July

Man, this summer is flying!  We have been gone half of this month and of June as well.  We have had a great time traveling though visiting family.  We went to California during the last week in June to attend Andrew's niece, Natalia's baptism.  It was nice to be there for that sweet experience.  Drew was a little overwhelmed with being in a new place and having lots of people around...he and I had plenty of bonding time.
  Two weeks later we drove up to MT to attend my grandpa's 90th birthday party.  The next day we drove down to the southern part of the state, near West Yellowstone to have a little family reunion with just my siblings and their families.  We were there for 5 days and really enjoyed our vacation.  We were able to go to see a play in West Yellowstone, visit Virginia City, see Quake Lake, and we went swimming up in Bozeman at their hot springs.  Drew loved the water.  Unfortunately, our last morning there, Drew had a reaction from eggs.  It started with swelling lips and ended in hives.  Poor boy.  I hope he grows out of this.

First time swimming...loved it!

 Cousins picture.  Drew was melting down and Charlie is wondering why (and blocking Gwen).  We were only missing two cousins from the Long side. 

  It's been a fun, busy summer, but I'm ready to just stay home for a bit.

Quake Lake near Ennis, MT.  This used to be a river until an earthquake hit in the middle of the night causing half of a mountain to crash down and destroy roads and back up the river.  

 Family Picture on my birthday!