Summer's Grande Finale

I'm going to do the short & quick version of our Labor Day weekend because I tend to ramble on & on & on & on & on through most of my posts. So, I'll save you all some valuable time & just post a few of the photos from the weekend in Missoula & Coeurd'Alene with my side of the family. It was a beautiful, jam-packed weekend of fun. Here is the evidence in no particular order:

Our collaborative effort to make dinner only took 3 hours. Much fun though & well worth the wait!

Mr. Cashe-man playing with Nana's singing toy lobster.

The gang after our hike to the waterfall at Holland Lake.

Cashe-man's bath at Grandpa & Grandma Dee's house in their kitchen sink.

Lunch at The Staggering Ox in Missoula
(a very "Missoula" restaurant with incredible sandwiches).

Alicia & I on our hike at Holland Lake in Montana.

Matt, me & Alicia at the waterfall at Holland Lake.

He's not a big fan of horses
(his Dad isn't either - apparently, he always gets bucked off).

Cashe & Shad at the cabin on Lake Coeurd'Alene.

The "Rice kids" - Matt, (Cashe), Nicole & Alicia

Cooking dinner at Alicia & Luke's - Matt, Mom, Ali, Alicia, & me.

The Nyquests at Lake Coeurd'Alene.

No, we didn't get a dog. This is my step-niece's dog, Kimber.

Holland Lake


... more of gorgeous Holland Lake
(check out those mountains behind the lake).

Matt & Ali before the hike with their sunflower seeds & peanuts.
They're from Portland.
They're really "earthy" so they eat a lot of nuts, berries, seeds & steamed veggies
(randomly in the middle of the night).
Weirdos.

These two are from Missoula & they're just weirdos.

My handsome boys.

Honestly, who throws the dog's ball directly in front of the mama & baby?

More dinner cooking -- these were candied walnuts. Mmmm...

No, we still didn't get a dog - this is Gunner. He's Alicia & Luke's "tiny" hound.

And we didn't get a chipmunk either.
This is just a cutie, little chippy we met on our Holland hike.

Another cutie, little chippy we met ... named Alicia. Awe.

... who is having another cutie little chippy of her own.

Yay!