After the family reunion, we brought Marshall, one of our FAVORITE cousins, home with us! He is so fun and so cool! We played hard & enjoyed having him here! WE LOVE YOU MARSHALL WHITNEY FAIRBANKS!! Hope you'll come visit us soon!! (and bring the rest of your family as well!!)
Ada thanks for making us smile, you are adorable!
The following weekend, Grammy and Grandpa arrived to help us celebrate RUBY'S SIX BIRTHDAY and to cheer for Hannah, Kirk and Ruby at the swim team championships, it was SO WONDERFUL to have them here...THANKS GRAMMY & GRANDPA! We had a great time, thanks for cheering for and supporting our swimmers!! The kids all did great at the championships, and Ruby earned 5th place overall for her awesome backstroke!! YEAH RUBY!! We are so proud of you!
Hannah Montana is all that matters to this six year old girl!! RUBY, YOU ROCK!!
July was FULL of family and fun, we loved it...now if we could just get some KIRK FAMILY up here, it would make our summer complete!! hint hint :) 
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SHE JUST HAD TO CHECK OUT THOSE GORGEOUS PEARLY WHITES HERSELF!! She looks BEAUTIFUL!!
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After
***CONGRATULATIONS HANNAH, I LOVE YOU!! YOU LOOK AMAZING!! (When did you take your braids out, silly?)***
We just returned from NINE HEAVENLY days in West Yellowstone, Montana...our FAVORITE place on earth! We had loads of fun spending time as a family, we played lots of games, rode bikes and 4-wheelers, went on picnics in the park. Kirk and Ruby went fishing with their Dad, while Hannah, John and I did some shopping. The kids also got to be "keeper kids" at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center. SO COOL, they get to g
o inside the Bear exhibit (while the bears are safely locked in their den) and hide buckets of fruits and veggies for the bears. It is fun because afterwards, they release the bears out into the exhibit and the kids get to watch the bears find the food they hid for them. 
Ruby got a BIG KICK out of that this year. 
One day we ventured over to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where Rich and the kids went through Ripley's Believe it or Not...I was lucky enough to shop, while they saw & "enjoyed" the "musuem." It was a treat to see the Tetons and Yellowstone all in ONE DAY!! I WAS IN HEAVEN!! We had a great trip, probably the most relaxing trip, yet! There are so many things to do in West Yellowstone, no matter what time of the year it is!! Here are some pictures from our adventures!
We took this picture at the Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park...check out those gorgeous mountains in the window's reflexion!!
These were taken at Yellowstone Lake, the kids could have stayed there all day!! It was BEAUTIFUL!! I forgot how much fun you can have with just rocks and water!!
Whenever John wanted to go on the 4-wheeler, he would simply point at his head and scream, "DAD!"
HOW DO YOU ENTERTAIN YOUR KIDS ALL DAY IN THE CAR???? Just throw Hannah into the vehicle, she will take care of business!! What a "nutcase!!"
