Mom's Birthday

For Mom's birthday this year, I made Chocolate Peanut Butter cupcakes. They were very good and I will be putting them in my cupcake folder, since lately I have been obsessed with making cupcakes. It was a rainy day, so we didn't go on a hike like we usually do.  We stayed home and relaxed until the rest of the family went up to the Burke's for dinner and I went to a end-of-the-year youth group party.

Off to church!

Cupcakes!

YUM.

We had 3 buffalos and a  baby calf in our field! They were on the other side of the river until they decided that our field looked like a salad and swam across. We were worried that the the baby wouldn't make it across the river because it was pretty high and fast, but it did. They stayed for a day and then went searching for another piece of property to eat.

Flower season!

I also made Almond Joy cupcakes later that week. :)

Our Mother's Day Hike in Yellowstone

For Mother's Day this year, we went on a hike in Yellowstone on the Black Tail Deer creek trail. We packed a picnic and after Church we drove to Lava Creek, which is about 6 miles from Gardiner. We ate our lunch at one of the five tables they have at the picnic area. It is very pretty because there is the Lava Creek, of course, and lots of trees for shade. It was 87°! We made it about a mile since Tilly was walking, but it was still fun. We saw obsidian and old tipi rings. Then we came back for a barbecue at Dan and Becky's. Fun day!

Picnic time!

Beginning our hike.

Climbing on a rock. :)

The girls!

Made it to the top! There were still old patches of snow on the other side...

I love candid shots. :)

Playing in the creek when we got back from the hike. We were hot!

We made a tiramisu cake for the barbecue!

Happy Mother's Day!

My 14th Birthday!

Yay, I'm 14!! On the 28th, we invited the Burke's and the Bierle's over for spaghetti casserole, mandarin orange salad, feta dip and almond joy cheesecake for dessert! I have wanted to get some "teen portraits" with Emma and Libby, so my birthday was the perfect time. We went outside and walked around the field and beach while my Mom snapped pictures. I'm really happy with the turnout and hope to frame them soon!

Posing on the tractor!

Online inspiration. :)

Me, Libby and Emma!

My Mom's favorite....it felt like we had 20 ticks on us after we stood up!

Almond Joy Cheesecake!!

Easter 2013!

You would think that since Easter was early in the year this Spring, that it would still be very cold here in Montana. But it was actually the prettiest week we have had this year! It was 70° on Easter Sunday!! We girls actually got to wear dresses and not look like frozen Eskimos in all the layers we would normally have to wear.  This year it was hot! We went to the Church service at the Mammoth Chapel and then drove down to the community center for brunch with friends. 

We got 12 rhode island red chicks, but only 9 of them have made it. :(

Buffalo in the field....it's that time of year!

Easter chickies! 

Tilly loves her swings!

We had a visitor right outside the boy's room...

Playing on the playground!

Playing with the Llama :)

A couple of weeks ago, Uncle Paul's friends asked if they could keep their goats and llama here for a while. They set up a electric fence in the section they wanted to keep them in and then we went to visit the newcomers. For some reason, Preston and the llama got along really well and he was the only one who could really go up to it and touch him. Llama whisperer! :)

Fiona and Tilly in the grass. 

Fiona, running through the field. :)

Preston and the llama!

Tilly!

 We decided to transplant some aspen trees from Uncle Paul's yard to ours because we will want some shade after my Dad builds his pizza oven.

Fiona.

I did her hair. :)

Uncle Paul let us use his tree trans-planter that he never uses which was a huge help once we got the hang of it!

They made it! Now we just wait to see if they live...

Shooting the bow and arrows!