Medora Family Trip 2013

We headed to Medora with the Skari family & this was our first stop in Bismarck for a bite.  Missing from this photo is Quinn, who moments before bumped her head on the bear's claw & was in tears and Ruby who wouldn't pose.....great start to our trip!

We had to take the carriage ride through town while the daddies were golfing :)

We drove through the national park while Ruby slept.....always best for all involved because cars & Ruby don't mix :(   CAR SICK FROM THE MOMENT WE START MOVING

We were surrounded by buffalo.....it was so neat.  The kids LOVED it!  We did a lot of swimming, walking & of course the musical :)

The first week of no school started off with a trip to the pool & running into friends there......

festival @ the park

and Movie in the Park night!

Minot over the 4th of July to spend at the lake with family.  The girls love to help grandma Pam.....not sure how helpful they really are!

Grandkids posing with grandma Pam & Darryl.....minus Ruby as usual.  She rarely poses when asked........

and with grandma Sue & Papa......minus Ruby!

May 2013

Ruby has a costume change MANY times daily.  She loves to be on her strider or scooter while wearing crazy things....gotta love our Ruby!

Trip to Minot so we had to check out the zoo with cousins.....

Cozied up with daddy......

The last few days of kindergarten was an olympic fun day.....here's Amelia's team!  Kids still think bunny ears are SO funny :)

Last day of kindergarten.......it went so fast :(

Date weekend in Minneapolis for us......we went to Lumineers concert, shopped & a couple fun nights out.....just the two of us!  Much needed :)

Amelia's 1st Kids Marathon!!

Marathon weekend is always a highlight in the spring for us.  Chris & I always do an event, whether it's the 1/2, relay or 10K but this time Amelia was ready for the kids event for the first time!!   Kids can choose between 1/2 mile or a mile and Amelia chose the 1/2 this year :)  She is geared up and ready to go!!

She found some friends right away :)

and they are off......

Love that excitement!!

We ran into our friends Leanne (super mom who pulled Amelia's tooth without her knowing) and Bella :)

Along the way she picked up more friends that she knew.....

they were rosey cheeked and not that exhausted at the end.....I think a fair amount of walking might've been involved!

Random Pics

We were having company over for dinner and I told Amelia to go get ready and this was the final product :)

Ruby goes, goes, goes and then she crashes!

Loving the tramp & of course a crazy smirk from Rubes

My two little artists!!

This is what I woke up to on Mother's Day.......

and hours later.....he's sleeping!

Spring 2013

Our girls!  Love them.

This was our spring.......lots & lots of snow well into April so we had to make the most of it :)

It wouldn't stop....

finally days before Amelia's 6th birthday we had some melting!  She had a spa & baking party with her friends from school.  Posing for a pic with miss Abby!

Here's the crew!  Trying to keep 12 five-six years olds busy & happy is too stressful :(

Amelia lost her first tooth on Cinco de Mayo, 2013.  We had a friend stop by and she wanted to feel Amelia's wiggly tooth.....2 seconds later it was out and Amelia didn't even notice.  She is a pro!

Our first family trip to Red Lodge!

We had our first family trip to Red Lodge this winter with friends and their families.  We decided to leave Ruby in Bismarck with cousins.  She's only 3 and likes to ski in 20 minute intervals so we thought we would wait another year for her.  Amelia loved it and was a natural....she did ski school every day for a few hours and was cruising down the hill a little too fast for my taste :)  I on the other hand was not cruising down the hills for long.....1/2 way through our first day I fell & strained my MCL so was on crutches the rest of the weekend :(

My two studs! 

Amelia & Kaleb heading to the lift....they went & went & went!

When do you get to sit outside & eat while it's snowing out & 60 degrees??....in the mountains I guess :)  So fun!

Look close....that's my girl in white coming down the hill.....

Daddies taking the girls up yet again!

Who's that cutie??  He's mine!

Taking a break with Kaleb & Quinn.

My view from the lodge (Amelia's walking up top)....I got quite a bit of reading done on this trip with my bum knee but had fun watching the crew have fun ;)

Part of our crew.....I think there were 6 families that made the trip.....we'll try to make it an annual event.

Strutting her stuff in ski school

These two were famished after a full day on the slopes!

These AMBITIOUS guys rode their bikes up & down the mountain each day......CRAZY!!

Matching PJ's......unplanned!  What a GREAT trip :)