Thursday, June 23, 2011



Happy Birthday to my sister.
Meghan, you are my best friend, one of my greatest encouragements, and my role model.
I love you and your beautiful life and I feel overwhelmingly blessed to be a part of it in such a special way.
Thank you.



Love,
Moogs

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Father's Day

Celebrating Father's Day today, feeling especially grateful for Dudes

Grateful for his support

Grateful for summers at the lake with his parents

Grateful (most of the time) for inheriting his nose

Grateful for his patience

Grateful for the opportunities he has given me to travel

Grateful for his sense of (h)umor

Grateful for his joy

Grateful for his generosity

Grateful for his belief in me

Grateful for the example he has given me of a selfless father and committed husband

Happy Father's Day Dudes
I love you



Friday, June 17, 2011


Escaping work and the "spring" weather in Idaho, I headed to sunny Florida last week for a visit to see my sister, my best friends, and my new baby niece. Running errands with my mom, eating dinners with my dad, laughing with my sister, and loving on my friends made the week slip by before I had time to really appreciate it. I didn’t realize how much I missed the warm heavy southern air, the sound of the locusts at dusk and afternoons sitting in the pool.


Two days before I arrived, sweet 6 pound 10 ounce Molly Caroline Magee was born. I was fortunate to spend a lot of time with Molly and Julia; and now Julia recognizes me as “Aunt Moogs” and calls me "moo". Baby Molly slept most of the time I visited and I loved watching her precious expressions and listening to her short, quiet breaths as she slept. She is so fresh and perfect. It will be a long 6 months until I see them again.







For comparison, this is a picture of Julia when she was a newborn...
I love these sweet sisters

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Carp(e) Diem

Seizing a warm spring Saturday, Bucky and I packed up our camping gear and headed an hour east to Blackfoot Reservoir, with high hopes of catching carp on fly rods. After exploring a few dirt roads, we stumbled across a secluded camping area and a shallow flooded flat that was infested with Mirror Carp. With perfect weather for camping, perfect conditions for fishing, and perfect company, it became one of my favorite days out here.








Otis drooling over the excellent fishing



the little cinnamon bun

Pig meets Carp


Last catch of the day


Mmmm, Camp-side microbrew

Spring Sightings...

Our recent sightings:

Bald Eagle near Blackfoot Reservoir on our camping trip last weekend


Big Ole Grizz in Yellowstone
We watched him (from our car) dig in the dirt, looking for tasty critters


Baby Buff in Yellowstone


The sweet neighborhood fairy, Kiva, who we spotted swinging in our backyard


Sweet Kiva and the Big Black Dog