The boys and I have been enjoying getting into a routine. We have breakfast and then go for a walk every morning. I will be sad when winter sets in. We may just have to bundle up and keep the tradition going!
This afternoon a crazy windstorm blew through. The winds got up to 80 mph! The boys enjoyed running around in it. Thankfully we didn’t lose anything or have any trees break. Our basketball hoop is still standing as well!
We had a thunder storm roll in this afternoon and it was fun to be outside as it came closer. The boys played on the trampoline until it started to rain on them.
Luke got his boy party treats tonight like he does every weekend. We consider Thursday night a weekend night since Brad doesn’t work on Fridays. Luke also said he should change the name of the treat to weekend treats.
We also enjoyed watching USA soccer tonight. The World Cup has been so much fun to watch!
It felt like summer today! It was hot! It got up to eighty degrees! Our grass is finally greening up and I had to mow the lawn again. Ryder needed to stick his head in the freezer after football practice. Besides having to do school work this morning it may as well have been summer! But the boys did their school work on the patio so that made it nice!
It was the most beautiful day today! I enjoyed being outside as much as I possibly could. I’m just realizing that when we have some furniture on our new patio we’ll be able to have school out there! That will be a dream. I love being outside when the weather is nice. I took Keena for a walk, watched Luke’s football practice, and cheered on Ryder at his football game. We should get another day like this tomorrow and then the weather will probably turn cold again. We’ll enjoy it as much as we can!
Thursdays are the best! And today was really good. It was so quiet and peaceful while the kids worked on school today. I love it when it’s like that. I think they were so focused because they knew that when we were done we would get to go to the movies. Motivation is always helpful.
We all went to see Project Hail Mary this afternoon when Brad and Kade got home. It was such a good movie! I’m glad we went to see it at the theater. But it was really disappointing to get there and find out that the popcorn machine wasn’t working! But the kids still got a soda at least.
After the movie we headed to the football field for Luke’s first game of the season. It was freezing! But he played hard and couldn’t wait to get home to warm up. Ryder’s game was a few hours after that so it was even colder! It was below freezing with light snow falling. Montana spring weather is so unpredictable. But he played hard at well! I hope it’s sunny at their next game!
It was so nice to enjoy without crazy strong winds today! The wind has gotten old! But today was sunny and calm and beautiful. Ryder and Luke were either in the front yard playing basketball or in the backyard jumping on the trampoline. They never get bored when the weather is this nice and I love it.
Tenley got to go to the temple with the ward today. It was a late night for her but she had a great time.
We haven’t heard a lot from Kade but I think he’s still enjoying his trip in Utah. We’re anxious to have him back!
Tenley had big plans today that she had been looking forward to for over a month. She and her friends were going to go to Helena to do temple work and then go to a tri stake dance. But then a crazy blizzard hit us and her plans were cancelled. She was sad and I was so sad for her. But the conditions were so bad that it was dangerous to even drive across town. They definitely made the right decision to cancel but I hope they can reschedule their fun plans for another time!
Instead we hung out at home as a family in our warm house and to me, that was a perfect night.
We had another crazy wind storm last night. I didn’t get a lot of sleep. I can’t believe how loud wind can be. The wind gusts were stronger than tornado gusts can be. It blew a lot of dirt into our house. I’ve seen our window panes frozen over with ice but this is the first time that I’ve seen them covered with dirt. Luckily the strong winds stopped this afternoon and now we’ve got a lot of moisture coming! We’ll probably get over three feet in the mountains! Time to go skiing!
Just when it seems like the weather can’t get more strange, it does. After the sunny, 60 degree, and ridiculously windy day yesterday, we woke up to snow on the ground this morning! The boys were excited for it and they hurried through school so they could play in it.
I’m so grateful that the days are getting longer. It was so nice to drive home after taking Tenley to volleyball practice and to see a beautiful sunset instead of dark skies. I guess it will all change next week after daylight savings time on Sunday. I really wish we could do away with daylight savings! But this week I’ll enjoy the later sunsets.
It was another beautiful February day! I honestly feel like I’m on vacation somewhere else. This is crazy. Brad had patients that have lived here all their lives and have never seen days like this in February. We enjoyed the outdoors again today with a walk, lots of playtime outside, and Luke even ate lunch outside with me on our back porch. It felt so nice.
Brad and I went on a date tonight and we had to wait about 20 minutes for our table so we went for a walk downtown to enjoy the beautiful weather. I am loving this.
It was another beautiful 70 degree and sunny day here in Montana in February! We spent a lot of time outside and when Brad made it home from work just after lunch we even got to go for a walk outside with the dogs. It’s been too long since we’ve been able to do that!
I usually love to leave Montana in February because of the frigid temperatures, but this winter has been so different than any other winter I’ve experienced here. It has been so warm! It was over 60 degees today! We actually really need some moisture and we are sad to be missing some good skiing in the mountains, but I LOVE feeling the warm sunshine. The kids played outside a lot today and they even ended up putting some shorts on. What is happening?! I’ll enjoy it while I can.
I have to admit that my subject heading is over dramatic but we do feel something like survivors today. This afternoon while Tenley and Ryder were at the kitchen table working on school and Luke was in the kitchen with me making lunch we had a 4.2 magnitude earthquake. I can’t remember ever feeling an earthquake like that before. It took me a minute to process what was happening because it seemed at first that maybe a big truck was driving by or an airplane was flying over really low, but then we realized it was an earthquake. Luckily no damage was done!
Tenley had another volleyball game tonight and they won again! I love watching her play!
I can’t believe we’re actually living in the middle of Montana right now in January enjoying sunshine and 60 degree weather. It wasn’t even that windy today. It was such a gorgeous day! I’m just hoping that winter doesn’t last through May since it seems to be getting such a late start. Either way, we were happy to enjoy being outside today!
Ryder and Luke finally made it out to play in the snow after church today. They’ve been wanting to since they saw it yesterday. It’s still below freezing but they didn’t mind. I’m glad they like the snow!
It’s a little hard being home after such a fun trip but it’s good at the same time. It was a fun trip and we’re glad we were able to make it work!
It has been surprising that we haven’t had any snow yet this season but that changed today. The boys were so excited to see big snowflakes falling this morning. It didn’t stick to the ground but it snowed for almost an hour! Luke can’t wait to play in the snow.
Tenley had a volleyball game in the small town of Belt tonight. It’s about a 40 minute drive from town. While we were driving there we hit an awful rain storm. I hydroplaned a few times and then I went much slower after that. Luckily we made it there safely! And we enjoyed clear skies and a beautiful sunset on the way home. The sunset really was incredible.
The girls did their best but Belt is known for their good sports teams. We lost in three sets but played all five for extra practice which is always a good thing.
Summer time is the absolute best time to be in Montana. It makes living here through the winter worth it. It was beautiful today and the sunset on my way home driving along the river was even more beautiful!
This morning we got to go to a friends house to hang out for the morning. She set up the slip n slide for the kids and made lunch for us all. It was so nice to catch up with them and the kids had so much fun too.
It hasn’t really warmed back up to where it used to be since the rain storm came, but I think it will get there this weekend. A crazy wind storm hit right during Ryder and Luke’s soccer games. I had to bundle up in our picnic blanket! But the boys didn’t mind. They had a blast playing and Ryder scored a goal! He also had a great assist and some great saves during the quarter he played goal keeper.
