Montana!

Hitting the road! Maysie was such a good girl for our two day drive both ways! She should get a medal or something! We had such a great time at my mom and dad's house this year! The weather wasn't as warm as it has been in the past but we bundled up and enjoyed the beautiful country anyway. We are so thankful for wonderful family and their generosity and hospitality. We miss you already mom and dad!

Hold on Maysie, we're almost there! :)

These are the neighbors longhorn steer. They're cute and fun to look at but they are quite the nuisance. Believe it or not these top heavy creatures are really good jumpers and hop back and forth over the fence lines as they please. Which is really not good when the crops are trying to grow!

The entrance to the park in town. We met Granna on her lunch break almost every day and went and played at the park. It is so beautiful and well maintained!

Montana cont.

I thought the lighting was so pretty in this picture. That and she almost sorta kinda still has wrist rolls :) and it makes her look cute and babyish:)

This is a picture of Mark in Heaven! He got to roll the fields before the seed was sown. I went out to take some pictures and to tell him that dinner was ready and his reply to me was," I'm a farmer now, I'll come in when I'm done." I laughed.

YAY! A tea set:)

Picking dandelions with Papa Doodle

We went on a little fishing trip to Martinsdale Reservoir one afternoon. By the time we got there Maysie was asleep in her carseat wearing Mark's beanie and it was pouring rain. The boys decided to brave the storm anyway and their efforts paid off big time! Mark's biggest fish wouldn't even fit into the cooler! We had a delicious feast the next night.

I think I've finally taught my fingers to go in the right direction. It's nice to have some more options when it comes to styling my two year olds insane amount of hair:)

What? The kid likes words

Maysie's most favorite place in all of Harlowton! The market!! Why you ask, because they have miniature shopping carts!

It turns out Maysie is a huge fan of corn on the cobb! She won't eat it off the cobb, but this was a big hit! And also extremely adorable. I'd post a movie of her enjoyment but blogger doesn't like my video camera format.

Papa made the coolest kite for Maysie to fly! We got it to go really high! And the best part was there weren't any trees to get the darn thing stuck in:) It was fun to be able to do something constructive with the relentless wind!

Papa Doodle and Granna got Maysie, Evan, and Landon a special gift. Henry Golden Boy .22 caliber rifles! Maysie was so excited to get a GUN!!! that was just for her. She's not quite big enough to hold it up on her own yet but she sure had fun shooting it with daddies help:)

This is how Maysie's and Scout's kick it at hotels. The bed looks weird because I pull the mattress off the top, you can see it leaning up against the wall behind them. I pull it partially out into the entryway of the room to create a partition so Maysie can't see us and will actually go to sleep in the crib the hotel supplies us with:) Strange I know, but it works! If the hotel staff saw what we did with their furniture during our stay we probably wouldn't be allowed back.

Fairytale Town

I was so excited to get to take Maysie to Fairytale Town with my MOPS (mothers of preschoolers) group. I hadn't been there since we went as a class in kindergarten! Maysie had a great time. Caitie even met us there with Max, the little boy that she nannys. I REALLY have to get better at taking group photos!

Spring 2011 Photoshoot

We managed to get some cute family shots on Easter morning. Maysie was about as cooperative as you can expect a two and a half year old to be. She had a moment, we tickled her grumpies away and then we shared a berry smoothie together:) I uploaded the pictures backwards. Ooops. It seems our computer isn't set up with any kind of photo editor besides paint. So I was excited to find a free online program where I can crop, fix, and change the color saturation on my pictures. It was so easy it was almost scary. YAY!