Pardon the interuption; Ahhhem, where were we?

 Yes, it was in May.... It began with Jeff working harder than he ought to.  Yes that is our two children asleep as we scaled the mountain side on skis.

 In June we took a round of chicken pox from Idaho to San Diego, where still managed to have a great time.  We were not contagious at this stage, just in case I look back at this years later thinking about my absent minded parenting skills. (that is for you mom).

 One of the crazier things we managed to pull off this summer was a backpacking overnighter to Cliff Lake. 

 Maybelle smiles even after a nearly sleepless night, oh wait, that is me that had the sleepless night.  As I remember it, the skeeters were thick and Maybelle awoke with two bites under her eye.  As we exited the tent we were greeted by a half dozen mountain goats just hanging around our camp site.  It was awesome.

 Porter turned 3 years old in July and started dressing himself apparently.  I still just laugh at this picture.  He came inside to go to the bathroom and left looking like this.  He calls himself Daddio, when he wears his Daddios work shoes.  And notice the upside-down jacket, donned all on his own!

Glacier National Park:  Honestly, I loved and hated this trip.  Breathtaking views, but some brutal weather and one night that I swore I would never camp with my children again.  I look back at these photos with only fondness and sweet memories.

Especially this one, Porter was elated over these restored motor coaches.  He swore that he was going to buy himself one of these.  They have 5 doors, a convertible top, and they are bright red.  The cutest thing was that after all the chat about buying one he changed his mind to buy his mother a motor home.

Finally we ate much produce out of our awesome garden this year.  We attribute the amazing tomato harvest to the large hornets nest in the eve of our house.  Maybelle is mad over the tomatoes and gets angry if she does not get all she wants.  But the only thing they gave her back was a monster diaper rash.