Two Medicine Lake

These are some more pictures from our outing on Wednesday evening. Can you tell that the kids couldn't resist getting their feet wet? The water was freezing cold, but they all seemed to think that it was fun.

Running Eagle Falls

On Wednesday evening we went to Glacier National Park with a friend and her daughter. We started at Running Eagle Falls, one of our favorite spots in the park. There was still quite a bit of snow on the ground, especially in shady areas. I made to mistake of wearing sandals--- oops!
We didn't get any pictures of the waterfall since we couldn't go across the water. It was very beautiful though!

Caleb was able to engage in his favorite pastime-- throwing rocks in the water.

It is hard to tell in the picture, but the pile of snow the kids are climbing on is at least as tall as Kathleen!

Muddy Hands

We spent Memorial Day weekend traveling. Stephen spoke in the Alliance church in Colstrip, MT on Sunday. It is quite a distance for us. We left on Friday after lunch, drove to Bozeman and spent the night in a hotel (with a swimming pool, of course.) Then we drove the rest of the way on Saturday. On the way home, we did the same thing, driving Sunday and Monday.
We enjoyed our time, but it was a lot of driving over the four days. The weather was rainy and chilly all weekend.
Yesterday the kids were out of sorts. I think it was a combination of traveling, and the yucky weather we've been having.
This afternoon things finally warmed up. The kids were so happy to be able to go outside and play, and I was happy to have them go out and play. Of course, they headed straight for the mud! Ian and Kathleen were working on digging a pit toilet in the backyard. Ian's plan was for them to dig the hole, and then Stephen could build a small hut and a toilet. Then the kids won't have to come inside when they need to use the bathroom. I could only smile and nod, while trying not to laugh.

Picnic in the Rain

Last Monday was the preschool picnic. The weekend had been warm and sunny, but Monday it was raining. The kids still really, really wanted to have a picnic outside, so Mrs. Olson let them. (It was only raining very lightly.) They were a little bit chilly, but they had a great time!

Preschool Graduation

Yesterday was preschool graduation for Isabelle and Kathleen. The class has 12 (or maybe 13) kids, and there were 8 who graduated. (The other ones have one more year in preschool before kindergarten.) Ms. Olson had hats and diplomas for each child. They were quite proud.
Ian was glad to be back, and have a chance to play with some of the toys that he remembered. I think he would be happy to go back to preschool! Aren't they all so cute!

Ian "filming" the action.

All of the graduates with Ms. Olson.

Wordless Wednesday- The Graduates

Tackle It Tuesday

I have pictures to post from the preschool picnic yesterday, but I left the camera at preschool. I will have to get it tomorrow when we go for preschool graduation.

I have done "tackles" the last 2 Tuesdays, but I never found the time to post about them. After returning from our trip, I started sorting through the kids clothes. This took me about 2 weeks (a little at a time.) I had to have Isabelle and Kathleen try on a lot of their summer clothes to see who fit which things. They are about one size different, so it works pretty well.
I took the things that were too small to another family, and packed most of the winter clothes in boxes. (We have to have a few things out for chilly days.) These boxes are now ready for our move this summer.
I also started with my winter clothes and *plan* to finish them today.
I was going to pack the coats and snow boots, but 2 Fridays ago it started snowing as we were leaving for Kalispell. Now that we have had 5-6 days where the high is above 60, I think I can pack those.

My goal for today is to go through the coat closet and do the following:
-decide what coats to keep for next year
-pack all but a few light jackets per person in a box
-sort the ones we are getting rid of to go to friends or yard sale

Then I want to tackle the mud room and do the same for shoes and snow boots....
but first I plan to take some cranky children on a long, long walk. :)