Still recovering from our super fun trip to/from Montana!

We road-tripped it straight through this time....and will definitely do it again!

but let me tell you, it was sure to good to get there
and see our long-missed family!

(it didn't take E-man long at all to cozy up to Uncle Bruce)

I loved the boy-time...rough housing and having someone pic on ME

(and mommy loved that it was ME with the bigger "kids"
vs. me picking on my little sister and brother)

Papa Ike fixed up this neat pedal-tractor,
which E-man was very dominating of :)

(as well as anything else that was just-the-right size)

Here he's enjoying getting in on a little wrestle-action too

(and Hannah LOVED the time with the girls!)

Bridger got to come along this trip too!

She LOVED it, and Brandon LOVED her!
(thanks Brandon for give her so much special time!)

A true sign Elijah belongs to us...

he loves his eats!

as we all enjoyed lots of yummy food while we were there.

But I'd have to say the vote came in and FUDGECICLES easily won out!

they were a hit with us all!

Although, no one devoured them quite like little E!

Papa had a new best friend, for sure!

A quick trip to the mountains....

to visit Ash and meet sweet Josie (and hike off all those fudge bars!)

We also were very lucky to get together with

some of daddy's high school friends/families.

23 kiddos between the 7 of them! YIKES Made for some fun times!

this face pretty much sums it up!

Fun, smiles, fun!

Now we are back to WI....
back to heat-index-humidity warnings and MOSQUITOS!!