Summer Time!

Here's some of what we've been up to this summer!

We had a big hailstorm- golf ball sized. It went on for about 30 minutes and we had a lot of damage to lawn furniture, roof, screens, trampoline. We were luckier than our neighbors who had cars totaled and windows broken! We got a boat- Scott traded a motorcycle for it. It needed some work, so Scott put in new carpet and seats, fixed the engine, and we've had a really fun time!

Our boat can pull a tube and we also have a kneeboard. The kids have loved it.

I don't know what's up with this sideways one.

Swimming in Jackson Lake.

It's been fun and bonding for our family. We've even caught some fish- Gauge caught a 13" lake trout and Tori a 18" walleye.

South Dakota & Fourth of July

What a fun Fourth of July. We went to the Authier farm in South Dakota, and all of the Authier siblings were there except for Shelli. There are now 7 Authier grandkids. This is Alison, Christa and Grant's new baby. She was the center of attention!

The kids got to ride in the parade behind Grandpa's tractor. I think this is the 23rd coat of paint on this parade car.

Scott was in a shotput throwing contest and won 2nd place!

He won this clever shirt, but luckily he only did the shotput kind of hurling.

The weather was very hot and humid that day, fortunately we are smiling in this picture.On the fourth we went to a rodeo, and there were fireworks afterward. Pierre is right on the Missouri River, and apparently any sort of fireworks are legal there! People there shoot off big fireworks into the air for hours, it's really cool!Gauge loved the rodeo, that he was bound and determined to rope one of Grandpa's bulls, so he practiced a lot. He didn't quite get one. There was a lot to keep a kid busy on the farm. There was a plethora of kittens to play with, Gauge caught about 20 frogs and a salamander, the dogs were always ready to play, and the uncles were always ready to play baseball and basketball.

It's always fun in South Dakota!