Catchin up

I posted a ton of stuff from the end of the summer. I'm sad to see it go. Enjoy the pictures below!

Yellowstone

My family headed up to Yellowstone for a few days last month. We had a good time, nostalgic.

On our way up we stopped at Bear World in Idaho. I was very skeptical at first, but it was a HUGE hit for the kids and the kids at heart. Brooks liked throwing food to the animals. He's also sporting his bear shirt Grandma (Maynes) Butterfield brought home from Alaska
Ben and Terra were trying to keep Beck from being bear food.

Beck and Brooks loved the train. Brooks kept trowing a fit every time we'd make him get off. He even tried to squeeze under the gate once. The attendant was really annoyed.

My dr. banned me from carrying Brooks on my back after my steroid injection so my big bro Chris was a great sport and carried him in the backpack for me.


taking it all in.


hanging around town. I love the town of West Yellowstone. I feel at home there.


Chris came up Friday night after work. He totally freaked Terra out. My family was watching a freaky movie (I was trying to keep Brooks asleep in the basement and I HATE scary movies) Terra was in the kitchen and someone man was trying to get in. It was Chris, no one knew he was coming but me. It was awesome!

my boys

I love these two! So handsome, both of them.

five mile

We went out to five mile pass a few weekends ago so Chris could get in his last motorcycle ride of the season.

Brooks loved playing in the dirt. I didn't love trying to clean it out of all our stuff. I still have fine dirt in my watch band.

Brooks chilled out eating grapes while listening to his football team beat another football team. I can't remember what team they beat cause they're all running together this season.

park play date

Brooks and I went to the park to play with my cousin Liz and her little girl Ruth when they were in town from San Francisco. We had a really good time.


There was a man in his early 60s that was on a run and stopped at the park to do some pulls-ups and sit-ups. Brooks and Ruth got down on the ground a few feet behind him and imitated him while he was doing the sit-ups, grunts included. I wish I would have caught it on video. It was truly awesome. I'm sure he was annoyed but I thought it was cute.
This was Brooks attempting to sit up right before having to use his hand. He thought he was so cool.

the story of the dilly bean

Earlier this summer our friends Cody + Carli and Adam + Kara had a BBQ and we were lucky to be invited, so

we went to Liberty Park

Carli introduced Brooks to homemade dilly beans (and they're just what you think they are, dill green beans).

"I want to do it myself. mmmmmm...."

His new favorite food. Thanks Carli, summer BBQs will never be the same.

"I'm going to eat some more."

"wait...I'm not so sure."

Thanks for the experience Carli, it sure gave all of us a good laugh!

overstock

Brooks and I met Chris at his work to take him out to lunch. Brooks enjoyed exploring much more than he enjoyed the lunch. This kid would live outside if I would let him. Love him! And his daddy :)

But I really want the goldfish Mom...

Before Brooks learned to climb into the high chair he practiced by climbing on our chairs and onto our table. He learned how to climb on the chairs when we were in TX visiting Chris' brother and family in September. Nice.

the beach

We went boating a few times with the Hardys this summer. Brooks liked the boat but he LOVED the beach. He would have liked the boat better if he didn't have to wear the life jacket.