Under the Big Sky.

 Kendall has been full of road trips this year.  She took her second road trip to Montana this year with Avery.  They took the paddleboards and stopped at a few lakes along the way.

They managed to find an Olive Garden somewhere along the way.  

The scenery was so stunning that...

...they managed to run out of gas.  Welp.  I guess everyone has to experience that at least once.

The reason for this trip was a three day concert in Whitefish called 'Under the Big Sky'.

Outfit Day 1:

Outfit Day 2:

Outfit Day 3:

The bands were amazing.  Kendall even ran into her cousins Kyle and Tracy and their wives.  Such a small world.

The first evening a crazy storm rolled in.  They were poured on.

I think Sid had a bit of concert envy, as there were some really good bands playing.

Some of the artists made it a family affair.

Yep, somehow, somewhere, a VIP pass entered the picture.  The girls also managed to come home with several full size bottles of lotion from one of the vendors.  

They had a really nice light show one of the evenings.

They had some really great vendors at the concert.  Some were straight up giving things away.  Kendall did purchase this wrangler T-shirt.

The Austin Bat Bridge.

I had a fun work trip to Austin in July.  It was unusually rainy and super humid, but still a wonderful trip.  The view from the hotel balcony.

We decided to walk home from dinner one night and spend several hours on the famous bat bridge waiting for them to make their appearance.  Unfortunately, because of all the rain, they were full of insects and did not need to head out.  It was like Thanksgiving dinner for them.  They did swirl around quite a bit underneath the bridge, but no mass exodus for us to witness.  It was still a fun evening hanging with my co-workers.

Love this Austin skyline at night.

Aliens, Picnics and Paddleboarding.

Sidney has been enjoying some time with friends in between travels.  She and Keturah enjoyed sheet masks while watching a movie one night.  I believe they look a lot like aliens, thus the title of this post.

Kennedy and Sidney hanging out on a beautiful summer evening.

I cannot remember the name of this lake.  The girls enjoyed a hike and a dip.

The Three D's.

For Kendall, these would be Dutch, Diego and Desi (not in that particular order).  Dutch Bros does a number of promotions each year, many of them give a percentage back to local and national charities.  Kendall scored these awesome pieces for there 'A Better World' campaign. 

The shift leads get together every month or so for dinner.

Tacos were on the menu this particular month.  I wish I would have been invited, really!

No one ever mentioned that Dutch needed to offer hazard duty pay.  Kendall took a little wipe out at work and had a nice bruise to show for it.  Drat!

Diego, hiding behind the giant Texas Roadhouse leftovers bag.  Once again, where was my invitation?  I would have said yes:).

Banging his head against the glass.  

Desi the feral cat.  She is, of course, far from that.  This cat is spoiled and sweet.

Kendall has become that girl.  Walking her cat on the leash.  So funny!  Desi escaped into the hallway one day.  Kendall had no idea, until her neighbor knocked on her door.  Apparently Desi was sitting outside of the door crying to be let back in.

I may have to put a cap on the Desi picture allotment each month.  Thoughts?

Falcon Crest for the Day.

My dad, Jimmy and I went golfing at Falcon Crest.  We made a day of it and enjoyed a lunch after the ninth hole.  After we were replenished we jumped back out there for the back 9.  It was a fabulous day.

Jimmy taking a rest on the fairway while my dad hits his ball out of the bunker.

Out with the Old.

I took a trip up North to visit my sister and meet baby Harper over the 4th of July.  

The first order of business was to get a new hat to replace my 'Drink More Coffee' hat from Dutch, which has been showing signs of wear.

My sister and I attended a concert in Marina 33.  The Kelly Hughes Band was playing, and it was a great concert.  Everyone was up and dancing from 2 years old to 90 years old.

On the fourth of July, we went to see Mitch and Lynda's new place on the Pend Orielle River.  

I used to babysit Justin when he was a baby, and I was probably 10 or 11 years old.  He said he remember having a ton of dance parties with me when he was little.  Specifically, Kool and the Gang and The Pointer Sisters.  I love that he has that core memory.

We went out on the boat, and they somehow manage to talk me into getting in the tube with Harrison.  I am pretty sure Justin was trying to dump us, but my hands of velcro kept me safe.

It was such a fun day and so good to see everyone!

The last day I was there, I went golfing with my childhood best friend, Lorain, and her husband Bill.  It was such a fun outing.  Lorain and I play very similarly, which made it even more fun.

Harper Ann, Welcome to the World.

Hallie gave birth to Harper on June 30th.  It was a very long day, but Harper made her debut.  She is a bundle of cuteness!

Stephanie ad Jason are grandparents.  That sounds so old!

My mom and dad are great grandparents.  That sounds even older!!!

I got to enjoy some Harper snuggles as well.

I realized I had no pictures of Hallie and Jonny so they sent these along.  They have all been settling in nicely.  Harper is a good baby and Hallie and Jonny are loving every minute, even the late night ones (it is still new:)).