Memorial Day!

We started our week with a quick trip to Butte, America for a job site tour.  

This was my last site visit, hanging up the hard hat and putting away the boots!

Tuesday night was Luke's baseball game.  It seems to always rain on game nights.  

This is him running to 1st base. 

Wednesday night lacrosse practice was with the State Champions from Bozeman High. They even brought their trophy plaque to show off! 

Thursday was my last day at Barnard.  To celebrate, I went to lunch with two friends/co-workers, and we decided it was not time for moderation. I had a burger and a beer. :) 

Friday was the start of our Memorial Day weekend.  We got to the cabin and we were treated with knee-high grass! 

We had several small projects, including mowing, so the boys all pitched in. 

They also tested the water.  It was 62 already! 

Saturday we went to get fire wood with uncle John. We still had the Sweet Ski (named The Mystery Machine) on the trailer because we couldn't really unload it anywhere. Well, I guess we could unload it but we could never get it back onto the trailer.  Instead, we just hauled it around the forest with us. 

Quite a little convoy. Look at the bear grass already blooming! 

Rylan is a happy little dude, who seems to always be running somewhere 

Luke and I rode in the bed of the pickup between tree cutting places.

Doesn't it look natural to have two boys on the jet ski, a load of wood on the trailer, and all on  a Forest Service road?

We could see all the way to Polson from up there!

Saturday night my parents came down to visit, and we had a nice little fire. 

Sunday morning Mike tested out his new SUP with Josh kayaking by his side. 

The weather was gorgeous, so we put the boat and jet ski in the water and got out butts out there. This is Luke wake boarding. 

This is Josh jumping the wake! 

Chris and Susie Turner came down with their three boys, and Luke and Jake were playing phone games on the boat.  

After dinner Josh took me for a jet ski ride.  He did a great job driving and only spilled us once, right at the dock.  It worked out perfectly because 1. the water was warmer than the air and I was freezing, and 2. I wasn't sure how to get the jet ski onto the lift so I just swam it in for a safe and easy park job. 

Luke put on a show with a sunset surf session.  

Good night!