Trip to California

I was able to go to California with my family for my grandmother's 90th birthday party.  We (Dad, Mom, Denise, Macey, me, Jenelle, and baby Riley) filled up Denise's van and drove down to CA.  We had a BBQ for the family at Avila Beach on Friday night.  On Saturday we were able to take Macey and show her all the cool things we used to do as kids:  Cal Poly animals, BubbleGum Alley, Elephant Seals, Fish and Chips at Morro Bay.  Then Saturday night we had a dinner/program on Saturday night at Cuesta Park.  It was really nice to see all the family members I haven't seen for a long time.  It was wonderful to see my grandparents.  My best friend of all time, Kim, came up to say hi and it was great to spend time together.  We stopped at Shell Beach on the way out of town and had a blast hunting for shells. 

We had to drive for 4 days on the trip so that got a bit long especially on the last day.  But it was fun to travel with the family.  I am so grateful that I was able to go.  I love my family!  :)

Fairy Lake

Today we decided to get out of the house for a bit and enjoy the summer.  We went to Fairy Lake which is about an hour north on the other side of the Bridger Mountains.  It was beautiful.  The Lake was amazing with the different colors.  The weather was great too...it is cooler up there!  We had a picnic and walked around the Lake.  Jason's parents went with us which as nice.  Thanks to Larry for driving....the road up there is a bit rocky and bumpy.  It was a wonderful day.  Then we came home and had an awesome sunset!  Gotta love Montana!  :)

Grafel Family Jeep Trip

On Wednesday we decided to try a Grafel Family Jeep Trip.  Each family had a Jeep.   The plan was to go to Yellowstone but the Jeeps did not want to cooperate.  So...we decided not to go so far away.  We took the Jeeps up to Hyalite Lake and farther up the mountain.  We parked and hiked up to Palisades Falls.  It was beautiful!  We then found a great picnic area next to the lake and had a wonderful lunch.  We played around a bit in the water trying to teach the kids how to skip rocks.  It was a fun trip.  We were a bit sad we didn't make it to Yellowstone but still really enjoyed ourselves.  Maybe next year we can make it to the Park.  Thanks Grafels for an awesome day!  :)

Battle of Little Big Horn Reenactment

Since Matt, Tayloe and the kids were in town we all decided to to a Battle of Little Big Horn reenactment.  It was held right over the hill from where the battle really took place.  We sat on bleachers and got to watch the show.  It was impressive.  They had quite a few people involved as "actors".  There were a bunch of Calvary men in wool suits on one side and then a bigger group of Native Americans on the other side.  The Native Americans were amazing horsemen.  They were riding around on bareback and not one of them fell off.  I was impressed.  They walked the audience through what what had led up to the battle and then reenacted the battle where Custer was killed.  We all enjoyed ourselves.  We then got to go around and take pictures with the actors.  The only downer was the heat.  It was about 102 degrees with no shade and we cooked.   Luckily,  we had umbrellas that saved us from major sunburns.  We don't know how the Calvary men survived in their wool get-ups.  After the show we went to the actual battlefield and saw the headstones of the fallen men.

Jason's Pictures

For Jason's birthday this year I asked my awesome brother-in-law, Chris, to draw a couple of car pictures for him.  I sent him some pictures and he did a WONDERFUL job.  The black Jeep is Jason's baby that he rebuilt.  We call her "Frankie" because "she's alive!" (like Frankenstein).  The green and white Toyota Landcruiser was bought by his parents the year he was born (1976).  This past Christmas he received the ownership papers as a gift.  He has great plans for the "Toy" as we lovingly call it.  Thanks Chris....Jason LOVES the pictures.

Happy 36th to Jason!

On June 22nd, my hottie hubby turned 36.  The following day we had a party for him at his parents' house.  It was nice because Matt, Tayloe and the kids were able to be here.  Jason got some nice gifts, his mom's macaroni salad and chocolate cake (he was in heaven).  He also got 36 birthday spankings from the kids.  There was also a "war" of Nerf Guns in the backyard!
Happy Birthday babe...I love you!