After almost 5 years, we finally got back up to see Dad and Tess in Missoula. I can’t tell you HOW MUCH FUN WE HAD! I knew it was going to be great to see everyone but we experienced some stuff that some people never do. Especially at the boys age, it was so amazing to be able to watch them fish for the first time, (and not throw a mad tantrum about it) watch them make a vase on a potters wheel, watch them have an absolute blast on water toys and watch them love on their grandparents. What a treat. It was a wonderful visit and a hard goodbye, but hopefully it won’t take as long to reunite as it did this time. Missoula is beautiful and the weather was perfect for us the entire trip. We also floated down the river, bouldered at the local rock gym, caught up with old friends and made new ones. What a great way to end the summer. After getting back home, chaos ensued as it was the week before Henry went back to school. I found out a couple weeks ago that William makes the cut off for kindergarten next year which means, I’m losing my baby a year earlier than expected. I’ve been struggling with that lately just because he’s my last and I realize that what everyone has been telling me is true…the years are flying by. I can’t believe it’s almost August. Where the hell has the time gone? It is a joy watching them grow and change though. It’s just that as Will and Henry get older, Tommy and I are getting older too. Booooo. Don’t worry. Neither of us are having a mid life crisis…YET. But ours probably won’t be like normal people where they go out and buy a fancy car or something. We’ll want to go sky diving or BASE jumping. Something completely and ridiculously stupid. Haha! Or maybe we’ll just invest in dirt bikes for the whole family and go tear it up on the trails. Yeah…that sounds more like it. =) I hope all of you are well and are having a great summer. William’s having his 4th birthday party next weekend so stay tuned for some more pics. Love you’s!!
Grandpa Lind getting the wheel ready…Will was first…he was nervous about getting his hands dirty. What a Sally…Push!Harder!Making the well…Evening it out…Great job Will!
Henry’s turn…Shaping the vase…
A little skeptical…My boys…Me and my boogerGetting a workout on the rings…This kid is STRONG. Hopefully he can overcome his frustration in climbing cuz he’ll be really good at it…Walking out on the bridge…Locks all over the place…Playing in the river…one of their favorite things…
Surf’s up!
Time to fish!Tommy helping Henry cast his line…Dad helping Will castReeling it in right away…Actually enjoying it…Just chillin’And relaxin’…After insisting that he could do it himself, Tommy let him try and he just picked it up right away. Really impressive…All by himself. =)After reeling his line in and finding a fish on the end covered in weeds!! Hilarious!Believe it or not, William caught one too! Both were so small but made them feel SO big. Haha!Floating down the river! I had Will and Tommy had Henry. It was super fun.After our float…waiting for Daddy to pick us up…Crashing on the way to somewhere. We upgraded his seat so he can’t sleep very well in it anymore…Stopping at the Bison Range on our way to the lake…
This guy was HUGE and so beautiful.The ride to the lake house with Burt…Their little cabin was on an island in the middle of the lake.Burt’s dog, Echo. She was a total water baby…William waiting his turn for the jet ski…and striking a pose for the camera =)Henry after his first ride…he was addicted!Switching riders…Echo wanted to ride too. Hahaha!She ended up in the front sitting on Henry…Tommy’s turn to take a spin…Burt and Will chilling on the inner tube.The kids were pooped and crashed on the bunk beds which they loved!
The next morning. Back out in the water!Getting ready to be hauled! So fun!Flying!They would do this all day if they could…The weather turning cold…view from the cabin deck. So awesome.Side deckView of the little guest house we stayed in…View of backyard…complete with outhouse. Awesome.View of cabin from periphery of property.View from dock…Gazebo that Burt built. Such a cool place!Crashing on the ride home…Catching flies…haha!
Hey all! It’s been a while since I posted and I have a lot to catch you up on. I wanted to wait to post these pictures in the hopes that I would have some actual completed projects to show you but unfortunately our problem just would not die. It’s a V8 called Carnivore and it is SO fun but SO hard. You are totally gassed by the end and it’s takes a lot of strength and endurance to finish it. Plus the top out is hard as all get out. We took a total of 3 trips up here to work on it and got to the same place every single time! Aaaaarrrgggghhh! So frustrating. But we’re hoping that some more training over the summer will help us tick this off in early Fall. We’ll keep you posted. The weather was beautiful and our good friends came up with us 2 out of the 3 times so we had great company. =) Hope all is well with everyone!
Getting on our favorite warm up – Bat RoofTommy breezing through it…Our campsite 5 minutes before the draw. It is so beautiful up here…Our setup…The view around…Everyone…Our good buddy, Cody. I love this guy…Our Flag crew!Getting rained out. It absolutely POURED!WetWe decided to bug out and grab some donuts! 😉Next trip…taking the boys up too…My little climbers!Spotting his brotherHenry’s turnIn front of my nemesis…Carivore. I love and hate this thing all at the same time. GRRRR.
Hey everyone! We went to Henry’s first grade play the other night and had a great time. The theme was “The Box” and it had to do with using your imagination or something. Haha! I think it is so funny…I can still remember back to the elementary plays that my school would put on and how I’d see my mom (and dad, once) sitting in the audience. Little did I know they were bored out of their mind and begging for it to be over! HAHAHA! Ok, that’s not how we felt the other night, but it only lasted about 30 minutes and trust me, we were READY when it ended. First off, we could barely see anything. This huge guy sat in front of us and kept having to move to try and see Henry. Then there were tons of little kiddies in the audience who wouldn’t be quiet. (Mine included) AND it was hotter than hell in there too. Soooo…suffice it to say, it was short, sweet and ended just when people were about to go nuts. =) Henry had tons of fun and it was sweet to watch him perform. Enjoy!
All the first graders. Henry is in the front row 6th from the left. The shortest one of all! =)Looking around for us… (Mom, Joe and B – WHO does this look like!!!? Just crazy, right!?)Getting into itI know you can’t see him in this picture, but you can see him jamming out while the other kids are still. Hilarious.Yeah!! So cute…He’s such a clown. I love it.The end. Love this little turkey.
Hahaha! Not really. I don’t think we’ll ever get ANY pets again. If you weren’t aware, we got rid of our two cats. Our really good friend, Steve, took them and now they are living like kings down at his house. I’m super happy about that but not eager to repeat the whole pet situation again. Not sure if that will change. I know the kids would love a dog…but again, it’s such a responsibility. I’m not saying never. Just not right now. We’ll see what the future holds. In the meantime, I am more than happy to have this little fellow up at the top of our patio cover coming and going as he pleases. He is SO cute!!!
Look at this sweetie! He is super tiny. His whole body probably spans the palm of my hand…Good grief, you can also see what a shoddy paint job we have. Yikes.Ok…he’s so cute. Creepy but cute. Hahaha!
I can’t believe my little boy is 7 already. Seriously, it’s gone by so fast!! This year was pretty relaxed. Went down to Grandpa’s to celebrate with pizza and a ninja turtle cake. Woohoo!! We measured Henry tonight and he’s grown an inch in 3 months! My heart!!!
Good grief, these kids are such clowns!I’m 7, baby!Chowing down on some pizzaPresent time!Reading his cardGrandpa helping him with the hard parts…What is it!Sweet! A cool kids tentLoving itThank you Grandpa!Will wants a hug now too…Cake time!TMNTBlowin out the candles!Just chillaxin…Happy Birthday Henry! (Yes, mom I cut my hair off. Don’t hate me =)
