Busy Week!

So, its been yet another crazy week at our house. Last Monday we had a little downtime, then had Grandma and Grandpa Melin over for dinner (chili & cornbread) and FHE (Addie taught a lesson about how one person can strengthen a whole family). Early Tuesday morning we drove to Billings to pick up my bro Sam, Kristen & Baby Owen from the airport. It was pretty cold and overcast in Billings, which was probably a surprise for people arriving from Phoenix!

We came home and had a nice quiet night together, and a fun day at the ranch and down the valley on Wednesday. On Thursday, they took our hybrid and drove to Helena to visit with our bro Matt's family and sister Laura's family. We were busy here doing our lemonade stand and cleaning house. The girls raised a total of $40 for Relay for Life, and $30 of it was in 90 minutes over lunch hour on Friday in front of daddy's office!!! We will do it a few more times to earn money for piano lessons! On Saturday night, Sam and Kris came back and we went on a double date to the Rib & Chop House and strolled around Summerfest along the river. Sunday we went to Sacrament Meeting, then took a long (7-hour) Sunday drive through Yellowstone Park. Matt & Amie and their kids met us here at our house at 8pm and we had a yummy taco dinner, let the cousins play, and watched Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (in preparation to go see the newest film).

Amie made a wonderful breakfast this morning, I took my kids to swimming lessons for 45 minutes, and now we are heading out to float the Yellowstone River to the ranch beach and play this afternoon. SOUNDS FUN, HUH!?!?! I have tons of pix to post, which I will do tomorrow or so after I take Sam and Kris to the airport and end our marathon of fun. But here are some pix to tide you over... Jamie, James, and Addie looking over Tower Falls in Yellowstone park.
Kristen with Owen and Me with James waiting for Old Faithful to errupt.

Heidi, Jacob, James, Sammy, and Addie in my bed watching a kid show last night.
SO MUCH FUN!