i love my boys.

kitty warmth = the best kind of warmth

a little over one year ago, this little tuxedo-ed bugger spent the first few days in his new home hiding in his crate, only coming out for food and the litterbox. and only when no one was around to watch him. he ran away from everyone, even if they just looked at him. it was a big achievement just to be able to touch him once before he ran off into his crate or some corner or under the bed.

twenty minutes ago, this happened. :) i'm so proud of this little bugger.

scampering like a spidermonkey.

this past weekend was spent camping with aaron, liz and alexis out at gilson pond in jaffrey, nh by mt. monadnock.

saturday morning started with breakfast at sound bites at ball square.

mmm...coffee...

we drove up after and set up camp.

such a nice morning out!

somewhat disturbingly, we set up the tent and ended up with one odd piece that we never quite figured out where it went. womp womp.

we never figured out where this little guy went...

shortly after setting up camp, liz and alexis decided to take a walk around the pond, and aaron decided to take a nap. having recently rediscovered the joys of settling down with a good book, that's exactly what i did. i grabbed let the great world spin and sat by the awesome, warm fire and immediately plowed through a quarter of my new book. :) it was pretty much exactly what i needed after the week prior.

perfection.

i...i like fire...

liz and alexis came back. and guillotine was brought out. fun was had. :)

whiskey + apple cider + guillotine = camp fun goodness!

so pretty...

delicious dinner of hobo bundles was made. sausage, green peppers, onions, potato, salt, pepper, olive oil...so good...

delicious hobo bundles!

we topped off the night with scrumptious s'more-ness. unfortunately, it was too dark for photos. but seriously, i roast the best golden-brown marshmallows...i roast them to win.

sunday morning brought campfire coffee, pancakes and bacon!

mmm...more coffee...

campfire bacon!

post-breakfast, we drove over and hiked monadnock, or as alexis put it, scampered up it. it may have been the best hike/climb i've done to date. past the book-reading by the campfire, this was also perfect for a weekend away from the ridiculousness of real life.

scampering ahead!

more scampering!

i love scampering!

lunch break from scampering. 

hey, look! a traverse!

just like girl guides taught me. :)

at the summit - best. hike. ever.

bonus perk to the hike: seeing two deer off the side of the trail on the way down, towards the end. so. adorable. so glad i ran ahead for that. :)

i may not go camping or hiking much, but this was a great end to the season. :) 

i love fall. :)

i may or may not still smell like woodsmoke... :)