Tuesday, July 6, 2021

June 2020

Our "normalish" summer continues...

The girls were able to play softball.  The farthest we traveled was to play a small tournament in Cody.  My parents met us there and we were able to go to Yellowstone via the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway through the Beartooth Mountains.  It was amazing!  We also stopped in Jackson as well.  We saw a lot of wildlife including black and grizzly bears!

Gabi hitting


Gabi catching

Maya has been practicing her bunt with good success!

Such a fun group of girls!









We had a couple visitors one day of week last summer.  They were always up for some adventures!








We decided to put in an inground trampoline for the kids.  Seth dug most of the hole for us and Joe finished it up!  It was the best idea ever - so fun!

Seth & Jacob digging the hole!




More summertime shenanigans:

Spraying for grasshoppers



The Woody costume that I made for Jacob



A visit from our friends from MT



Gabi got braces!

Girls game was hailed out in Gillette!


Jacob made Grammy Joyce a gift!

Grandpa Don with a couple of his girls. :)

May 2020

Fortunately for us, Covid worries begin to settle down in Wyoming in May.  Numbers were low, so we felt comfortable having some gatherings with family. It was so hard to know what risks to take and I know how very lucky we are.


Branding


The pigs getting to know the beef.

I found a huge elk shed while walking up Windy Ridge early one morning.


We brought a new kitten into our house towards the end of May.  His name is Oscar.  The kids absolutely adore him and its been fun to have a distraction.






He wasn't so sure about Joe's goatee!


We celebrated Maya's Birthday - she turned 11!





We also celebrated Jacob's Birthday!  He turned 7!




Jacob wanted a surprise party, so that's what he got!  I couldn't get the video to load, so this screenshot will have to do! He was definitely surprised!


Jacob and Papa Don at the surprise party!



My Mom & Dad came to visit to help celebrate the kids' birthdays!




My picture was in the paper and Jacob made me this card with the cutout!  Such a sweet boy

This made me giggle - our highschools were actually able to hold graduation on the football field

Kids getting some SPRINKLER time in!