At the Farm

The last week in Montana we were able to visit my sister on her farm. The girls LOVED the animals. Eliza learned some new words and their meaning...like dead. My sister raises pheasants and when they are young some days you can find one or two dead in the incubator. Eliza learned they just throw these in the garbage. When she would go outside she would run to the garbage and check for dead birds.

We were also able to go and feed a neighbors baby calfs. Eliza and Jenna both loved that. Jenna thought the bottle was just the right size for her, and yes, she did suck on it. I about threw up!

All in all we had a great trip. The girls had a great time with their cousins and I had a great time with my family. I wish I hadn't been sick... would have made the trip more pleasant and bearable. I'm glad my family puts up with me as I descend upon them for a LONG stay during the summer. Thanks!

Let the Trip Begin

The trip is actually over but I didn't take the time while in Montana to write... so here is the long, long story. This is what welcomed us to Missoula the first day. The girls were thrilled to see the deer walk through the yard just a couple feet from where we were inside. Two males just wanted a little bird seed...or apples... we couldn't really tell what they were eating.We did make it through the two hour flight...which is not long thankfully. Jenna was very social and decided to make friends with the guy sitting across the way from us. Unfortunately he ran out of excitement for her much before she did for him. I stressed about what to do for our flight home for about a week before I bought her a ticket. I relaly don't have to buy her a ticket because of her age but what a drag to battle her and try to keep her on my lap! Eliza on the other hand was thrilled with the whole experience and was a total angel. I think I wait to fly by myself with kids until the youngest is 3!

We spent the first couple of days in Missoula with my brother, Ken, and his family. Dad was nice enough to pick us up from the airport and dump us off at our first stop. Jenna loves her cousin Payton! They just hugged and giggled every time they saw each other. They were so fun! This is Boston and Jenna. Boston was so cute with Jenna. He really was like a big brother!

After a few days in town we headed up to the cabin for a week.

This is the view off the front deck of the cabin. Yup, my parents live in heaven. It was so nice and cool. It was great to wake up to greenery and fresh air. Unfortunately I got a cold the second week in Montana, which took its toll on me. Two weeks of congestion, soar throat coughing...UGH! Didn't help things AT ALL!

The following week was our family reunion! 40 some odd of us in one house, 5 kids under 4, three of those under two! 7 families. Lots of food. Lots of water! Made for one busy, fun week. All our family pictures are on my brothers camera... so I'll spare you those for now.

Grandma and Granpa always pull out the cotton candy machine at least once with the grandkids around. Eliza had more candy on her hand than on her stick... YUM! Its not too bad when you are near a lake. You can just go throw all the kids in to DE-stickify.

Scott was able to come and visit for the last weekend of the reunion. Boy were the girls happy to see him!

My Last Cake

Hopefully this isn't my last last cake, just the last cake for my class. I think I might even take the next class which is just on flowers and something else. I really had a lot of fun.

My Fridge

Most refrigerators may contain things like food, drinks, snacks, eggs... you know the normal. Mine sometimes looks like this.

Eliza likes to put her doll in here because the hair will change color. Grandma Bev gave her this doll for Christmas last year and it has these two cute streaks of blue hair on its head. Well, at some point they turn purple when they warm up. Apparently this is a pretty low temperature because they are purple all the time during the summer here. I don't keep my house too cool..or too warm, but too warm for the color changing hair.

Not Sleeping?

Of all the dumb reasons to be up all night this was is the stupidest. I went to my sewing class last night and made this. It is machine applique. It makes what I do look so childish. This is so pretty when it is all done on the machine.

It's not totally impressive but knowing what my sewing machine can do was so exciting to me. I was up thinking of the possibilities. Of course today all I want to do is sew. I think I can arrange that. So, here comes a lazy day. I need to make it to the library, return some videos, hit a grocery store and sew. Lots of fun for me!

Brian Head Utah

Last weekend we were able to go to our friends cabin in Brian Head. I don't know how they do it but they make us feel like we are doing them some sort of favor by allowing us to use this beautiful home in the mountains. It is at 10,000ft elevation and is the perfect temperature. The trees are wonderful and air smells SOOOOO good. Jenna had a great time sitting in the dirt and playing. She sat there peacefully for a good 20 minutes! We also had fun with our friends that came with us. Maxine, Genko and Yasu, who used to live next door, drove up for the weekend with us. Genko sat on one end of the ping pong table and tried to help the girls hit the balls I was hitting to them. It was quite fun. It was such a nice relaxing weekend!

New Cake

Last night I decorated seconde cake. This one is a little warped because you will notice a few headless clowns. I also had practiced my roses, which are HARD, and had to put them on. So, there is no real consistency to this thing but it was fun and I am learning a lot! By Eliza's birthday I should be able to do something cute and I'll be 20 lbs heavier from eating the yummy cakes I practice on! Boy I do like that icing. This cake was vanilla with a chocolate pudding center. It was quite yummy! I need volunteers to eat my cakes!