Hello Winter…You’re Not Welcome Here
Liam and I watched a video last week touring North America. It’s amazing the vastness of this continent. Honestly, just the enormity and diverseness of the United States of America is mind boggling. You could see something new every year of your life without needing a passport and never get bored. The videos of the […]
Huckleberry Picking in Montana
A New Fruit From mushroom hunting to huckleberry picking, the mountains of Montana have a lot of food to discover! First, you might be saying, “Huckleberries??” I had never heard of a huckleberry (other than Huckleberry Finn) until moving here. I first saw it as the name of the health food section and restaurant at […]
Philipsburg, MT: Our Fun, Not So Perfect Weekend Getaway
Another Montana weekend. Another adventure. Honestly, this summer we haven’t ventured too far from Bozeman. Lake still isn’t the best traveler so we’ve stuck pretty close. We did do a weekend trip to the town of Philipsburg a few weeks ago, which was about three hours away. It was one of those trips that was […]
Mushroom Hunting
The phone rings and I hear, “What would you say if I asked to go mushroom hunting?” Um, how do I respond to that? Mushroom hunting? Is that a thing? Maybe because I’m a child of the 90s but the TV show David the Gnome popped into my head. Didn’t they live in mushrooms or […]
Watershed Festival
It may be the second day of summer in most of the country but Montana didn’t seem to get the message. But our family didn’t let that stop us from our plans. We put on our long pants, boots and rain coats and headed out to the Farmers Market and Watershed Festival. We have two […]
Over the River and to Smith Lake
Do you remember how I said I worry a lot? My ‘look at the glass half empty’, ‘the worst is going to happen’ attitude did not go well the first summer we were out here. If you missed some of our adventures, check these old posts out: We Weren’t Quite the Grizwalds A Beach of […]
A Hiking We Will Go
Matt asks me about every time I mention going hiking, “Why do you like hiking?” I hate that question because I want to respond with the answer everyone hates: “Because.” I’ve got my reasons why I like hiking. I like the exercise. I like being outside. I like the views. And they are all valid […]
My Future BMX Rider
Sweat. I haven’t sweat in months. But, as gross as it may sound, I much enjoyed getting sweaty today…because it has finally warmed up here in Montana! To the point that in one day I managed to get myself a nice, razorback tan line and some bright red shoulders. And you won’t hear a word […]
We Weren’t Quite the Grizwald’s
November 27, 2018 Yesterday, I wrote about starting holiday traditions. I’d say almost every family can talk about how or where they get their Christmas tree every year. For some, it’s straight out of a box that has been hidden away for the last twelve months in the basement or attic. For others, it’s a […]
He Survived Live
May 29, 2018 It was just a few short years ago that the only kids shows I knew of were the ones I grew up with: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mr. Rogers, Ducktales, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Mickey Mouse, Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers. And being that we don’t have cable I didn’t really know […]