July/August

 Emily had an eventful month.  She attended band camp at the U of A with several of her school friends.

Then, it was her birthday - she turned 12!!

Finally, she and Brendan attended Camp War Eagle

August saw the beginning of the school year with a 7th grader and a 10th grader!

August also marked the beginning of MTB races for both kids

Montana Trip

 Off on our trip to Montana!  First we drove almost directly west to Albuquerque, New Mexico

We spent a few hours in Santa Fe before continuing on our trip

Next stop, Grand Canyon NP.  Unfortunately, Emily wasn't feeling too well so it was a fairly short visit

Crossing the Colorado River as we headed to our next overnight stop before Utah

We really enjoyed our AirBNB in Salem, Utah!

Made it to MT to see everyone!  John and Judy Chidley were visiting, so Melodee and Jim came down to spend time with us and Grandma and Grandpa and Fredric

Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge

Brendan wanted to fly his drone at the Bitterroot River in Stevensville

Hike at Kootenai Creek with my two handsome and amazing boys

On our way driving up to Glacier NP, we saw this nest of Eagles; there are 3 in the nest

Glacier NP

Hike at Bass Creek

Brendan hiked to the top of Mt. Sentinel with Steve

Disc golf at Spiritwood

We searched for sapphires at Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine

Stopped at Skalkaho Falls on the way home

In Stevensville, we made some art at MaddiMo Makery

Hiked Big Creek with my guys but it was very muddy so we turned around after we got to the bridge

Playing at the Stevensville School park

Sadly, it finally became time to head home.  We didn't do much sightseeing except for a few hours in Omaha, NE