Yellowstone & Family Farm

We had a great summer vacation last week. We went up to Yellowstone N.P. and to Patrick's old farm near Belgrade, MT. It was a great adventure for the kids and their cousins and we had fun too. Some highlights were:

*seeing a mother bear and her cubs the first evening in Yellowstone.

*several bison walking right next to our car. They were so close we could have touched them.

*watching a coyote swim across a very fast moving and large river.

*Sivai and Austin swimming at the KOA until they were purple.

Old Faithful

Mud Volcano

Pictures

Lily ready to go swimming. She loved to splash but didn't like being in the water.

The boys decided to cuddle after taking a bath the other day.

Austin and his wormy.



Our upcoming addition. We'll be getting our puppy soon and it came over for a visit. We can't decide on a name so we're taking suggestions (it's a boy). Since it's going to be a hunting dog short names are best. Just leave them in the comment box.

Fishing

Last night we took a quick trip up to Steinaker Resevoir for some fishing. We had a lot of fun cathing the bluegill and one small mouth bass. We haven't done much but trout fishing since we've moved here and Sivai has never caught anything but trout. When he reeled in the first fish he was surprised and said, "hey, that's not a trout! I want to catch a trout." Austin was more interested in the snakes (worms) we were fishing with. He dumped out all the dirt and put them all back in the tub and played with them the whole time, they were half dead by the time we left. I also discovered I cannot have Lily in the sling while trying to feed her and string a worm on a hook at the same time, but it was fun to try. Sorry no pictures, but with all the luck we had I'm sure we will be back soon.

Sivai's Quotes

While watching The Little Mermaid,
"Mom, I don't like that girls attitude. It's just not good. I'll never do that to my parents because I love you so much."

Examining mosquito bites,
mom: "Look at all the bumps from your' mosquito bites."
Sivai: "Mom, they're not bumps. Don't you know, they're called polyps, polyps Mom, not bumps."

Trying to con me into watching a movie,
"Mom, can I watch just half a movie? just half? I can't get Robin Hood off my eyes. I just can't!"

Our neighbor accross the street has a Harley Davidson, while getting in the car one day while he was idling Sivai said,

"Mom, motorcycles are loud because they have combustion engines."

6th month checkup

I finally got around to Lily's 6 month check, a month late. She weighed in at 17 lbs 7 oz., about 50th percentile, and was 29 1/4 inches, 100th percentile. She's learning to crawl now and even pulls herself up to her knees along furniture and walls. She is a very good eater, with her only dislike so far being corn. She is always happy, if she can see me, and loves her big brothers.

ABC's of me

A- Attached or Single? Happily married

B-Best Friend? Patrick

C-Cake or pie? Cheesecake or my Grandma Yeagers apple pie.

D-Day of choice? Evenings in the summer, it's fun to be outside with the whole family

E-Essential Item? Sewing machine

F-Favorite color? shades of blue, I'm on an Aqua phase right now

G-Gummy bears or worms? Bears on ice cream

H-Home town? I don't claim one, but I was born in MT

I-Favorite indulgence? chocolate

J-January or July? July if I'm not pregnant

K-Kids? 3: Sivai (5) Austin (2) Lily (7 months)

L-Life isn't complete without? family

M-Marriage date? December 15th

N-Number of brothers and sisters? 5 sisters, 2 brother

O-Oranges or Apples? Apples

P-Phobias? Noises at night

Q-Quote? none at the moment

R-Reasons to smile? My boys playing in the water hose at walmart today while I was buying plants

S-Season of choice? spring

T-Tag 3 people:

U-Unknown fact about me? I'm very uncomfortable in large crowds, even if I know everyone.

V-Vegetable? tomato and zucchini

W-Worst habit? procrastination

X-Xray or Ultrasound? Ultrasound

Y-Your favorite food? my moms cooking

Z-Zodiac sign: Capricorn, I think