Huckleberry Picking
We went up Crane Mountain to pick Huckleberries this year which we haven't done before and it was so fun! I loved it! It is hard because the berries are small and down low, but we all had a lot of fun.
Briar and Emily ready to pick. I love Em's scarf.

Haley workin' it!

This is my only group shot of anyone. We were all spread out picking in our own spots. If there were any bear's in the area, we were plenty loud to scare them off.

Em looking lovely!

Ash with two very small berries.

Lisa in her element. She is the expert picker.

Ricky in the sweet spot he found. There were berries everywhere.

Bradley was the cutest. He got excited over every little berry he found. He would pick them so carefully and put them in our bag. It was great to watch his excitement.

Beautiful view from where we picked. This is the Swan River that we float. This was such a great activity and we got lots of delicious jam.

Cherry Picking!!
Friday we went cherry picking and it was great! The orchard was full of trees that looked like this. There were cherries everywhere just waiting for the picking.
The farmer who owns the orchard is in Lisa's ward and he and his family were so kind to us. This is how they transport all the picked cherries.

They had this awesome truck and he drove us up through the orchard to our picking spot. It was a fun little ride.

Braxton couldn't wait to get in the tree and start picking!

Ash liked to pick as well. He liked being high on the ladder.

Ellie reluctantly poured her hard earned cherries into the bin with all the others.

Burke and Landon- the cherry eaters.

Briar, Brad, and Ash having fun together.

Ellie loved this cherry. It was shaped like a heart and half pink and half red. She saved that one for herself, and I'm not sure what happened to it.

Break time.

Bradley and Papa. Brad loved to be on the ladder. He was such a good helper!

Landon put in as many cherries as he could. This is one of my favorite pics from the day. It is great! If he had his two front teeth three wouldn't have fit.

Just my kids sitting on the dock.

Last Day of Montana Fun
Saturday was our last day of fun on the lake which was a bummer! This is Ricky and our brother in law Bill. He was out of town all week so this was the only day he got to play with us. We were so happy to have him home.
Emily, Briar & Ellie. We were there in the morning and it was still pretty chilly so the younger kids liked to wrap up in their towels.

Haley and Robin. Ashton totally pulled a Ricky. Ricky likes to jump in other people's pictures and make a silly face. Just as I snapped this picture Ashton jumped in with this cute face. We got a good laugh out of this picture.

Dalin, Ash, and Brax. They sat on the dock a lot in the morning as it was cold.

Ellie and Landon. Ellie lost her tooth the night before this and her and Landon were twins with missing front teeth. So cute!

The boys spend a lot of time this last day fishing. They never caught anything, but they had fun casting all day.

The water at this lake is crystal clear. It is so beautiful! We are standing on this area with lots of big rocks. It is about 6 feet deep so we would jump off and dive to the bottom. You could see clearly to the bottom and all around under the water. It was amazing!! This was one of your funnest days swimming!

Cedar City Fun!
We went to Cedar City a week ago for our Christianson reunion. It is always so much fun to go down and visit family. My Uncle Howard has a farm and we took the kids there to see some animals and ride four wheelers. It was so much fun!! This is my uncle getting some milk ready for a new calf whose mother won't feed it.
The kids thought it was so fun to feed them. The cow ate so fast, it was hard to get pictures.

This tractor provided some great entertainment for the kids. It is so funny to watch them have fun with things that are simple to a farmer, but a novelty to my kids.

The real fun began when Uncle Howard got out the four wheelers. It was so much fun!!

This was the hit of the afternoon. It was a six seater and the kids could not get enough of it. We drove them all around the farm which is really big and so pretty!

We went back to my Aunt's house for dinner and a fun game as a family.

This is the majority of the great grand children.

We played a white elephant game and I had to post this pic because it was so funny! He opened his gift and it was doggie diapers. It was so funny at the time and he was so emabarrased. I laughed so hard, I almost peed my pants!! Thankfully grandma had mercy on him and traded him her nose and glasses face. It was great!

Fourth of July!!
We had a GREAT 4th this year! I only put a few pics on my blog, but I put oodles on our Christianson Family blog. Go to that link on the side bar if you want the full fourth of july post!