NaNa's Home!

Justin's HOME! He came to see his birthday girl turn four years old this weekend. There's a new energy in our home now that had been missing. Love having him home.

Beauties of Preston

After dropping David off at the Helena airport, the kids and I loaded up the car for our next road trip. My parents feel that they are used only as a pit stop, but they are wrong. We enjoyed chasing down trains and putting money on the tracks, getting frappes at Caspers and cookies at Pepperidge Farm, playing games like Whoopee, visiting cemeteries, catching snakes, and celebrating Kirsten's birthday. The only bad part of our visit was Loni and I getting eye conjunctivitis.

Ranch: Week One

Another summer we get to spend at the Zinn ranch. The first week was filled with many adventures. We kept busy in the mornings helping out around the property, like, pulling tall grass in the ponds, clipping bushes, pulling thistles, etc. We had fun getting to know our newest cousin, Emmy. We rode the ATV's, went swimming, swinging, running through sprinklers. Kirsten was courageous and went to Girls Camp with a group unfamiliar to her as an ACL over crafts and the 2nd years. She came home more confident and made some lasting friendships. We played basketball, jumped on the trampoline, watched thunderstorms roll through, caught butterflies and frogs, roasted S'mores. The highlight of the week was going through the Rexburg temple with Mary, who was taking out her own endowments. Amazing experience! Love that girl! That same day, we excitedly picked up Mike and Stacy and their children from the airport. And this was just one week. (June 22-July 1)