The Baby Coleman: August 2012

Thursday, August 16, 2012

What Summer?

I know! It has been a long time since I posted anything. Not much has changed, just crazier than ever.
Here is how summer works at the Coleman house. We scramble to get home from work/pre-school/daycare, immediately strip out of our clothes and celebrate another day done by bathing ourselves in the cool droplets of the sprinkler. Graham is back to being pretty darn sweet, unless you expect him to eat, but other than that, the salty baby is back to sweet.

His brother has been a challenge this summer, it is like they go back and forth, mean, nice and back.

There are a lot of photos in this one, but a picture tells a thousand stories, right. Our summer at a glance... so far.

See the Corral Fire reflected in the door. Yeah, it was huge.

There was a MEGA huge fire across the valley from our house. It was a big deal. We were safely out of harms way, but it made us look around our own house at all of the dead trees...

We spent the fourth of July with the Shoquist clan in Seeley Lake. It was a BLAST!

Graham waiting patiently for the candy at the 4th of July Parade in Seeley Lake.

Rainey Lake.

Family photo at Rainey Lake.

Burying Benan at Seeley Lake.

Princess Leah the Army Worm.

My sweet little baby is TWO. I can't even believe it.

Dear Graham, I love you so much. I love how snuggly and cheery you are. You are a great little boy who is excited about everything. You love Selma, you idolize your brother, you are always easy to please. Thank you for blessing all of us with your laughs, songs and fantastic dancing. Two years of the best years of my life.

Happy 2 Years Baby Graham!

Birthday Goons.

Moustache Medley.

Dootie.

We took a week long camping trip across SW MT. I called it the mining and minerals camping tour. The kids were OKAY, the places we stayed were great. It was fun and refreshing to spend a week as a family. It helps us reconnect ourselves and fall in love with eachother again.

At the Prison Museum In Deer Lodge.

Lost Creek State Park.

Waterfall Baby.

2 year-olds aren't so bad.

Coleman dudes. Pioneer Mountains in the background.

Boys in Lupine. Pioneer Mountains.

Jr. with my bouquet, handpicked by my boys.

Very cool. Very.

Virginia City.

Giant Lolly pops from the old time candy store.

Panning for gold and garnets.

Fishing in the Alder gravel pit/pond.

Maybe the best photo of all time.

Ed, Cissie and I took the boys to the fair. Jr. was WAY into the rides this year, for the first time ever. He was such a great sport. Here he is riding the mechanical bull, he LOVED it. Graham went on one ride with his brother, only after watching Jr. go on 6 rides.

The FAIR! T-Bone the mechanical bull.

Then Grandma and Gramps came to town. So much fun. We hung out in the yard, fished at Park Lake (where are those photos?), planted trees, and just hung out. We celebrated Gramps' 71st birthday. It was so fun. They boys were spoiled with all of the attention and love.