Good Times at Cody

You can't go to this convention without looking at Heart Mountain- So pretty at Sunrise. Mom and Sister Erin. I don't think they knew I was taking a picture.

These are my cousins from Helena- Raquel and Renee- I hope I spelled your names right! Our dads are first cousins! They are closer to my sister's age. They moved to Helena from California a few years ago. We LOVE them. So glad they are here. They are so funny!

And- another cute cousin of mine! I couldn't find her sister to take a picture of her, too- but Miss Serena here, was the flower girl in my wedding.The girls at our hotel room during some down time. We went to Subway for dinner... ;)

My sister took FOREVER to get ready on Sunday! She primps!

I caught my mom smiling!

I didn't have my camera out too much- So I didn't get too may pics of the weekend. Maybe more next year!

This and That.....for Summertime

Every year, my mother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandmother-in-law, niece, and myself do the Montana Woman's Run. This year we did the two mile. It was kind of cloudy, but as always, a lot of fun. I think this year there was close to 7,000 women who competed.

A few weeks ago, Ben's brother's family visited. This is our niece Adrian.
And our nephews stayed with us for a night. Ben took them to Cody, Wyo., to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center.

Here's Corey (7) and Tyler (10)

And Corey

And Tyler

And our summer has been flying by. I can't believe that this week is Convention and pretty soon it will be the 4th of July. We are planning on going to Butte for the 4th and hopefully working a little on the house this summer. Not a lot of big plans. Hopefully a privacy fence will go up this fall and just a lot of good times with family and friends.

We are still Here, I Promise

Hey Everyone! We are still here! It has been a busy couple of weeks. Ben has been busy at work with Vasko- The Crime Fighting Duo- as I refer to them.

I quit my job! Hooray for me!!!!! And took 10 days of vacation! More Hooray!!!! And then started my new job! Boooooooo. No- I love my new job. It makes me sooooooo happy! I get to 1) pick my hours 2) work from home part of the time 3) travel and 4) use my fancy schmancy degree 5) benefits!!! Now the Hoorays!!!!

Today is day #3! So far, I have been on the phone and computer a lot and reading! But, man of man- the stress level is about 1/4 of what my old job was- my nearest supervisor is 60 miles away, and contacts me via my, are you ready, 1) company cell phone 2) company laptop via email!!

okay- enough with that!

Over the vacation I: cleaned my house, planted 77 flowers (yes, I counted), stained two decks, painted 1 porch, painted the eaves on my house, mowed the forest in my back yard, ate a lot of grilled cow (yummm), roasted marshmallows with a 3 year old ( the best part), and slept in. Yes, it was nice.

So, you see, I really didn't take a lot of pictures, but it has rained and rained and rained here! In fact, it is raining right now! So, I will try and take some and get back to everyone later!