July 2025

 July was a lovely month where we enjoyed being mostly at home. 

We started off the month returning from our Colorado travels and celebrating our freedom. Our neighbors hosted the neighborhood for food and fireworks. We had a fantastic night!

A few days later Sheri and Marianne also enjoyed some fireworks.

We relished the sunshine as well as time with friends and each other.

Cabbage from our garden

Can you spot the scorpion?

One short trip we did make was to Colorado again for Christian's first peanut dosing at the Children's Hospital. He started at 1/256 of a teaspoon and will increase each month until he gets to a maintenance dose that he will take to keep his tolerance.

He did great, and to celebrate he got Asian food and hot cocoa.

My family was wonderful to me and gathered for a dinner and cake for my birthday!

I was also able to attend the temple. The grounds were beautiful!

I have been truly blessed this year! I love my family so much and feel God's abundance each day!

Here are some of the beauties Eve has been enjoying in Montana.

-Farmer's market finds-

Here she is taking transect photos to monitor Canadian Thistle Rust (a biocontrol agent).

Hikes into back country

Hiking back from her monitoring location

A bull moose hiding in the grass

Spotting a marmot

4th of July celebrations in Ennis

The Rodeo

The Helena, Montana Temple

Collecting flea beetles to target leafy spurge weeds. They collected thousands of bugs!

Cyphocleonus Achates

Hawk moth biocontrol

Ennis Lake

Building beaver dam analogs

Working on a regenerative ranch

House sitting for the Suzukis

Lewis and Clark Caverns

Eve helped to design and create these educational restaurant placemats for kids. She is doing beautiful work and having a peaceful summer!

Sterling continues to find those who are looking for the truth.

And he finally found lemons!!!

Yellow Watermelon.

Notice the sweater. It has truly cooled down for which he is grateful!

He still has his sense of humor and fun.

I am grateful he looks for the beauty, even on hard days. Every cute kitty, and beautiful bird show us of God's love for us. 

I love summer! I love my family! I feel God's love!