Campin' in the Backyard!

Brady & Daddy had a little campout in the backyard last week & had so much fun!! We built a campfire & sat around it until it was time for bed & they stayed in the tent. Jeff said it was so cute because Brady just talked & talked while they were trying to fall asleep~then when Brady woke up & got his bearings he just looked at Jeff & gave him the biggest smile.

Just a cute photo of the two of them in the tent

Helping Daddy put the tent up



Of course, he had to make sure "Greenie" "Boo Boo" & Curious George would sleep with him!

Testing out the sleeping arrangements

Helping Daddy get wood together for the fire

Learing how to build a fire from one of the best!

Cooking dinner~hot dogs!

Eating his smores

Livvy enjoyed sitting by the fire too!

Right before bedtime~the flashlight was a real hit

Livvy & I headed to bed in the comfort of our house! :) Just a year or two & she will be able to join the boys!


I made the campers breakfast the next morning

For Uncle EJ

Dear Uncle Eeeege, we are sooooo excited to see you on Saturday & wanted to send you a little pic I took last night from Nana & Papa's house to get you through your Friday! The weather looks perfect & Brady can't stop talking about your upcoming visit~we will see you soon!!

Perfect Summer Night

Wow...these are the days that make all that snow worth it! :) After eating dinner on our back patio, we walked to the brand new dinosaur playground that is near our house & had a blast! Even little Livvy seemed to be into it (meaning she didn't fall asleep in her stroller!) The whole walk back to the house we talked about how glad we are to live in this beautiful place...you literally can't beat Bozeman in the summer!

Photos I took on our way home...

There are a bunch of different sand boxes where the kids can dig for dinosaur bones!! Brady was loving this as he's been really into his new sand box at home~

Fun with Nana & Papa

While Jeff was in Butte this weekend, I took the kids up to the cabin with Nana & Papa! Even though we ended up getting rained out, Brady had a blast building forts, going on boat rides in "Papa's Blue Boat" & throwing sticks & rocks in the lake! :) We headed back home Saturday afternoon & went to a nice dinner at Riverside to celebrate Fathers Day with Papa! :)

Even though Brady sleeps on the lower bunk, he wanted to check out the top bunk for the future!

Please disregard Livvy's erroneous use of the middle finger...:)

Uncle Dusty & Brady had a big bite contest!

Fathers Day!

We celebrated Fathers Day last Thursday because Jeff had a golf tournament in Butte over the weekend~Brady & Livvy are so very lucky to have such a wonderful Daddy~he is the absolute best & they just adore him. We love you Daddy!!

Little Livvy

BBQ Time!

We had some friends over for an impromtu BBQ the other weekend & got to enjoy our new patio furniture!

Brady & Hadley Holmquist at the kids table~I love Brady in this picture

Brady was my little corn shucker! This was for dinner a different night

Brady & Hadley using the rock bed as a sand box

Livvy taking it all in from her little seat

Harper Holmquist!

Jeff & Tubby just being cheesy pointing at the mountains

We got to use our new fire pit & cook some Smores! I think Tara & Jeff enjoyed them as much as the kids! :)

Sharing a seat by the fire!

We were also invited over to Stan & Jan Holmquist's house while Ramie was in town for the weekend so it was awesome to see her & introduce her to Olivia!


Two little future lovebirds...

Not exactly sure what Hadley got Brady into here...as you can see, Brady was a little confused as well! :)

Brady had done something to annoy Hadley & was trying to make it up to her with a kiss...she wasn't having it...

Finally got it! Pretty ballsy move considering her Daddy was sitting right there with a baseball bat! :)

Jeff & Livvy

Ramie meeting Livvy for the first time!

Ramie came over for coffee the next day for a little playdate