wedding bells are ringing

MONTANA !!! The second I cross the Montana line I get such a good feeling. They say you can take the girl out of Montana, but you can't take Montana out of the girl. It's ture

A little stop on the side of the road in the Gallatin... one of my favorite places. Grandma enjoying some little miss Eira smiles.

One more big one for the camera ! You can see her right front tooth trying to break through... and still she is super happy

Love my Mama dear and I would say Little Miss Eira loves her Grandma

The Gallatin River. Pictures just don't do it justice, but we tried our best

Little Miss Eira, Me and Aunt Jenny. We saw each other at L.A.X. for 10 minuets in passing, so when we finally got to sit down with each other, it was so great !! Sister time is something I will always look forward to. Thanks Sista

Kelley has always been apart of the family, for as long as I can remember. I was super happy to hear she was coming up for the wedding. When we finally met up, Z man took a special liking to her. She fast became Girlfriend Kelley. This kid was such a flirt for her. As you can see she has no problem with him eating her food

The attempt to help him eat her food

Z has taking charge.... who needs a fork anyways ?  That's one way to get the girl

Aunt Jenny teaching Z man to make faces... He loved it, as you can see the look on his face tells the whole story

Now Z man's turn

Time to move on to pictures. If anyone is wondering, we are eating at Cafe Nova, James and I just loved this place. If you're ever in Bozeman... it's a must try and you get to enjoy local everything.

Little Miss Eira and Kelley. With no asking, Kelley was more then happy to help out with our kids. She was so amazing and so much fun. Thank you Kelley !!

As you can see, Eira had no problems with her... happy as can be

SWINGS !! During the wedding, this was her smile... she was cracking everyone up

But she could still melt everyone when she tried

Yet another fun local cafe. This place is out in the sticks and it was so much fun. There is nothing like traveling and eating what the locals recommend. This is one our favorite things to do.. eat while traveling... it just adds to the adventure.

Yes the Stockyard... it's even smaller inside, but adds to the fun. I would go back again. But I must warn you, this place is an acquired taste...

Robbie and A.D.'s Wedding !! The whole reason for us making it out to America !!!! Yee Haw

Me and my little cowgirl

Z man really didn't know what was going on with all these people dressed up and cowboys making there way around.

Here we are, My brothers and sister. Love them so much.

I feel the saying " Once in a blue moon " is perfect way to describe us. Only because it's once in a blue moon we all get together at the same time. We should try to make the blue moon appear more often.

The Groom with his Mom and two AMAZING sisters ;)

Some people may have thought this was a cowboy/ mafia wedding... tons of cowboy boots with dark shades. The weather was perfect and the two boys who pulled it off best were Trevor and Lance...

Our little cowgirl enjoying the sun and the grass

Yes.. this is an out house and a killer one at that... it was so decked out in cowboy boots, saddle and belt buckles.

The view from the wedding was beautiful all around. Every where you looked were mountains and trees.

Robbie hugging Mom just before the wedding began.

I can't even explain how much Z man loves his cousins. Most of all Quinlyn had Z man and he just loved her. He would follow her anywhere and give her hugs at any chance he could.

Because I'm so short, I get to walk out first... and leave last... ahhh the joys of being short ;)

Mr. Bunn giving his daughter to Robbie.. the water works are well into play by now.  Jenn and I let the tears run and the laughter out. It was such an amazing ceremony.

Mr. and Mrs. Richards

I can tell you Robbie and A.D. had  HUGE smiles on their faces the entire time.  I'm so happy to have A.D. as a sister and so happy for Robbie

I love my family and I love to watch how we grow with such amazing people and personalities.

My cousin Emily made her way for the wedding. I was so happy to see her, but so sad it was only for a hand full of minutes. The only bummer was I didn't have enough time to sit down and catch up with all the amazing people who made their way for Rob and A.D. I guess this just means everyone should come out here and visit me... only an idea ( hint hint)

Z man loved all the space Montana had to offer

Little brother Bryce is all grown up

Jenn, Heather, Little Miss Eira, ME !!! Kory and Mom. Love these girls, Even though I didn't get to catch up with all of them for as long as I wanted, it was still so great to see them. There is not enough time in the world for all the people I want to spend at least a week with... unless they come down here ( hint hint) Maybe next time we will all work something out.

The dace and dining... and photo booth. Such a great atmosphere, amazing decoration, amazing food and people. Overall.. it was pretty amazing.

Robbie and I enjoying the reception. I can't tell you how happy I was when A.D. and Robbie asked me not only to come to the wedding, but to be apart of it. I just loved being apart of this get together and I will always remember it.

Lisa, me and Matt... I love catching up with them, again it's " once in a blue moon " but when it happens, it's great.

Aunt Jenny and Eira...

Uncle Matt and Eira... she loves him !

She was more then happy to relax in Uncle Matt's arms.

Saying goodbye to Bozeman after only 3 days was hard for me. I hate not seeing the family for longer, but I also knew there was a huge adventure ahead of us. 

Let's go on a trip to America

A two hour drive to Sydney to jump on a 2 hour flight to New Zealand for a 3 hour lay over and some crappy food and coffee. From New Zealand on to a 12 hour flight to L.A.X.   this kid is beat and it's only a small bite of whats about to come. Welcome back to America !!

From 2 lane or 3 lane freeways in Australia, to 6 or 7 lane freeways in America and truckers who wont mess around.

As if our first meal wouldn't be some tasty IN N OUT.

Z man's first In n out

From the look on his face, I would say he likes it... happy kid for sure

Our trip was a stop and go trip, small hellos and fast goodbyes. But I had to make my way to Bernie's house. I can't tell you how happy I was to see this man ! Super happy for him to finally meet my family. Love you Bern Dog and miss you heaps !  Z Man made himself at home really fast, started pretending to make Bernie and his wife Nancy some coffee and cake. If it was real, I think we would have all been bouncing off the walls.    We also stopped into see the Crowders and our friends Chelle and Glenn. I for some reason don't have and pictures of them, but our visits were spectacular !

 

Two days before we landed in L.A.X. the air conditioner broke in James sister's car. She gave us the car for the trip. So we thought it would be fine, just the air from outside. Little did we know how how September was in California. We then decided we needed to beat the heat through Vegas. We woke up before there was any sign of the sun. Left Big Bear at 5:15 am and drove in hopes to run from the heat.

As you can see in this picture... we did NOT beat the heat and could not run from it. Lots of water and Air from the windows. My Grandpa likes to call it the 250, Two windows down at 50 MPH. But James and I thought it would help if we took it that much further. Three windows down at 75 MPH.  It did Help, but still felt a little like hell ;)

HOT and still happy. You can tell the kids we unhappy about the heat and yet they still managed to keep a smile on their faces.

After two days of driving we met up with my Friend Gina and her little family. Z man and Russel may not have remembered each other, but they formed a friendship like they have known each other for years and years. Little munchkins for sure

10 months old in this picture and already telling me how it is.

FREEZE !!!

Back to playing

I just loved watching this little friendship grow. By the time we left they were best friends and Z man couldn't stop talking about Russel.

Z man becomes Spiderman and says "lets get matching tattoos "

Being the great friends they are.. matching tattoos it is !!

One night is not enough times to spend with my friends. If I could have at least a week with each friend, it might be easier. But I'm so happy I got a day with Gina ! Miss you GINA !!!!

After Utah we drove 8 hours up to Salmon Idaho to my Grandparents ! Z man warmed right up to Grandpa who Z man calls Papa Weeks. In this picture Z man is teaching Papa how to use the ipad.. so funny

Love and miss my family ! I miss the Friendship Z man made with Papa Weeks ! and I think Papa loved it too.

Me, Eira and my Grandma Weeks, with my Mom and Grandma's Sisters. The original giggle sisters.

Papa and Z.... and Ice Cream

For some reason Grandpa is the parent whisperer. I did not care that my little Z man had about 10 Ice Cream cones. Just another Papa Weeks thing. I know Z man just loves it, Even Little Miss Eira got a tiny taste of ice cream...

I think he is giving tips on the future.

Walking through the apple trees and the garden..

It's missing the egg, but this has always been and always will be my most favorite breakfast in the world. We like to call them Grandpa and Grandma's poo cakes ! and the pink stuff is Grandma's homemade Heavenly syrup. I can almost smell it just looking at this picture. I can tell you when we left Salmon, we left with full belly's and huge smiles on our faces. We ate like kings while we were there and loved every bite !!

Grandpa giving James the facts of life.. I think it was " A happy wife, A happy life" or the best thing to say is " Yes dear "

Yet another amazing feast from Grandma and Grandpa. He just knows how to cook a fish ! The best Salmon in the world is from Grandpa ( Papa Weeks) Thank you Grandpa, I can't wait to get back there !!

Dinner and a view, the best view

Exploring the grandparents back yard with the kids... Z man loved it because he got to toss rocks as far as he could.

Salmon River and the Stevo's

Walking back to the house... love this walk

I never lived here, but this place will always feel like home to me. Love coming to Grandma and Grandpa's

Looking for the horses and donkeys

I love my Grandma so much, We had the best time visiting them. My mom drove up to meet us, so we got to spend a few extra days together before the wedding and I just loved seeing them all. Grandma I love you and I miss you. Thank you so much for such an amazing visit !

Grandpa seeing us off as we drive away. Thank you both so much !!