Typical June ~ Weddings and Babies

We are coming to the close of a very busy weekend. Saturday, we went to a beautiful wedding at Grassy Mountain Lodge outside of Townsend for Tanner's cousin, Brandon and his new wife Clairessa. Very pretty wedding. The girls had so much fun playing and it was great to see family and friends.

Sunday, my aunt Billie Kaye and I hosted a shower for my new niece Teah in Livingston. It was a nice shower and Tyler and Holley got more things to spoil Teah with. She is quite a cutie.

Proud Gramma and Grandpa with Teah

Nana trying to explain to Brooke why you can't climb on the chair...

Holley getting plenty of help opening gifts.

Olivia being a great big sister and pushing Brooke on the swing!

Uh-Oh

Miss Brooke has learned a new word...uh-oh. A good one to know, especially to let Mom and Dad know when to come running.

Teah Joyce Vennes

Olivia and Brooke's cousin Teah Joyce was born Friday, June 6 at 10:10 pm in Bozeman. Her mom, Holley is doing well after a fairly intense delivery.

My brother, Tyler-the proud Daddy and

Teah-an absolute sweetheart!

Twinkle Toes

Olivia had her spring Dance Recital on May 17th at Carroll College. Her class performed the Bunny Hop Blues along with Dance Puppet Dance. Of course her parents were VERY proud. She really did very well. She knew her dance steps and stayed on task the entire time! Thank you to everyone who came to watch!

San Fran Vacation

Since I have been traveling so much , I decided to take the family on a trip...to San Francisco. We left on April 5 and came home the 9th. Olivia loved the plane ride. (Somehow she doesn't remember when we went to Alaska on a plane-I guess she was only 6 months old.) Brooke was excited just to go somewhere. When we arrived in SF we quickly went to the hotel, unpacked and then ventured out to find a place to eat. Little did we know that we were in the foofoo district and every close spot was a bit too sphisticated for our liking. We finally found a Taco Bell. Talk about a night out on the town!

The next day, Dan from the magazine that I work with picked us up and took us around town. It was awesome. We went to the Presidio, the zoo (Olivia's ultimate favorite), the beach-where Olivia and I made a sand castle and the Golden Gate Bridge. Dan also took us across the bridge to some other Bay communities. A very busy, but exciting day.

At the beach...

A Montana Kid whose never played in sand...

My kind of living...

Olivia enjoying her "ride" through the zoo.

The Harris' on Golden Gate Bridge overlooking San Fran Bay.

The only way I was able to get Tanner to go to San Francisco was to promise a baseball game. On Monday, we headed to downtown SF to go shopping and then on to the game. It was the home opener for the SF Giants. Since it was the 50 year anniversary for the Giants, they had a parade of the players of the 58 team-including Willie Mays. The ballpark was very cool.

AT&T Park
Say Hey, Willie Mays

The Harris' at the Ballpark

Greg Maddox pitched for the Padres

Tuesday was the day of my meeting so Tanner and the girls hung out at the hotel and took lots of naps. That night we went to the Pier, saw the Sea lions, Alcatraz and ate at Bubba Gump Shrimp.




Alcatraz

The girls at Bubba Gump

Wednesday we headed home. Olivia was such a trooper on the entire trip. Brooke was too, but was definitely out of her element and not herself. The plane ride home was a bit troubling for her as well. So please if you ever sit next to a baby on a plane-have mercy on the parents. I know I will from now on.

Olivia Tae is 4!

And Here are pics from Princess Olivia's Royal Birthday Party on March 28.

Olivia and her beautiful butterfly quilt from Gramma.

The Royal Cake courtesy of Grandma Shari yet again!

Princess Olivia Tae!

Brooke Turns 1!

Since many of you have asked to see pictures of

Brooke's First Birthday way back on February 4...Here they are.

Brooke's Sister and Cousins helping her open presents.

Precious Pooh Cake Courtesy of Grandma Shari.

Mommy and her baby girl!