June was a busy month of travel for us. After we got back from California a few weeks later we headed to Montana. Then back for Aubrey to go camp and preparing for our Banks lake trip. And June is always so pretty around here with plants blooming and the garden getting going.
So here goes...
Pretty clematis and rhododendron.
Raelyn made this cute sucker at school.
More yummy strawberries from my graden.
And that Saturday we had a curriculum sale and I tries to sell some of my stuff that I no longer need. I did sell a few things and made a little money which was nice. I would like to get rid of more and will have to in the coming years. It is bittersweet. Sad to see it go...it means my kids are growing up too fast.
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Upstairs the did a car wash as a fundraiser for camp!
This cat is adorable and so spoiled laying on our table in the sun!
We loved to head to the lake this summer with friends and paddle board and swim to stay cool. The girls loved hanging out with their friends on the water.
In June we discovered that a bird had a built a nest behind the cross I hang on my door in the wreath that hangs on the front door and laid 3 eggs. So it became project keep the baby birds alive.
Raelyn made this cute gumball project at co-op this year in her get crafty class.
We had our first summer BBQ at church. WE had great weather and it was well attended.
Our kitties are the cutest. Oliver loves to lay on this blanket on top of the hanging rack when we wash it.
Look at cute little Lilah!
Hans made this picture of me...does it look like me...the hammer might be a bit much! Lol!
Dance flowers! I love having flowers on my counter!
Ah! more kitty pictures!
More beautiful strawberries!
Hans made this picture of him and Todd! Haha!
Claire's hair is so pretty!
We started noticing that when we went out the front door a bird would fly out. And then I found a bunch of sticks on the ground and discovered that a nest has been built in our wreath on the door behind the cross. The nest behind the cross had 2 little eggs laid in it!
This was the next day! So pretty!!
The girls did some more bike rides!
I wasn't supposed to take pictures in the play...but it was just cute. I had to sneak a few. It was something we have never seen. Singing and acting. Some of th acts were really funny...others not so much. But it was a fun experience.
Me and my grouchy girls! Aren't they the pretties though?!!
More pretty view pictures!
And here were the bike riders...zipping down the other side of the road.
And this one too?
And here is my beautiful oldest! So confident in so many things!
And of course there is this beauty, the baby of the family!
My baby girl and my baby dog!
I just love these pictures...my beautiful girls with such a beautiful background of the mountains and river. My home land!
My brother's combines!
And finally it was bumper boat time!
Claire didn't do it with us...she was the photographer.
Getting some pics for the calendar..lol!
Piper you are silly!
Last pictures as we were headed out the next morning...
Here is the crew headed off to camp...
And here are some pictures from the trip...thankful they all had a good time!
Back at home...here is my pretty garden...
My garden was getting going...
And my strawberries were still going a little bit.
More camp pictures!
Raelyn and I at home making her birthday cake!
And our traditional last night of being 12 picture...
Here are some more camp pictures.
Look at these cute girls!
Ha! Photo bomber!!
Raelyn's birthday party crew!
Haha! Cute kitty under the boat!
A few more camp pictures...
My pretty garden!!
I decided to pull all these weeds one day because they were bugging me.
And a bunch that were in the backyard too...I didn't do a before pic.
My pretty flowers! I love them so much1
My sweet little kitties!
Raelyn's brithday presents!
One thing we loved doing this summer was heading to the lake and paddle boarding with friends. It was fun to be in the sun and water.
And my pretty hanging baskets this year.
And we started to prep for Banks Lake! Sammy is so cute in the camper.
We had our first summer BBQ of the summer at our church, These girls were walking around th parking lot looking all cute.
And this happened. We had to protect the baby birds living in the nest in the wreath. The cats kept jumping at the door trying to get the mama bird and the babies.
Another Sammy cat picture in the camper...he is such a cutie!
When Hans was home for the dance show we decided to purchase a new head unit for our pick-up truck and our boat needed a new radio and amp. When Hans was back in San Diego I had to haul the truck and boat down to Car Toys to get them put in. We had a bit of a snafu with boat though and they needed some wires to finish it off and sadly they put the amp in the wrong spot and didn't take out the old amp that we had in the boat that didn't work. So that meant I was going to have to haul the boat and truck back down there. But the truck radio was awesome!
I decided to take the girls to Montana in June because I knew my time of being able to take all of them was coming to an end. I think this trip may have been the last one where all 4 of the girls will be there at the same time and that feels so sad! They are just getting grown up and will have jobs and other things to do. We headed to Whitehall first to see Hans' parents and spend some time. It was a long drive, but oh so beautiful!
The first day we took the horses up to ride.
The girls had so much fun riding horses and taking the side by side out on the road. I even got to go on a short horse ride. I do love horses so much! They are so beautiful and majestic.
That evening we did some riding on their e-bikes. Pretty fun!
That afternoon we headed to Virginia City to see a play and have dinner and get old fashioned pictures taken. It was a fun afternoon. The little shops were so cute!
The girls were not excited about the doing the pictures, but I thought they were pretty fun! Good memories to have with Grandma and Grandpa Tolf. I'm sad Hans wasn't there.
Mary and Eric redid their kitchen and it turned out really nice!
The next day the girls wanted to ride horses again so we decided to ride them right there by the house. They had a great time either riding the horses or the e-bikes down the road.
Then Olivia took over the as the mule rider. She had a great time on Nellie, although she got a lot saddle sore I think by the end going with her sisters so many times, but they had a lovely time.
And here were the bike riders...zipping down the other side of the road.
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| The horses liked to stop and eat along the way...haha! |
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| Haha! Another example of the one on the horse trying to keep him out of the grass! |
These girls had so much fun riding again and again. And isn't she so pretty?
Later that afternoon, we headed to the hot springs near by.
Then we had a little thunderstorm and rain and had to be out of the poll for a bit. It was warm out though and we were able to keep our stuff mostly dry and we had some nachos together. It was a fun afternoon together.
Olivi loves her cuddle time with the dogs always!
Pretty skies!
The next day we headed off for Kalispell and a few days with my family. We didn't have the best weather while we were there but we still managed to fit in some fun. And we started the Stranger Things series with everyone. Olivia and I had started watching it in Whitehall, but we started it over when we got to Kalispell so all the girls could join. We were sucked in!! We spent one day after church when it was rainy watching so many shows back to back. Beyond Stranger Things we played games, ate dinner together, did some fishing one afternoon and had our annual maze visit the last day we were there. We also had a day of shopping I think. We always like to go to our favorite shopping places but I didn't take any pictures of that.
We decided to do some fishing one day. We were not successful, but we still had fun!
The bridge wasn't very good, so we headed down to the river and the island for a bit. We had some fun down there but still didn't catch anything.
Cute kitty peaking out!
Claire got a helix piercing while we were in Kalispell and turned out really cute. And the piercing shop was the way to go for sure.
The maze is one of our favorite places. We really love our annual trip there. We were able to find some decent weather finally on the last day I think. We did the maze first, then the mini-golf, then the cars, and finally the bumper boats. The adults and Piper beat the kids in the maze race!
I think the cars are one of my favorite parts. But it is sad because all my kids drive their own car now so I have to ride alone! It is still pretty fun though!
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| I'm pretty sure this is Piper. It was her first year driving. |
Claire didn't do it with us...she was the photographer.
After that, it was kind of late so we headed to the only place that was still open for dinner which was a Mexican place. We had a yummy dinner and the kids had a bit of fun playing after dinner. I love seeing the cousins together, laughing and giggling.
Piper you are silly!
We headed home so that Aubrey could go to youth camp with our church at the ocean. Oliver liked playing in the tube we set up while we were gone.
Meanwhile, back home we were celebrating Raelyn turning 13! Isn't the cake she made so beautiful! It turned out so pretty and was so yummy!
My new 13-year-old! My last baby is in her teens! I honestly can hardly believe it sometimes. For 6 weeks I had 4 teenage daughters in my house until Olivia turned 20 in August. I just love this youngest daughter of mine so much. She is truly a blessing to me as she always noticing when I need help, or I am down. She is so helpful and joyful and optimistic.
Raelyn's birthday party crew!
Haha! Cute kitty under the boat!
We went down to the bridge blast as we had never seen it before and Tracy's band was playing. It was fun but there were so many people and we couldn't find a good spot to watch the fireworks so we decided to head home before the fireworks sadly. We did have fun though.
The last night of camp.
On to July!
