Big Sky Country

Back in July, we went to Montana up to Jeff's Aunt Edith's ranch. She lives in a very secluded area (how they function without a Wal-Mart, Costco, or SuperTarget is beyond me), but it is absolutely gorgeous too. Here are some pictures from our trip. Here we are at the lake on Aunt Edith's property. They have over 2,000 acres and have their very own lake on their property (at least when there's not a drought).
Tanner was in heaven playing in the sandy mud.
Carter loved it too!
Braeden loved it too--at least during all the fun. He, and the other kids that went a little further out in the lake, got attacked by some itty bitty little bugs. He was very itchy all over afterwards. Benadryl and Cortisone cream seemed to fix the itch.
Aunt Diane has kept amazing records of each and every reunion this family has ever held. Part of her tradition is getting a family picture of everyone each time.
Everyone loves the four-wheelers! So fun!
Braeden enjoyed a long horseback ride with Daddy and all the cowboy cousins (I think Jeff was one of the only Wrangler-free people there). Funny thing happened during this ride, Braeden took a break to relieve himself in a way that any cowboy would--out in the open. The farm dog, Draego, came up behind Braeden while he was peeing (sorry for the graphic nature of this story) and licked his bum. Jeff said that the look on Braeden's face was worth a million dollars. We wished we had it on video because we're conviced we could have won some cold-hard cash on America's Funniest Home Videos.
Here's Jeff's dad, Rodney with 4 out of his 5 siblings. Jeff's Uncle Gary died of cancer a few years ago, but all living siblings were there. From left to right is Rodney (AKA "Grandpa Scallywag"), Aunt Judy, Aunt Edith, Uncle Terry, and Uncle Daryl.