Lazy Days of Summer

LAZY........Yeah Right! We've been busy busy busy on our summer days. The kids have been living outside and doing as much as we can outside. I set up the pool the other day for the kids and they played in the pool for about 5 1/2 hours. It was wonderful!!Weston even lasted about 2 hours in his little pool. He loved it!

He didn't quite understand the popsicle thing and that he needed to hold the stick and suck on the rest so he just grabbed the whole thing and played with it in the water. It is so fun watching him explore the world around him. He is getting close to crawling, but is still not quite there yet. He gets very frustrated and screams for him mama...and of course how can I resist him!
Gage and Macy have certainly become the best of friends and are having so much fun playing together. I got my old barbies (or Macy calls them Darbies) out today and the two of them played with them for like 3 hours. Don't worry I had 2 Ken dolls for Gage to play with! They love helping me outside in my garden, love riding their bikes, love the sprinkler, pool, neighbors, swings, sandbox, and more. We are having a great summer so far and are super excited to go to Washington to spend the 4th with the Witt Family! We can't wait!

Steve turned the big 33 on Thursday so we had a nice, brief party for him the few minutes we saw him after work. We made a cake that said We (heart) Dad, but the kids got a little carried away on the M and M's so I don't know if you can tell. He said he had a great day, but he has been working SUPER hard for us and we don't get to see him too often, but when we do we try to make it fun for him. We love him very much and appreciate all his hard work!

And here is my hobby....my beautiful roses are starting to bloom, but not all the pretty ones have yet so I'll take more pix then but here are a few!

And that's all....sorry this is such a long entry....that rarely happens!

Wedding Bells

The beautiful bride (Macy called her a princess)

I ventured to Utah last weekend for my cousin Nellie'beautiful wedding and even with the long 8 -9 hours in the car, the kids did GREAT. Weston was a great traveler and it helped a ton to have my mom travel with us! It was crappy weather so we didn't really get to do much outside but we had a great time visiting with family I haven't seen in a long time. The kids loved swimming in the pool and Macy loved looking at the temple ( she thought there were princesses living inside and thought Nellie was a princess!) It is always great to see family and catch up on things and make new memories. It was a great time had by all, but it is always nice to get home and get back in the swing of things. Congratulations Nellie and Landon!! We love you both!

Fires and Gardens

Look out...here come 2 little firemen!
Hanging out on top of the truck



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We've been extremely busy playing outside and enjoying the nice days (when we have some and it's not raining!). I was able to take the kids to Cut Bank over Memorial Day weekend to see the fam and go to my cousin Nate's graduation in Conrad. It was actually a really good trip despite the snow and rain (yes, snow in May!) The kids got to go down to the fire hall and see the firetrucks and got to play on them, turn the lights on, and honk the horn. Macy didn't like the horn at all, and Gage made Macy test it out before he decided to try it. They had so much fun on the firetrucks and it brought back LOTS of memories for me when I was a little girl playing on the firetruck! It was crazy to see my little ones doing the same thing. We have also been busy planting a garden, planting flowers and nurturing them. Steve planted a whole bunch of tomatoes and peppers and low and behold 2 days later it froze and they all died!! However, the kids planted their own pumpkins and carrots and squash one night for family home evening. They are excited and love taking care of them and watering them. We have also planted peas, beans, carrots, lettuce, onions(of course these are for Steve), corn, pumpkins, zucchini, radishes, watermelon, raspberries, and I think that's all....but Steve has been determined to plant a garden this year so we'll see how it turns out. My roses are growing so big already and I'll put more pics in of the garden and flowers when they're blooming. We're having a great time outside and love summer. It's off to Utah this weekend for my cousin Nellie's wedding. YIKES!! 9 hours in the car should be interesting with the 3 kids. Thank goodness my mom is meeting me in bozeman to help with the drive! Wish me luck!