Yellowstone Wildlife!

At the end of June we took a road trip to Bozeman, Montana for Tony's cousins daughter, Kaitlyn's, wedding. We hadn't been to Montana for years so we thought it would be a great reason to go. With Colton less than 3 months old we weren't sure how it would go but it went great! All of the kids did fabulous, not too much whining from the big kids and pretty much just eating and sleeping from the little guy.

We stayed in Bozeman for a couple days and then headed down to Yellowstone. Since West Yellowstone was only 80 miles away it wasn't too far to go. The kids didn't really know what to expect. I think Hayden thought is was like a zoo and wanted to see animals right away which luckily we did.

Here are some of the animals we saw during the 2 days we drove through Yellowstone. I actually uploaded these photos backwards, so the first ones you see are from the end of our trip and the last ones are the first animals we saw.

The Elk were everywhere at Mammoth Hot Springs.

Crossing right in front of us.

It's hard to tell but this was a picture of a Mama and Baby Grizzly Bear.

More Elk off the roadway.

Buffalo

Me with the kids, you can see a tiny Buffalo in the distance.

Tony and Hayden getting a closer look at a Buffalo.

Carsyn preferred checking it out from the inside of the car. (smart girl)

A Mama and baby deer.

More Buffalo.

Coyote.

Tony and the kids checking out some geese.

Bald eagle.

Last Day of 1st Grade!

For Carsyn's last day of first grade they had pajama day. Here she is getting ready to head out to the bus stop, PJ's and all. I think pajama day is Carsyn's favorite thing, we'll see how long that lasts. Hopefully, she will always be a good sport and not turn too self conscious. I don't think I would have gone to school in my pajamas when I was a kid. I think I always had a fear I would be the only one dressed different.

Here we come summer vacation and then 2nd grade!!! Yuck, it makes me sick to see school years just fly by.
What a good sport Carysn, we love you so much!!

Tball Award Ceremony and Party!

Hayden's team had an end of season party at the YMCA. Everyone brought toppings and the coach provided the ice cream and everyone enjoyed ice cream sundaes. The best part for Hayden was getting his medal. He had a great season-very positive and enjoyable.

Hayden receiving his medal from Coach.

Way to go buddy!

The Lake!

Tony's parents have recently divorced and with this change the family has started to take advantage of Irene's lake front property. It was in pretty rough shape at the start of summer and with the hard work of mainly Tony's brother Dan and Rick we have all really been able to enjoy it this summer. The lake is very close only about 10 minutes away from our house so we can just shoot up there on a whim. It is a small, very clean lake that doesn't allow motor boats so it is very calm and peaceful.

Here are some photos of one of our first times at the lake.

Tony with Rick.

The kiddos all smiles.

Tony getting ready to take them out in the row boat.

The kids tentatively testing out the water.

Colton finally woke up to see what was going on.

2 months old!

At his 2 month check up he weighed in at 12 pounds 4 ounces (75%), his height was 24 1/2 inches (95%) and his head was 16 inches (73%).

Here is his 2 month monkey photo.

Carsyn's End of Year Concert!

Carsyn had an end of the year concert at here school. All of the songs were about animals. They all had either a hat or mask to wear. Carsyn had a mask on a stick and she kept it down most of the time. It was very cute. All of the kids had the opportunity to have a speaking part and Carsyn decided not to. I was kind of surprised she is usually so outspoken but she was pretty nervous about the concert. She did a great job-nothing to worry about! :)

Didn't get too many clear shots but still took some anyway.

Carsyn was in the back row on the end.

Looking very shy.

Hayden's Pre-K Graduation Ceremony!

Hayden's teacher had a graduation ceremony for Hayden's Pre-K class. Miss Janice really down played the event. I didn't realize they were going to have caps and the kids looked so cute!! They basically sang all of the songs they learned throughout the school year. It is like pulling teeth to get any information on Hayden's day at school so all of these songs were new to me. I was pleasantly surprised to see that Hayden knew all of the words and hand signals and was totally into it.
Once they sang all of their songs Miss Janice presented them with their diplomas and had something special to say about each student. They each received a small album with pictures of them throughout the year during different activities, so cute!!

Hayden walking in from his classroom to the stage.

Hayden looking a little nervous.

Giving me and Colton the wave from the stage.

Cousin Alyvia and buddy Titus.

Sonshine Preschool graduating class of 2010.

Preforming one of his songs.

Hayden doing the Pledge of Allegiance which is followed by the singing of God Bless America.

Hayden with his diploma.

Cousins.

Kindergarten here we come!!!