Windy Weekend

It was windy here this last weekend. Colter spent some time on Saturday digging for dinosaur bones. Didn't find any...yet.

Randy harrowed the pasture, while the elk grazed behind him...

And the kids hunted for Easter bucket on Sunday...

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.
John Ruskin

Spring Break-2009

Last Monday, Mom called me and wondered if I wanted to go together with her and Dad down to Bozeman and meet Melinda and boys there for a few days. It was spring break for the kids so after a few minutes of considering the idea, we happily decided to go. Dad had work down at Cook City, so we traveled down together and Mom, Melinda, myself and the kids enjoyed 2 days together and then Dad joined us later...

We did a lot of swimming,

a little bit of sleeping,

some sightseeing,

and lots of smiling!

Here are a few more picture...

We had a great time but it was good to get back home to Daddy and school...Well, Daddy anyway. Yes, Kyla and Colter were both excited to go back to school but this Mom could have used another few days off... ;)

Grandpa's Farm

We had the privilege of spending a night at Grandpa Clarence's Farm on Saturday night. This place holds lots of special memories for Randy. I took the picture above and below on our way to the farm...
Maya finds a little gate...
An old shed on the place...
Checking out a combine...
Wide open spaces from the front deck...
A beautiful Sunday Morning...
After Sunday morning meeting and a potluck we said "Goodbye" and headed home...
Our mountains greeting us as we near East Glacier...
And that was the wonderful start to our Spring Break. Time spent with family and friends is never wasted time and we are so thankful for every opportunity we have to be with those we love.

Hope all are having a great week!

A Walk Through Homestead Village

During Grandpa's Birthday Party, Colter wanted me to go on a walk with him outside to see all the "neat stuff" behind the museum. What a surprise to find a little Village out there and LOTS of picture perfect places. We both enjoyed our walk as the snow started to come down around us. Here are some pictures to share with you...

Thanks for coming along. See ya later!

For More information on The Homestead Village, click here.

Family Picture

Thank you to whomever took this on our camera! ;)

Grandpa Clarence's 90th

Last Weekend we enjoyed going to Grandpa Clarences 90th Birthday Party. Here are some pictures...(above:great-grandpa with 3 great grandchildren-Megan, Morgan and Kyla)

(below:Brother Harry, friend Dave, Grandpa Clarence, Sister Phebe and her husband)
Grandpa with his cakes...
and a few more pictures of our special day...(sorry about the red eye. I tried to fix some of the pics but gave up....)

Farm Fresh!

Were getting more and more eggs from the chicken coop every day as the spring weather warms and daylight increases. So I won't have to buy eggs anymore hopefully...
And... Breakfast Egg Bake coming soon to CKR. It's easy, it's yummy, I think you'll like it... Stay Tuned...

3 of 52-Old Shep

On our recent quick trip over east of the Mountains for Randy's Grandpa's 90th birthday party, we stopped at the burial site of Old Shep. Here I am* with the kids at the grave of the beloved dog.

Here is the story of Old Shep. It's worth a quick read...
Here is Dad with kids...
The kids thought it was a neat story and it was fun to get out and take a little walk. And now YOU know the story of Old Shep...Forever Faithful.


*52 Weeks is a year long challenge for YOU to be in a picture once a week for 52 weeks. We are always the ones behind the camera, this is YOUR chance to get out in front and be in the pictures with our family. We are glad you are joining this challenge. More importantly your family will really enjoy having you in the picture. Thanks for playing along! Oh, you can just jump in now with 1 of 52, you're not getting off that easy! Now go take a picture!