Glacier Park

skipping stones at Lake MacDonald

Grandma, Will and Doug skipping stones

searching for stones

rocking at the lodge

Doug's parents and their friends are up here visiting Glacier National Park. They arrived via the train in Whitefish on Friday morning and will be staying until Tuesday. They're touring the park, and staying in West Glacier until tomorrow morning then moving on the East Glacier and possibly the Canandian portion of the park. We had dinner last night in Whitefish and then went into Glacier this afternoon. The boys loved throwing rocks into the lake while Doug, Mick and Chris took turns seeing who could skip a rock the furthest. It was a great afternoon and the weather was really nice. The trees are starting to turn yellow and the drive through the park was beautiful.

First Day of School

I love posting a series of photos, that way you can see how many times I try to get just the right shot. Anyhow, both boys have started preschool. Will is at Christian Community Preschool two days a week in the morning and Jack is at Whitefish Community School two days a week in the afternoon. Both are great programs, Will's you need to be three to attend and I was really hoping to find a school for Jack. So even though they're not at the same place, I think it will work out for the best. Each has an opportunity to be on their own, which I don't think they really care about, but I think is important when it comes working on independence and meeting new friends. These pictures were taken on Will's first day in our backyard. I think Will has truly grown about three inches since last winter because all of his pants are too short. There's only two pairs that currently fit, we're anxiously awaiting a much needed shipment from Old Navy.

In other news the carpet for the basement was installed and it makes such a difference! The boys were running around screaming and I could hear myself think. It's such an improvement from the white tile echo chamber we had down there. Doug's trying to wrap up all the details. It will probably be another week before we can move the boys down there, but we're close, I cannot wait!!

Four Weddings, In Three Weekends

Phew! You may not think it's possible but between Doug and I we accomplished this task. Four weeks ago my cousin Chelsea and her husband Orly were married in Sisters, Oregon. I drove Will and Jack to Oregon and we spent the week visiting with family and friends (and attending the wedding). Doug was in McCall, Idaho for our friends Mike and Danielle's wedding. Then my sister Corey drove back to Montana with the boys and I. Doug and I headed to Colorado Springs for our friends Chris and Sarah's wedding. What a fun and rowdy weekend! One of the groomsmen got into a fight with a guy at a bar and tore all the ligaments in his hand, he had a cast for the wedding. By the end of the wedding I think my friend summed it up best by saying "welcome to a Kappa Sigma party at Montana State", that's exactly what it felt like and I realized I'm too old for them.

The following weekend Doug and I traveled to Portland with the boys. Doug's mom met us at the airport and took the boys. Doug and I continued on to Tahoe with my mom and sisters for my cousin Eric and his wife Lindsay's wedding. What a wonderful way to end our wedding streak! The location was gorgeous and it was so fun to be with family. We attended the rehearsal dinner on Thursday, my aunt and uncle hosted a cocktail party at their home on Friday, Saturday was the wedding and Sunday there was a brunch. Doug played golf and I visited the spa. We came home somewhat rested and thankful for such a fun event.