big mountain birthday party

johanna going off jumps in her dancing dress.

turner mountain crazy days

johanna's first time skiing top to bottom at turner!!

logan needed a litttle help from dad to launch his balloon.

the irish cuffe men (and jim)

johanna getting ready to launch a green water balloon to paint turner green!

 

custer's last stand

"Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument memorializes one of the last armed efforts of the northern plains indians to preserve their ancestral way of life.  here in the valley of the little bighorn river on two hot june days in 1876, more than 260 soldiers and attached personnel of the u.s. army met defeat and death at the hands of several thousand lokota and cheyenne warriors. among the dead were lt. co.l george armstrong custer and every member of his immediate command.  although the indians won the battle, they subsequently lost the war against the military's efforts to end their independent, nomadic way of life."

great for lettling everyone get out some energy on a long roadtrip.

colorado cousins, doing their thing

josh's soccer photography by johanna.

the montana kiddos' first skyscraper, downtown denver.  we made it to the 48th floor and looked out.  logan was standing on the window sill, while johanna was so overwhelmed by her first look down, from that dizzying height, that she would only look out from across the room!

thank you aunt dana, the hostess with the mostess (and stashes of the best kid toys ever!)

 

colorado cousin time!

Red Lodge, Montana

no hotel visit is complete without a game of crossing the daddy bridge.

logan celebrated his 3rd birthday with a visit to red lodge mountain, then on to colorado....more pictures to follow.