16 July 2013

Time on the farm

We had a great time on the farm in early July.  We left on the 4th and stopped in WY to pick up some fireworks for the occasion.  Kaylynn also made a hat at camp and wore it proudly.  Fun was had by all and no digits were lost - success!
A fountain.
Our firecracker!
The next morning Kaylynn celebrated her birthday (again, but for real this time)!
Grandma made her a beautiful and yummy cake!
The boys took some time that evening to shoot clay pigeons.
I was more interested in the storm in the background!  And in searching for agates with Kaylynn!
Kaylynn also found this little guy during our search.
We had a beautiful sunset that evening, which these pictures do not do justice.
We saved some of the fireworks for Kaylynn's birthday and had another show that night.
We had some "real" ones (artillery) to enjoy!
And Kaylynn had more fun with the sparklers.
The rest of the time we just hung out, helped with chores and enjoyed our visit.
Cory helped put up the new gates that Pete welded.
Kaylynn loved driving the four-wheeler.
I spent a lot of time taking pictures, of course!  The livestock cooperated nicely!
Especially Sloan.
 New kittens we found at Pete's.  Kaylynn just loves them and is so good with them!
Maggie
 Just a cute kid!
Kaylynn also rode horse one afternoon all by herself.
She did a great job!
We got another storm later that afternoon.  Pete said Cory and I were "on point" running from window to window to check it out!
Again, we had a beautiful sunset after the storm passed.  It is so green this year in Eastern MT - very nice!
Finally, here is the kitten Kaylynn found and Grandpa's when she was there in May.  She was still tame - thanks, Grandpa!

14 July 2013

Happy 9th Birthday!

Once again Kaylynn celebrated her birthday several times this year.  Here are a some pictures of a few of her new gifts she got over several days!
 
 
 
 
 Meet Peppermint Patty! 
 

30 June 2013

Pure deliciousness

While many 9-year-olds may pick Chuck E Cheese for a birthday dinner, Kaylynn has much more expensive taste.  She decided this year she wanted to go to The Melting Pot, a fondue restaurant.  Of course, Cory and I were not going to complain too much!

Here are Kaylynn and Kit on the way to dinner.
 Kaylynn got a special chocolate milk.
 We ate the cheese course so fast we didn't even get a picture of it.  That may be my favorite part!  For dinner, Kaylynn picked shrimp, salmon and ravioli. 
 And for dessert she picked a flambed chocolate and marshmallow fondue.  When our waiter lit it on fire, Kaylynn was a bit nervous!
 But she was not scared to start dipping once the flame was out!
 So stuffed!  Oh so good!
 And, we saw a rainbow on the way home.  It was a perfect night!

29 June 2013

Silver Dollar Lake hike

 We went up near Guanella Pass today on a hike towards Silver Dollar Lake.  It was very beautiful with lots of wild flowers.  There were storms in the area so we ended up turning back before we made it all the way to the lake.  But we will definitely go back to finish that hike some day.
 
 Our state flower - the Columbine
 
 These are not my ski poles, but my hiking poles!
 
 Mount Bierstadt near the top of Guanella Pass.