Noah's first catch

Noah got to go out on Mo~mo and Popeye's lake alone with dad... and that was sure a treat for him! Kep said it was so fun to watch this little guy because everytime a fish would jump... Noah would jump with delight! Here he is scanning the water for more fish action~ true fisherboy!

And, Kep is making him a true fisherMAN by finding ways to make his catch look bigger than it really is!!!

Here's the more accurate shot of Noah's first catch... a Rainbow "Memory" Lake Trout!

Parker was proud of his brother's catch and he was not afraid to hold this slippery li'l guy!

And, of course Savannah loves any animal if she sees them from a distance. She was fine with being close to this fish since she knew it would not wiggle and get her! What a fun night for the kiddos!

Potty Girl

Savannah, for the most part, has LoVeD getting potty~trained! I know her fav part has been getting one chocolate chip for every successful trip to her potty! She loves chocolate, just like her momma and almost any other chica! Hopefully, our kiddos won't be upset with me for posting pix of them sitting on the potty... it's just so cute!

"hike"

WoW! Today was a scorcher and we chose to go hiking... I know our AKan blood is not made for that!!! But, all 6 kiddos had a good time once we got to the top of the first knoll and knew that was the only knoll they had to climb! These Montana mountains are so different than what we are used to hiking in and I love the gorgeous variety from state to state!

Well Spears, thank you so much for having us stay with you for a week... we ALL had a blast and we will miss you guys! Love you!

WATERslides!!!

Perfectly warm day at the waterslide park! Thank you Spears for yet another fun~filled day... we will be missing our time with you but glad we have these photos
These little "fishies" were in the water for 3 straight hours!!!

Parker rocked the orange tube slide! So fun to see this boy's adventurous spirit finally come out!

Poor Savannah, this is how she spent most of her day at the park... napping or cuddling in our arms on the lawn chair! I just had to take this pic because she pulled her hat down over her head all on her own~ sweet napper!

Sweet Splash parks in Missoula!

4th with the cousins

Well, this will be a fourth to remember!!! Poor Savannah caught a nasty flu bug that had her feeling super crummy for 5 straight days. So, no smiles from this cute 4th of July princess and sparklers were done during broad day light because this momma was exhausted! ! ! ;)

Even though little Savannah was under the weather it was still another fun day with Abby, her family, Bap and Nan! You all were troopers and thanks for your help!!!

good times on the dune bugs

4~h piggys

Lucille Ball and Esmeralda are a well~loved 4~h addition to my sister's home for one more month! Kiersten and Madison are doing such a fabulous job raising these 2 cute piggys and my boys have lOvEd "training" them too! Marc keeps telling me that our boys need some pigs at our home but I just don't know if I could do it!!!??!! They are cute and they help teach great discipline/work habits but there are a few too many smells and mud involved for this momma...