Happy Birthday Grandma Carol!!!

We surprised my Mom for her 65th birthday this weekend. We stopped at Pam and Jim's place for the night and headed to the cabin at Swan Lake on Friday morning. Mom was sort of surprised as she called my work phone to find out I was taking the day off. Bad move on my part. But, it was fun none the less. We were able to spend Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning with Mom and Roger at our family cabin. Greta is the 5th generation to be spending time there.


We had a great dinner Friday night at the Swan Bar. It is a great little place with fish night on Friday nights.


G and her Mom having fun in the back of the bar. There is a little creek that runs through with horse shoes.


We went on a boat ride on Saturday afternoon. It was during Greta's nap time and needless to say, she didn't see much. I held this little umbrella to keep the sun out of her eyes. Nice look huh?


G with icing from Grandma's Birthday Cake (cupcakes).


G and Grandpa Roger.




Family photo.



I couldn't believe how mature Greta looks in this picture. There are those times that she just takes my breathe away. This would be one.


Of course it wouldn't be right if Aunt Candy (my Mom's twin sister) didn't spoil Greta even though she had no idea we were going to be there either.


Greta sitting with my Mom as she reads her card from G. I love these little moments. And to make it even more special, it is at a place that is near and dear to my family as we all spent time here growing up.

Memorial Day weekend and finally some decent weather last weekend!

We headed West to the Grover's place for Memorial Day weekend. The weather on Saturday was pretty nice, but it rained the rest of the time. We did have a chance to sit outside and enjoy the beautiful views of the very green grass and mountains near Garrison.

Jim Gardner brought Greta a gift. She is SO SPOILED!


Of course a kiss on the lips is a must!


We went to the park for some sliding and swinging. As you can see, G had no fun...and neither did Jim.


The other parents would probably not approve of the road beers. Hey, it is summer...sort of.


Nice work Jim! I am not sure if the swing can handle that kind of torque!


Conferencing before the big slide. I not sure Jim will be doing that again. Nice beer!


Greta fell down on the way home. Of course she needed the bink. As you can see, she was not too happy at this point.


G hanging with Mom.


Jim displayng Greta's boat for their creek. It floated great without the sail.


The boat team.


I loved the color of the grass.


G and her Mom.


We were invited to John and Merilee Glover's house for a BBQ and John and Josh from "The Clintons" Band. They have a sweet spread of 40 acres with 8 horses and the most beautiful views in the valley. Greta had tons of fun on the big trampoline, slide and of course dancing to the music.


From left o right is John from the Clintons, John Glover (our host and our attorney) and Josh who is married to Katie who works in my office. What a great evening.


Greta "cheersing" her Mom.


Just a touch of parenting going on.


Josh taking a break.

Living life with our little buddy.

We have been patiently waiting for some nice weather to get outside and play with G. I am looking forward to a fun summer playing in the yard, swimming at the Riverside pool and playing some golf. It has been almost exactly a year since we moved into our new home. I am very happy we aren't messing with all the moving and organizing and getting for a garage sale.

Last weekend, Katina, Eleanore and Debbie came to visit from Wisonsin. Greta had a ball playing with Eleanore and misses having a friend around.


Greta, Kristi, Katina, Eleanore, Suzie and Kane


Sweet little G


G wearing her Momma's glasses from Arizona...SWEET!


Eleanore before the wedding.


Greta and I dancing at the wedding. She absolutely loved dancing and didn't want to leave the dance floor. I am a VERY good dancer, so I am sure that is why she loved it...NOT. We had a blast twirling and shaking our booty.


I love her.


She is amazing how she can go from this...


...to this. She is SO MUCH FUN to be around.


Several goofy pictures from our night.


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Sweet kisses with Momma.


and Daddy

Awesome!


Me and the G on my 21st anniversary of my 21st birthday!

Kristi and I went to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico from the 13th through the 20th of April. Mom came to town to take care of Greta and give us a chance to wind down in the sun and meet some old friends. We met Frank and Jen Devine from LaCrosse Wisconsin. Frank and I were roommates back in the day and he has now been gone from Bozeman for about 10 years. We stayed at the Riu Palace Resort. It is an all inclusiver resort with all food and drinks included in the price. Of course I ate too much and tried to drink too much as well. It was great to go and relax for a few days, but we did miss little Greta like crazy.

Many thanks to my Mom and my Aunt Loy as well as Bob and Linda Reterath for taking care of our little angel for a few days.


The crew having a drink in Cabo before boarding our boat for a dinner cruise.


Jen and Frank at Cabo Wabo (Sammy Hagar's bar). We missed him playing by 1 night!


The four of us on the dinner cruise at sunset. We had a great time with some great food.


My beautiful wife Kristi having dinner at "The Office" on the beach. Awesome food and very cool atmosphere. The tables and chairs are sitting in the sand on the beach. I would highly recommend this place if any of you are heading down that way.


Hot Mama at Cabo Wabo.


Kristi and I on the boat.


They had fishing poles in the water as we cruised. Jen got to bring one in.


Kristi and I at Cabo Wabo.


Kristi and Jen in front of the Riu Santa Fe next to our hotel. This place a bit more of a party place.


Jen and Kristi doing some parasailing.


They got dipped by the driver.


The crew before the parasail.


Hanging in the pool at the Santa Fe.


Jen and Frank on the first night.


Wow. That is my bride. What a hottie!


Vacationers.

More to come later when it is not midnight....