We spent a great 4th of July long weekend/short week in MT. The girls had a great time seeing their MT grandparents and Aunt Meg, Unckee-T and cousin Bryant.
On July 4th we enjoyed a parade, done small town style, complete with horses, candy, squirt guns, firetrucks and all. Olivia was content to sit and watch and Madeline stayed on high alert for the squirt guns, as she decided she didn't want to get wet-despite it being VERY hot!
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| Cousins getting their fishing surprises from Grandpa! |
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| Playing in Bryant's jump house |
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| All ready for the West Yellowstone fireworks |
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| The were so silly watching the fireworks, choosing funny phrases for each explosion. |
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| This girl loves dandelions |
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| Fishing the pond |
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| Catching a big one. Once again, Madeline won the dollars for the first fish and the biggest fish. She freaked out as soon as it came out of the water, so we don't have a picture of the actual fish to prove it! |
We celebrated with a cousin's Birthday party. They all have Birthdays within the span of ~3 weeks. It was fun to be together to celebrate these 3 special kiddos!
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| Cousins and their yummy ice cream cake! |
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| Ice cream cake requires deep concentration! |
Of course, a trip to the cabin would not be complete without a boat ride. This was Olivia's first chance to drive the boat, as we didn't make it to the cabin last summer.
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| Super serious! |
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| Olivia's motto, "Drive it like you stole it!" |
The great water fight...
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| Somehow Madeline, the instigator of the water fight (with a bit of Grandpa's help) ended up being soaked. Good thing she had that wetsuit! |
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| Exploring...notice the pockets bulging with rocks and treasures! |
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| I introduced them to puzzle grass. They were intrigued. |
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| The best cousin shot I got all weekend. The 'somewhat' calm anticipation of s'mores! |
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| Madeline matches the sky! |
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| Grandpa's retirement cards! |
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| Fun with sparklers |
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| Madeline found a large feather and insisted on using it as a pen to write, "like they did a long time ago" |
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| It was harder than she anticipated. |
On our last night at the cabin, we decided to take a quick trek into Yellowstone to see Old Faithful. As luck often has it, we saw the steam billowing into the sky as we pulled into the parking lot. This gave us quite a bit of time to kill as we waited for the final eruption of the day.
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| This picture says it all....Little Miss Independent! |
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| Catching the sunset with steam vents and the river. |
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| Ice cream at Old Faithful! |
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| I think this is it! |
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| Tractor girl |
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| So long MT! Good memories were made and lots of fun was had. See you again next time! |
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