Hyalite Reservoir in Bozman

We went camping again! This time we went to Hyalite Reservoir right outside of Bozman. It was pouring down raining when we arrived, so again I have to say, we are loving the camping trailer!

The next day we were off taking hikes to the falls that were all around us. They were beautiful and very accessible. The first hike we went to the Palisade Falls. The hike was about a quarter of a mile and the kids had lots of fun exploring the area. The girls were so excited to discover some little caves there.

After lunch and a much needed nap, we went on our next hike to Grotto Falls. This hike was about a mile long and again had easy access. The kids were wanting to go swimming in the river, so we allowed them to put on their swim suits, just in case they were brave enough to get in the water at the falls. Surprisingly they both went in!! It was really funny cause they would just sit in the water shivering, but insisted they were not cold enough to get out!

Number Four!

Yes, it is official, we are pregnant with number four!! By my calculations our due date is March 20, 2010. We are no longer the Ferguson Five; now what will we call ourselves?! LOL!

Paul was so very sweet by coming home with a dozen roses! Thanks, Big Guy, I love you!

The girls were so very excited when we told them the news.

Tana who is our family joker, ran straight into my arms, hugged me very tightly, looked up at me and asked "Are joking mommy?" Then when I told her that I was telling the truth she said, "Good! I am so excited!"

After all of the hugs from both of the girls, Kailey asked for details of how I knew I was pregnant. Soon after our explanation, she excitedly told of one of our friends, "My mommy's pregnant! Cause there were two lines on the pregnancy test". LOL!

A visit from Grandparents

Paul's Grandpa Gannaway and his new wife, Helen, stopped by for short visit. We were all happy to see them.Thanks for stopping by!!

Camping in the Snowy Mountains

After the Thomas the Train event, we headed off camping for the weekend with the Fulton family. The Fulton' s had already had the perfect spot for all of us to enjoy camping in the snowy mountains.

We are loving our new camping trailer. It is so easy and fast to set up camp now; much more time to enjoy with our family in the outdoors!

We played some outdoor games, went on a few hikes and of course enjoyed a campfire at night!

Just a quick picture of one of the many games we played.
Tana and Braxton just hanging out together.West Fork Timber Creek is the trail we went on. It was very beautiful to see! All of the kids did a fantastic job on this hike considering it was over a three mile hike.
Thanks to some friends of ours, we were able to carry Chase on our back in the baby pack. He loved it!

Stopping for a picture: Chase, Paul, Jim (Breelyn on his back), Jasa, Braxton, Kailey, Tana, and Brooklyn in the stroller. Poor girl, she fractured her leg a few days before camping; hence the stroller.Kailey, Brookelyn and Tana

Chase saying "Cheese" for the camera.Not only was this over a three mile hike, but as you can see it was all up hill on the way there. Still worth it!

Chase is now down for the count! It really didn't take him long.

Can't forget to snap shot of our watch dog, Shadow. She is turning ten this year! Yes, she did survive the entire hike, too! Then slept the rest of the day!
Back at camp, this is what the kids were doing:

The result: (Thank goodness for the camping trailer and running water!)

Even Chase joined in with them!

Just around the campfire.
Jim and Jasa, awe, what a cute couple!The last day we went on another hike; this time it was just under a mile and a half.
All three of us girls made it to the top of the rock (as you see above) to pose for a picture!
Elisabeth and Jasa

Thomas the Train

The Billings Depot in Billings, Montana had Thomas the Train come and celebrate their 100th birthday! It was really awesome to see. Our family got to go on a train ride for the very first time! (Not exactly, Paul has been fortunate to have ridden in a train as a child) The girls were really excited and had lots of fun. Chase loved saying "Cho-cho!" It was a great family outing!

Fourth of July

Harvest Church puts on an annual fourth of July event called Celebrate Freedom. They have fun festivities for the whole family!!

Here is Paul kicking my booty at this game, however, in my defense, he took a lot of head shots!! LOL!

The kids are enjoying the water.
The Fulton Family met up with us. Jim took on Paul at the same kind of game as above, however, you could not take any head shot on this one. Thanks Jim for getting him back for me! Yup, Jim won. With that being said, I took on Jasa, and I was mistaken by saying I got my booty kick by Paul, cause I took a beaten from Jasa! Kinda glad to no pictures were taken of my pitiful game playing! LOL! Good game Jasa! As you see the storm cloud brewing in the above picture, it just down poured shortly afterwards. The rain blew away in time for all of us to see the beautiful display of fireworks!!

No pictures were taken cause our hands were literally full! Since the grass was still wet, Kailey crawled up in Paul's lap and Tana and Chase crawled up in my lap to watch the firework display. The girls stayed awake through it all. Chased tried very hard to, but could not make it and was out soon after the fireworks started.

Look No Training Wheels

Tana has finally gotten enough will to ride her bike without training wheels! Yeah!! After witnessing a friend (who is younger than her) ride his bike without training wheels, and after some encouragement, she finally agreed to taking them off. Way to go Tana!

Pool Time

We finally got our pool up!! The girls have been looking forward to this all summer!Brookelyn and Tana in front and Brayden, Breelyn and Kailey behind.
Kailey and Chase posing for the camera.
The water was really cold, but no one (who could talk) was willing to admit it! LOL! I remember being just like that; gotta love being a kid!

First Camping Trip of the Summer

Well, with the purchase of our new camping trailer, we had to take it out, right away!! LOL! We took it to Red Lodge, Montana for a weekend (close enough, just in case something happened on our first trip).

As we arrived there it was pouring down rain! Good thing for the camping trailer. Paul leveled it out and we were golden, in a matter of minutes! We were able to escape the rain and hang out with the family for the night!

We enjoyed playing catch, a camp fire, plus the kids had a nice trail to ride their bikes! Even Shadow got to enjoy this camping trip with us.

Here is when we took a long hike on one of the trails.


Time to take a break!
Chase loved picking up the stick and hitting the trees with it! What a boy!