Tuesday, September 30, 2008

A visit with Aunt Sara







We were really missing Auntie Sara!! Luckily a 4 day weekend and some frequent flyer tickets came along just in time to make a Seattle adventure come true! Sara recently purchased a vacation home and we were so excited to check out her new digs and spend a few days hanging out together. The adventure began with a ferry ride from Seattle to Indianola, the site of Sara's fabulous home away from home. Claire had never ridden the ferry and Lauren was a baby the last time we did, so it was a super fun trip for us all! Lauren stood at the front of the boat and felt the wind in her face and absolutely LOVED it! Claire was nervous about how the whole thing was going to go down, but was so excited once we drove Auntie's car aboard and seemed to nearly have the ferry to ourselves. Zach spotted several fish and did a few hot laps around the deck. We had a great weekend exploring the beach, the extra long dock, the cute little town and the whole island. Zach surprised us all by catching a crab with... turkey jerky!?! Todd was the ultimate brother in law and did a bunch of handyman projects for Sara. The girls even got to help Auntie paint her bedroom. A super fun weekend that really makes us wish we lived closer to my sis.

Our 3 munchkins

Our 3 munchkins
Montana State capitol phone booths

June 26th notice the coats!

Lauren poses on a big rock

Lauren gets a hermit crab, cute but not for dinner!

Claire catches some shells

Lauren caught a crab!


Claire loved the boat


Girl's shopping day

USS Lexington

Look what Zach caught!

3 sweet kids

Lauren finds a shell

Time to eat the crabs!

Zach and his buddy Joseph

We had to watch out for stingrays while crabbing

Windy beach look


Claire flew the plane home!

The Fair

The Fair
Grandpa Steve spoiled the kids at the Last Chance Stampede Fair



Mesa arch




Life put to music


Todd's 20th year class reunion Boise

Todd's 20th year class reunion Boise

Lake Macdonald Glacier Park

Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park

Missouri River

Missouri River

Glacier Park

Glacier Park
The Little clan minus Dan

Poodle skirts made with Great Grandma

Zach reels one in

Todd and Lauren mow at Rimini

Rimini Ranch fun!

Rimini Ranch fun!
navigating the creek

Nice bike Todd

Girls night at the Ballet

a ride in Grandpa's tractor

3 big Cheese Balls! Trip to Butte with Grandpa Steve

Great Grandma helps Lauren

Learning to sew with Great Grandma

Learning to sew with Great Grandma

the top of Mount Helena

Grandma and Claire take a break climbing Moutn Helena

Hiking Mount Helena

Hiking Mount Helena