof. The last 2 days have been -8C/-10C. Yikes. It feels like a real shocker. The late summers have been so warm and this little cold snap is a wake up call.

Collin's parents came to visit over the weekend. We had a short but sweet time, went quading lots and warmed ourselves by the fire. We quaded into a few local lake and had a wiener roast over an open fire - it was nice. The first night that we went out there were tonnes of deer out in the fields, I think we counted 10+. It was very cool for the girls to see them all, me too acutally I usually only see a couple a year, so I guess my year's done!
Now we just wait for snow.. though we don't generally have any until after Halloween, we will see - it certainly feels cold enough.
Collin, the girls & I also went out on Sunday and got a nice big load of firewood for the woodstove. It was a great day, we talked and played, and worked out butts off.. in fact I think I have new muscles (or at least some hurt that never existed before)! A full 6 hours of bucking with chainsaws, loading, stacking, unloading, chopping, then stacking again. Phew.. gee only 3 more to go for this winters supply! It's good family time though so I love it nonetheless.