Great Grandpa Jim

My grandfather Jim (mom's dad), and his wife Jean came to visit last week. I haven't seen them for 2 years, so this was the first time Logan met them. He came right up to grandpa to be held even though he is sometimes shy with strangers.

Giving Grandpa Jim a kiss

Playing a little football
Just chatting

Logan's first haircut

So I finally gave Logan his first haircut a couple of weeks ago. His hair is really fine but was getting long so I trimmed him up. He sat perfectly still through the whole ordeal and looks like such a big boy now.

Before

During
Finished product: 1 smiling big boy!

Vacation to Columbia Falls

We took a quick 3 day trip to the northwest part of Montana at a resort in
Columbia Falls, near Flathead Lake. It was really beautiful up there. We left on Sunday at 6am and got there at about 2pm. They had a couple of swimming pools and a game room that we played in a lot. There was also an amusement park nearby where we played miniature golf. We left on Tuesday at 12:30 and got back home just before 8pm. So, it was a fast trip with a lot of car time, but we all had fun. It was a good break before we get busy with summer.

6am and all smiles!

The boys playing in the bounce house before a swim

dad and his boysdad teaching Dylan to play pool
dad teaching Colton to play pool

Logan ready to rack em
Dad and Logan taking a walk
Logan LOVES slides
Dylan

Colton

Logan miniature golfing
Colton golfing across the water
Dylan golfing -Dylan was the only one to get a hole in one The family just before getting back in the car for the long ride home.

End of School

Yea!! School's out! Dylan had a track day last Thursday which was a lot of fun. He participated in every event and came home with a handful of ribbons so he was happy. His last day of school was Friday. He was actually a little sad to be leaving his teacher and friends but is better now. He did really well this year and we are so proud of him. He has really changed since he started the first grade. He is reading and doing math really well. He really enjoyed the science projects they did. One project was learning the life cycles of different creatures, so they got some frog eggs and got to watch them turn from tadpoles to frogs. He was so into it that we let him bring one home to keep. I have to say that I have spent quite a bit of time watching the little thing doing flips in his tank.

Dylan in the sack race (blue sweatshirt)

Dylan and Jordan taking 2nd in the 3 legged race (Dylan in the white t-shirt)
Running the 25m
long jump

Colton finished with preschool as well. His little school had an end of the year picnic on Friday evening for the community of Nye. The kids performed a couple of songs and Colton received his graduation certificate....promoted to kindergarten. He is so excited, but said he will miss the kids and Miss Currie at the Nye School.

singing some songs (Colton in the orange jacket)

singing splish splash
Miss Currie giving Colton his certificate.
Colton playing with some of his friends at the picnic

Logan and the Laser

Ok so I know this looks kinda mean but it was really funny. On Sunday we were at my sister's house and they had a laser cat toy and that their cat had no interest in it at all so.......Travis thought he would see what Logan thought of it. He tried to stomp and grab it for about 15 minutes before finally getting mad and sitting down. Mean while all the adults had a great laugh at the whole thing.

Spring Stuff

We have been keeping busy with our usual spring activities, so I thought I would just post some of them in one jumble. Last weekend we helped my dad brand his calves. Everything went well and as always the boys had fun. It was Logan's first time to really see a branding, since he mostly slept through them last year. The boys each tried to rope a calf, and they wrestled some. Dylan learned how to give shots this year and he also rode a calf.

Logan ready to help chase calves.

Dylan roping.
Colton practicing with his rope.
Colton wrestling a calf with Travis.
Dylan giving shots with help from Aunt Holly.
Brian's brother Jeremy and our nephew Brayden wrestling a calf.Brian roping off of Scout.

Darlene and Chase.

Dylan and Logan riding Chance.

After the branding, we had a birthday dinner at my Grandma Susan's house for my dad and my grandpa. Grandpa Herb turned 85 and my dad turned 57. I made a Bronco cake for dad because he is the man who hooked me onto Denver Broncos Football so long ago!

Grandpa Mike with Colton, Logan & Dylan

Great-Grandpa Herb with Justin, Brayden, Dylan, Chase, Logan & Colton.

We have auctions each Saturday. I haven't had time to get any pictures during a sale this year yet, but I will try next weekend. Dylan and Colton still work each sale, helping dad and grandpa hold items up. Colton finally got up the nerve to sell his first item a couple of weeks ago. He sold some spurs and did really well.

Logan is now 18 months old so I took his pictures last week. He is just getting so fun. He repeats some of the funniest stuff now and really watches his older brothers to immitate them. He had his checkup last week and is healthy as can be. He is on the short side though....who could've seen that coming huh! On Friday it snowed/rained all day and finally started to stick to the ground that night. We woke up to 8 inches of snow. It was all melted by the time we got home from the auction though. I managed to take a couple of pictures before we left. It looked so beautiful. Brian got a picture of these elk when he went out to feed cows in one of our pastures.
Three little monkeys in a tub.
Three little monkeys on the couch - who's gonna fall alseep first?!
Logan's crazy hair after a bath.

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