Parker's Epic Crash

Cooking with Levi!

Making roasted tomatillo salsa! He did a lot of the work himself--green salsa is a favorite of both of the boys, so I figured it'd be fun for them to eat salsa that they made themselves! And Levi definitely loves to cook.

Second Grade!

Summertime Happiness

It's hard to see, but that's Parker getting ready to stand up on his boogie board, riding a wave. He is so ready to learn how to surf!

Levi really felt like he learned how to boogie board on this day! And he really did...the conditions were perfect, nice and shallow low tide, mellow waves, super warm water. He was able to get out there a bit and actually catch the waves himself. He fell off a few times and rolled around in the water a bit, but it was shallow enough that he could just stand up and shake it off. He was so happy and excited!

Dinner on the docks before meeting Jared and Parker on the Montgomery for an evening cruise. 

Levi went through a phase for a couple of weeks where he would pile dozens of stuffed animals around his head at night to make him feel safer. 

Parker looking very dapper at dinner...he got a great haircut a couple of weekends ago!

Parker learned how to snorkel the first time he tried it out at the pool--he's a total natural! He'll just swim around like this forever without coming up.

Montana!

We had a really wonderful family vacation in Montana. It was so nice to see everyone and for the kids to get to hang out with Grammy, Grampa, Uncle Ian, Aunt Krista, and Cousin Forest for a whole week! We did so much while we were there that the week flew by--I can't wait to make another trip up there. Hopefully it won't be another whole year until we make it back! There's just too much to tell about all of the things we did, that I'll just put some of my favorite photos up for now :)

Canola fields in the Flathead Valley

Levi as photographer

Playing at Flathead Lake

Parker and Forest

Three cousins!

Getting ready for an ATV ride--so fun!

Levi didn't drive, but he LOVED being a passenger!

A snapshot from the traditional photo shoot with the bear!

Another traditional photo--this time at the Two Medicine entrance at Glacier National Park

Walking the trail to Running Eagle Falls in the Park

Running Eagle Falls

We rented a row boat at Two Medicine Lake and did a little fishin'

Oh yeah, Mama caught the biggest fish this day!

Riding the chair lift to the alpine slides at Big Mountain in Whitefish

Getting ready to slide!

Sweet cousins!

Enjoying ice cream after the slides! Oh yeah :)

Evening fishing at Loon Lake

So beautiful. We saw two beavers, a turtle, and loons (also heard their amazing cries). 

Forest showing Parker how to ride his ATV--Parker loved it!

Levi got on for a quick picture, but that was enough for him!

Twinsies :)

Grampa, Parker, and Jared went on a chartered fishing trip on Flathead Lake

Grampa and his lake trout!

Parker hauling in his lake trout

After our white water rafting trip on the Middle Fork of the Flathead River

Jared made this special edition of our rafting photo :) Parker was so brave--I'm sure he was nervous going into this trip, as we all were a little bit, but he did amazing and definitely had a fantastic time! We were so proud of him. It was an awesome experience! So glad we did it--and so glad Jared and I both jumped into the 40 degree glacial water river at the end :)

Saying goodbye to Grammy and Grampa at the airport in Kalispell 

Good little travelers, hoofing it through the airport in Salt Lake City, luggage in tow :)