Free Range Family

Our fourth of July was fantastic! I was able to spend pretty much the whole day with my husband and son plus my sister in law! We all had such a good together. :) Usually when we don't go out of town to Canyon Ferry Lake, we don't do too much for the fourth. We will go over to Lon's parent's house for a barbecue but don't normally do fireworks because we respect Montana's fire codes. Last year, Alan fell asleep when we were in Townsend, so we also missed the fireworks show. Its been a good three, maybe four years since I've been to a fireworks show. This year was also starting to look like a bust. I was too pregnant for us to go to Canyon Ferry Lake and Lon's family was working at the Village Inn on the fourth. So pretty much no plans for a celebration, at least not one with any fireworks. I was still determined to give Alan and Aunt Ariel the best Independence Day fun that I could. I looked everywhere to see where the shows were at. There is almost al...

Happy Independence Day everyone!  Today I am thankful for everyone in the military who fight to give us our freedom. We have several family members who are in the military. My aunt and my two cousins are active in the Air Force. And of course there's Uncle Cameron, Uncle Tyler and Uncle Aaron who are all in the Army Reserve. Lastly, we have Uncle Chris who was stationed in California for the Navy (where Lon almost went). We are thankful for everyone in the military though! :D I also want to send a super special shout out to my loved ones in Townsend. To the Kimmel family, Welch family and Clarkson family: we miss you guys and love you all so very much! Wish we could be celebrating Independence Day at the beautiful Canyon Ferry Lake as is family tradition. We can't wait to see all of you again (maybe Thanksgiving? Or definitely next Independence Day!). Hope you guys have a safe and fantastic fourth of July! We love you! :) Aunt April, Aunt Natalie, Mary, cousin...