Julie: Return to Montana

The Lazy JC Melstone, MT

Driving Brandon's new vehicle off the trailer.

Me with the boys

Josh

Leah at the Spring


Huckleberry picking

So the saga continues...after our weekend in Chelan we made a quick trip over to Thompson Falls to spend a couple of days at the Buckingham family residence. Aunt Jay and Uncle Bert took us up in the mountains where we enjoyed a beautiful day picking rocks, driving around, and eating a picnic lunch. We also hiked up behind the house and went huckleberry picking. Tuesday morning found us back in the car we made a quick stop back in Great Falls to see the people I used to work with and then on to Stanford to spend a couple of days with Brandon and his family. We got to move a couple of bales around, sit in the new bale wagon, play with the twins etc. Friday we headed to Melstone to spend the weekend helping clean Brandon's house and classroom. Unfortunately we were not much help as it was too hot to function. After a quick lunch at the Buzy Bee in Roundup we headed back to Sequim. We arrived home at 2:45am which has now created the state of exhaustion in which I am exhisting at the moment. So about that nap time...Driving along...singing some songs

Sorry the pictures are way out of order but you get the idea!

Julie: Family Weekend in Chelan

Well I guess I am playing catch up today with the blogging world. My little sister Mouse and I just returned from the roadtrip of Gibralter...sp? anyway my eyes are burning and I think I am about ready to take a nap. So much for the resume I need to type and the jobs I need to look for. We left Gresham a week ago friday after lots of fun times and good meals with Gail. We headed up to Chelan for the weekend to spend some time with the family. Mom & Dad drove over from Sequim and we all had a fun weekend at the waterslides.

Tristan being tackled by his little brother

Mouse reading to Caleb

Story Time

Julie: Move to Gresham!!

Well I officially have a new home! I moved to Gresham, OR the middle of July and was there just long enough to get my house set up and head back to Montana. We had some kids over one night, went for a swim in our pool and had a nice relaxing week. I am looking forward to getting back there and eventually settling back into the "real" world. Here are some pictures of the new apartment so you can all visualize where I live. If anyone feels like making a trip to OR you are more than welcome to stay with us!

My lovely new roomate...Gail Evridge

Our very red bathroom

My Room


Other side of the living room


Our Living Room

The Kitchen....I am enjoying the extra space


Our Dining Room

Beth: First week in Cheyenne

Carolyn and I are about 10 days into our year in Cheyenne, Wyoming!!! We've started meetings, and have some hopeful interest. In just a few days I leave for conventions in Washington...I'm looking forward to the conventions and seeing friends and family, but it's also hard to leave Wyoming when I'm just getting started. I know I have a great year to look forward to when I get back.

It's "Frontier Days" in Cheyenne right now, so the town is overrun with "cowboys and cowgirls" in both broken in and brand new Wranglers. We joined in on some of the madness with a great early morning pancake breakfast and a show by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. Awesome.

One of the Cheyenne friends, Jace Poulignot, gets pelted with pancakes!

Carolyn and I have been keeping track of the license plates we've seen from each state during the week. We're only missing 8 states out of 50! Maybe tomorrow will be successful and we'll finish out the rest before everyone goes home.

Only a week and a half until the three green jackets will be reunited! (You've probably seen them on earlier posts.) Wahoo! Yep... Sue is flying in for convention, and Jewls will drive up from Orry-gone. Now I'm smiling.

There are some great spots around Cheyenne for picture taking, so we've been experimenting with some "companion pictures." Let me know your favorite, and I can probably find a way to send you one!

Carolyn with her parents, and me with mine.

Beth: 4th of July Weekend

4th of July 2008

The Holiday weekend this year brought loads of fun to Belknap...we had a tremendous get-together with reps from the Buckingham, Sanderson, Bennett, Chirico, Conrad, Price, Pendall, Strader, Scanland, McClain, Langley, Braaten, Durkee and Brewer families. We enjoyed Bar-B-Que, Badminton, horse shoes, lawn darts, frisbee, music, volleyball, shooting, hiking, camping, geo caching, fellowship, old west re-enaction, fireworks, campfires, and more Bar-B-Que. What an awesome weekend!!! I don't have pictures of many different people, so maybe Jewls will be willing to post some from her end??? Enjoy!

Throwing the tom-a-hawk


Geo-caching


Shaun and John shoot


Kahl, Shaun and Rob relax after dinner


Badminton


Rob, Mandy and John


Megan


Thompson Falls Dam


The hiking crew


Mom looks at animal skin map of MT rivers