Summer is the Best!

We had an awesome summer!  Since we traveled quite a bit in the early spring, we decided to stay fairly close to home this summer and enjoy the amazing Wyoming weather.  Here are some pictures from July.

 

Wyoming Swimming Pool:



Joyce cooked me a wonderful dinner for my birthday.  Jacob LOVES his Papa Don and talked and giggled with him through the whole dinner. :)

 

 

Slip n sliding with the cousins!

 

We celebrated Joe's birthday at the cabin!  We stayed the night and went fishing and hiking the next day.

 

 

I took the girls to Sheridan to watch the Wyo Rodeo Parade with some friends.  It was an amazing parade!

 

 

Jacob loves running through sprinklers!

Riding the skid steer with Seth!  I think the were both in heaven!

 

 

 

Maya is such a great helper in the kitchen!  We try to process and preserve as much fresh food from the garden and Bountiful Baskets co-op as we can.  Here she is pitting cherries and making pesto in the food processor.

Jacob is starting to get used to "woman management," but that doesn't mean he likes it!

 

 

Our newly installed drinking fountain in the flower garden!

The girls participated in the YMCA track program this summer and loved it!

And finally...a picture from one of many afternoons spent at the swimming pool.  :)

Play Ball!

Maya played t-ball this year and I was able to help coach her team  She is a good little hitter and can run very fast!  We continue to work on staying focused and catching the ball...she is a dandelion picker like her mother.  :)

 

The Rockies!

Gabi moved up to baseball this year and loved it! She was the only girl on her team but it didn't bother her a bit.  She improved a lot through the season and we are so proud of her toughness!

crossing home plate!

June

Here is a picture dump from June!

 

Whenever the cows are grazing around our house, Jacob is glued to the window.  He won't eat his meals unless we turn his chair to look out. :)

 

 

 

Our big puppy, Hudson.  He is calming down....a little.

 

Maya playing with one of her birthday gifts...Brain Flakes.  These things are right up her alley!  She loves them and of course had to sort them by color first.

 

We made a trip out to "Tick Ridge" in June to see the Green Homestead.  This is Phyllis's family.

 

We spent lots of time playing at the park this summer. :)  Jacob loves the slides.

 

Dave & Joyce had a small branding for the 30 or so calves that were too young or not born yet at the big branding.  The kids loved helping out!

 

Enjoying a popsicle with Grammy Joyce

4 Generations

 

 

The girls and I hiked Windy Ridge one sunny day.  It was hard to tell that there had even been a fire last November.  Everything was so lush and green.  The trees at the top were very crispy, so we brought home a few burnt pinecones as a souvenir.  

 

 

 

We also hiked out in the back hills to the rock teepee rings and searched for arrowheads.  We found one but lost it on the way home.  :(

Denver Zoo

We went down to Loveland/Denver in June.  Joe always has his company meetings in Golden on this weekend and now the rest of us can hang out at my mom and dad's house!!  The kids and I went to the KL&A family bbq, which was so fun.  My parents and I also took the kids to the Denver Zoo while Joe was at his board meeting.

 

Jacob loved the fish, turtles, and snakes!

Polar Bear!

Giraffe...my favorite!

Mountain Fun

Our very first camping trip of the summer was to our very own Big Horn Mountains :)  Not very far from home, but a great getaway for some family time. Hiking, Campfire, and S'mores! 

 

Jacob loves his "woobie!"

Family pic at Sherd Lake...the lily pads were blooming!