Starting solid foods

A fun little clip of an average, run-of-the-mill dinner...

And a few more...

At the top of the growth curves... Elias at ~ 6 months.

Snuggle time after a bath

Chubby feet and partners. A nice shot take by October during one of Elias' naps.

Recent Photos...

A sample of some recent photos...

E.O. wrasslin with a silverback

Finn and Elias on a Saturday morning

Not sure what to write for a caption, but it's cute...

E.O.

Maille on the final day of Daisy Scouts this spring. She'll be a full-fledged, badge-earnin' Girl Scout this year...

Shooting Star Party

Everyone is exhausted after our "Shooting Star Party" early this morning... I got the kids up at 12:30 AM and bundled them up, packed up popcorn, string cheese, and huge down sleeping bags... we drove out to the West Glacier trailhead and spent nearly 2 hours in the back of the pickup looking up at the stars and watching the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. It was great - we saw dozens of shooting stars even though broken clouds were rolling through. October and Elias ended up staying home, cuddled up in that big bed, and that was a pretty good decision, too...

Camping trip to Holland Lake, Swan Valley, Montana

Maille and Elias, waking up together outside the tent


Mmmm... Jiffy Pop. A great camp snacktivity.


Mom teaching the kids how to build a proper fire


Revisiting the spot where we got married 12 years before, just a few miles up the road from Holland Lake

Maille watching the full moon rise over the Swan Mountains, reflecting in Holland Lake

Finn's 4 1/2 Birthday Party

The toughest birthday of the year - Christmas Day - comes with a side benefit in our family... a full-blown, day-of-your-own half birthday party every June. This was a great one - an astronaut party - where October had the kids make up their own jet packs. We supplied the spray-painted boxes with plastic cups on the bottom for jets and wide ribbons for shoulder straps, and the kids added decorations, names, and other customizations. Our great friend Mandy made the rocket cake, and the kids washed it down (kind of) with freeze-dried astronaut ice cream. Oh, and don't forget the home-made paper mache asteroid pinata!

Misc summertime pics

Finn checking out Bill's Harley... We Ride!

Story time with Montana Nana

Face painting in Helena

Typical weekend, early morning.

Some nice, everyday conversation before breakfast burritos...