back from peace

So dad is going to live. He's still very ill though. On the upshot, we got to wear some cute outfits:

Another upshot is finally getting to see the mole home pop and family are building. It is half buried and half done:
The roof, frequented by deer:
Smootch, of course, loved the dirt.
Weirdly enough, despite the reason for our trip and his suffering and whatnot, we had a lovely time: