Issac's First Birthday!

Fishing Martinsdale Reservoir

The last weekend in August we took a morning off from harvesting and took the boat out to Martinsdale Reservoir. We spent the morning in the sun fishing and playing in the boat. Here is Issac's first fishing lesson.

The Captain

The fishing was awesome, they were biting like crazy! Bryan was the only one to actually get one into the boat though, nice rainbow trout!

Harvest was a little later this year due to the late summer moisture and cooler temperatures. All the wheat is cut and in the grain bins finally!

We had a few dinners out in the field, and lots of lunches on the combine.

Bryan and Issac getting ready to go combine.

A view from the cab of the combine, the scenery doesn't change a whole lot from here.

Jen & Court's Wedding

August 22 Jen & Court were married in Alpine, WY. The Box Y Lodge was a beautiful place tucked up in the mountains above Palisades Reservoir. The ceremony was outside under the pine trees, with horses galloping in the meadow behind the altar. Jen and Court wrote their own vows, and they presented small gifts to the kids during the ceremony. It was a great weekend with wonderful family, good food and drinks, and lots of fun!

At the beginning of August we had a nice quick visit from the Wisconsin Roys. They came to see the ranch after a few days in Glacier National Park before heading back to Missoula. We did a tour of the ranch between the thunderstorms, rain, and fog-love that Montana weather!

Issac "reading" his books.

I finally finished a quilt for Issac that I started before he was born. It turned out nice and cuddly!

Chad and Sherri had a "couple's night" at the beginning of the month. (I think it's quickly turning into "family night") We had a wonderful dinner of artichoke chicken and garlic bread, fresh veggies, and cheesecake for dessert. Issac and Savanna got tired and fell asleep on the couch.

Placid Lake

Last weekend we went camping at Placid Lake for the Mauws Reunion. The water pump went out and shredded the fan belt on the Jeep on the way over between Fort Shaw and Simms (the middle of nowhere!) Once Bryan's parents came and rescued us, we finally made it to the lake at 4:30am. Other than that, we had a great weekend with family swimming, fishing, water-skiing, and hanging out around the campfire!

Sarah and Issac swimming

Issac playing in the water with Bryan, Grandpa Steve, and Josh

Bryan and Dustin fishing

July

Well, July has come and gone, so here's a quick recap of the month.

We spent the first weekend of the month camping between Lakes Alva and Inez up the Seeley-Swan for Lewy's birthday. The campsite was full with the Heil's, Jessica's brother Josh and his wife Amanda, Grandma Mary and Kurt, and the Mauws'. It was also Issac's first camping trip! We had lots of fun on the lake with the boat, watching the boys play in the dirt, eating good food, drinking, and sitting around the campfire cooking crawdads.

It was a hot weekend, so on the way home we stopped at Dairy Queen, and Issac loved his ice cream cone, a little cold?

We managed to get one load of firewood, here's Issac in the woods.

Baking cookies-Yum!
At the Central Montana Fair in Lewistown, the petting zoo.

We had a great month that flew by. Bryan is still busy finishing up haying, hauling and stacking bales. It was a busy month for Sarah at the hospital, too-lots of new babies, and lots more due in August and September!