Florida cousins come!

of course lots of time on the farm for playing, swimming, eating icees from papa's barn freezer, 4 wheeler rides, nana's cooking etc!


a new farm favorite became the corn bin. whether you jump from the top, get buried like at a beach or just see how fast little ali can climb to the top, it's so much fun!












hardly any trip to the farm is complete without everybody pitching in to pull a baby calf! warning: birth pictures below! you see ali quite concerned. she kept constantly was saying statements like 'oh no' and 'boo boo' and 'baby cow, oh no' with a concerned tone as if you were telling her about a car wreck. we used rope as this was a big, healthy bull calf. austin had to help check on the calf's breathing but you can see him proud at the end.






and we had a trip to the zoo on a hot... er, make that really hot day. all the kids did awesome though. ali just thought it so cool to be around her big cousins and zac was fine as long as paigey was pushing him.

Montana: Family, mountains, more family, lots of miles and food, food, food!

4,000 miles in these seats, here we come! Kids did a fantastic job on the road. Zac already at 18 states before he's 1. Ali at 20. Soon they can pack and carry their own bags. Til then, we'll stick to pacifiers and Elmo.



Mt. Helena on a beautiful evening... including a picnic on the way down. Ali wanted to 'walk' it back down, but both the temptation to just lay on the trail and a later spill caused her to hop back in the backpack.











Common scenes... working in the garden, trying to understand Kirby, Zac seeking Grandma, malts, etc.








Playing in the sprinkler and makin' cookies!






Two Helena staples... L&D and the carousel!





Ali got a Montana birthday party too (two). Ali still doesn't like a mess, Mickey's the choice, and Alyssa works with Zac.






Out at Rimini cookin', eatin' and playin' as a rainbow in the Rockies smiles at us.







And a short swing through Janesville, USA and the home of Andy's fam. We see Etch-a-Sketch fever, Nina giving Zac some serious pointers on walking and Nichole being so sweet to me.