Springtime in Montana

There's just no better time nor place. The wildflowers are in full bloom now. Tim and I stopped and picked ourselves a little bouquet on our walk tonight.

A few weeks ago when we were doing a siding project way out in the middle of nowhere, way west of Buffalo, a short little rainshower passed through. It left behind this really neat wall of rainbow. It wasn't in the sky like usual, but was ground level.

Memorial Day

We had a pretty nice, relaxing Memorial Day. We had planned on packing a little picnic and taking a drive up Buffalo Canyon. We wanted to go up near the Twin Sisters, but weren't really sure how to get there. We drove through some people's yards and ended up at the edge of their gated pasture, so we weren't sure where to go from there. So we took a different adventure. We took the back road from Buffalo to Utica, then went up above South Fork and found a little tiny campground to have our lunch. I kind of felt like we were on our own episode of "Backroads of Montana" on PBS. It was really nice out, and we had the whole place to ourselves, so it was really peaceful. On the way down, we enjoyed turning off at every road and seeing where it lead. Other than that, nothing too exciting. We finally have our garden all planted now. Can't wait to see what comes up! We are just trying to set everything up with the automatic timer to get everything watered when we are gone. Guess we'll see what happens.

Across the State

I've really been putting on the miles lately, and boy do I feel like it! Last week we went to Billings and I took part in the Women's Run. I know what you're thinking, no I did not run! I walked! I did the 2k. It's a pretty fun race. Joni and I did it last year, but I flew solo this year.

This past weekend, Tim and I went to Helena and stayed with his sister and brother-in-law. We participated in the Susan G. Komen Race For the Cure. Tim signed us up for the 5k! It started and ended at the Capital. It was a really fun time. Our friends are runners, so we caught up with them at the end!

Then on Sunday, I drove to Missoula from Helena. My friend Sarah was scheduled to be induced with her second baby early Monday morning, so I drove over to be with her. She was supposed to go in at 5 a.m. But as fate would have it, she went into labor at about midnight! It's funny how things work out like that. It was a good delivery, and little Charlie Michael arrived at 5:34 a.m. He weighed in at a whopping 9 lbs. 15 oz! He was 22" long. They are all home now and doing very well. I'm so thankful that I could be there during delivery. I was there for the birth of their first son Christopher. Congratulations Sarah & Jimmy and thanks for letting me be apart of this special occasion!

So hopefully I will be staying put for the next two weeks. We leave for our honeymoon in Costa Rica on June 2nd, and I am so not prepared yet!!

Cousins Reunited!

On Sunday, Jessica and baby Ian and Uncle Dale and Aunt Corinne stopped in Judith Gap for a visit. Jessica had flown in from Wisconsin for a week's visit. We last got to see Jess and Ian in December for the wedding. I can't believe how much he's grown since then! He is crawling and pulling himself up. And he has the cutest little front teeth that he's happy to show! It was a nice afternoon to catch up. Joni, Jess, and I were fortunate to have all grown up together, just miles apart. It was great to be together and see the next generation get to know eachother.