Freedom Friday

 Ryder and Luke were so excited to hear that we still get Fridays free from school! Instead we went to the lake and Kade even came with us! Tenley felt like she had too much school work to catch up on so she went to school. 

Brad wanted to see if all his work on the boat got it fixed and it did! The boat worked great. We even drove it all the way through the gates and to Upper Holter without any problems. Kade wakeboarded and skied with his go-pro on his wrist. I’m excited to see how those videos turn out. It was a beautiful day and it may have been our last boating day of the season. I’m glad it went so well!

Kade and Tenley went to the high school football game tonight. It was Tenley’s first game in the student section and it was such a blast! Our team was down by 4 but on 4th down with seconds left they scored a touchdown! It was pretty exciting and they had so much fun!

Lazy Mornings

 Freedom Fridays are back! It was so nice to sleep in, eat a late breakfast, and enjoy a nice walk this morning. The slow and simple mornings are my favorite! We had a fun night cheering on Tenley at her volleyball game! Luke cheered so much that his tooth came out! 

Busy Fridays

 It was so nice to have Brad home today. He had a lot of projects to do but he still found time to tease the kids by chasing them around the yard with a water sprayer. Luke thought for sure he could outrun him but he was wrong. Haha

Ryder had a football game tonight and then a pizza party with friends. Kade and Tenley went to a church dance with friends so Brad, Luke and I got to hang out. Luke helped Brad blow out the sprinklers which Luke loved doing! And it was such beautiful spring weather today which made it so much more amazing!

The River

 It felt weird not to have Kade with us today since we usually head out to do something fun as a family on Friday. We couldn’t bring ourselves to boat without him so we decided to float the river instead. We somehow convinced Luke to cliff jump with Tenley. His reaction afterward was so funny! He hit his leg hard and it hurt but he still had fun. 

When we finally got Kade back we took the kids out to dinner for a dinner date. I hate that our kids growing up so fast!

Bikes and Hikes

 The weather wasn’t quite nice enough for a boating day so we asked the kids what they’d like to do instead. Half of them wanted to go on a bike ride and the other half wanted to go on a hike so we decided to do both! 

We went for a short bike ride this morning on a part of the trail we hadn’t been on before. It had some steep hills! But there was a great view at the top. We haven’t been in a bike ride in a while so it was really nice.

We came home for lunch and then drove to Augusta to hike to Devil’s Glen. I think it may be my favorite hike in Montana that isn’t in Glacier. We didn’t see one person the whole three hours we were hiking! It was so beautiful and the weather was perfect. Even though Luke was the one begging for a hike he was really tired at the end but it was still his favorite part of the day.

Fishing

 We headed up near Augusta today to take the kids fishing. It was windy but still such a beautiful day! Brad even caught a few fish. Luke had the best time using his sling shot again. Then we took a long detour up near the mountains. It was so pretty and I think we definitely need to come back to camp someday. We saw a raccoon and a giant moose! It was a fun adventure.

Fishing and Slingshots

It was a beautiful fall day today so we decided to go fishing. One of Brad’s patients recommended a lake up by Augusta. It was a pretty drive and so many of the leaves were changing colors. The kids got lots of bites on their hooks but no one caught a fish. We still enjoyed the sunshine and lack of wind and Luke had so much fun using his new slingshot. He got over 50 rocks in the lake with his slingshot from the road. He got really good!

Boating in September

Today may have been our last day on the boat this year but we were so grateful to be able to go out one more time. Kade and Tenley actually got in the water and skied! Ryder was also brave enough to jump in. It was sunny and a great day! 

We had to get off the lake a little earlier than normal. One of Brad’s employees got married today and we went to her celebration up in the canyon. It was beautiful!