I’ve come down with a bug so I’ll keep this short and sweet. This is my drive home. It’s typical NE Montana. A bit rolly, big sky, and lots of traffic deer to dodge.
Looks like I’ll be seeing this view quite a bit in the coming months. Football starts Saturday and it will be go, go, go.
Just the way I like it!
Grandma’s. They’re the best. They do things with their grandkids that moms are just too tired or not patient enough to do. Okay, MY mom does things with MY kids that I CLEARLY am not patient enough for.
Like baking cookies.
And me? Well I helped too!
I ate the cookies.
Burp.
I can't help but think back to college days lately. My best friend, my better half, you see that is where we met.
We both had ag majors and had a lot of classes together. Funny thing was that we didn't actually meet in an Ag class. We met in Sociology 101. We were taking a test and I didn't have a pencil. I looked over at this guy, this guy wearing slippers to class and cut jeans, I asked if I could borrow a pencil. Hmm, does this sound like elementary school? So from then on I sat next to him in Sociology. That is unless I skipped class, but he was a good student who took a TON of notes and he was so in love that he shared them all!
A month into sitting next to each other he asked if I would like to go on a double date to a wagon ride. So then he introduces me to his buddy we would be going with. He looks at me to introduce me and says "what is your name anyway?"
Bwaaaa hhaaaaa! Can you believe we never introduced ourselves. How silly!
Well, we went on that double date but actually went to Pizza Hut instead, I think. All four of us crammed in his truck. I was so nervous and giddy. That right there was the start of it all.
Oh, and I have plenty of stories to tell about that there truck!!
Here’s a fun little sequence of pictures. The boys like to rough house and wrestle quite a bit. And Lineman and I usually get in the mix too.
It was a ton of fun and it lasted awhile and I was able to pin them both….. this time. My oldest is getting so strong it just amazes me! It won’t be much longer and these days will be past. I’m sure they won’t want to wrestle with their mama when they get older. So until then…. we wrestle.
********************52 Weeks********************
52 Weeks is a year long challenge for YOU to be in a picture once a week for 52 weeks. We are always the ones behind the camera, this is YOUR chance to get out in front and be in the pictures with our family. We are glad you are joining this challenge. More importantly your family will really enjoy having you in the picture. Thanks for playing along! Oh, you can just jump in now with 1 of 52, you're not getting off that easy! Now go take a picture!
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Lineman spent quite a bit of time working on his motorcycle this past weekend. You can bet he had a helper… or two… or three a lot of that time! Boys and their toys I tell you! If it has a motor, or wheels, or just makes a loud noise – boys seem to like it!
This poor guy sure wasn’t feeling good a few days ago. It just breaks my heart to see him like this. He is usually going a mile a minute so when he slows down we know he is feeling off. The bug lasted a few days and he is nearly back to his old self. Good thing too, I don’t know how much of that face I can take.
The first years we were married Lineman worked for his uncle on his farm/ranch. I have the best memories of those years! Hauling hay was one of his regular jobs and he always loved it. Turns out this picture would be in a magazine a few months later. My mom submitted the picture along with a description of her son-in-law. We opened up Country Magazine a few months later and there he was! Along with the picture was written how he has an incredibly hard worker and he always "rode for the brand". Still true today! What a man I married!
It was all last minute for these pics, but we made it fun anway!
Turns out that my middle boy here is sick. These were taken Wednesday night and by the time I was getting this post ready.... this poor guy got sick. Hopefully we'll be seeing his funny, happy, crazy face again shortly.
********************52 Weeks********************
52 Weeks is a year long challenge for YOU to be in a picture once a week for 52 weeks. We are always the ones behind the camera, this is YOUR chance to get out in front and be in the pictures with our family. We are glad you are joining this challenge. More importantly your family will really enjoy having you in the picture. Thanks for playing along! Oh, you can just jump in now with 1 of 52, you're not getting off that easy! Now go take a picture!
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As the days go by I can see more and more that these three boys are forming a united team. Sure they fight and argue, that’s all part of learning and growing. But when I see these boys interact it becomes clear just how much they love each other and my heart is happy. 
United.
