nite out

had a nice evening out with some girlfriends from work.
yummy dinner and drinks at bigfork inn
then a play at bigfork summer playhouse - we saw Sugar - very funny and well done
not something i get to do too often but so enjoyable especially after a long work week. didn't get home until 1130pm - i don't even know how to drive at night anymore...

another one under our belt

that's right - did another Bilau family 5K today. hated that we had to wake up so early and wake luke up (are we nuts???) but the morning was beautiful! i am certain that EVERY muscle in my lower body will hurt tomorrow but we did it and had a great time. luke actually won a metal!!!
came home and washed the burb. now owen is napping and luke is following his dad around outside so i get to blog.
looking forward to an afternoon of possibly running a few errands as a family and then grilling out tonight. a wonderful family saturday!!! i am a happy camper:)
tomorrow may be a different tune...working church nursery at 830am and then daddy has to run off to FINALLY finish up his cabinet job!

cell phones

This is kind of a late night post for me but I thought it was worth it. I mean people need to know why we have cell phones in Montana.
This is the message that was left on my cell phone tonight..."Forrest? This is June from the Food Bank. Listen, I just got a call that there was an elk hit on the road near Essex and a moose in Coram. Now, we need someone to go shot it, or both of them I guess. So, if you are anywhere near any of those areas would you call and let me know if you can help us out? It's 11:40

how the day goes...

Intentions.
My day off rarely goes as I intend for it to but it always seems to be the same.
My mom was coming by today to drop off their two dogs while she and my dad take a little trip without them.
I had invisioned her watching the boys for a few moments while I took a shower at a decent time of day. I foolishly even thought maybe I could go run an errand and grab a peaceful lunch on my own. No such luck. She was in and out of here by 9am. Oh well, such is life.
I can't seem to be happy or satisfied with anything these days - perhaps I am losing my mind?!?! I would rather be home with my boys than be working but when I am home with them I'd like to be getting a few things done solo during the day. Working mom's can't win. There ends up being no time for yourself.
Praying that I can keep my intentions good and for the good of others and not myself. I need to nuture my heart to be content with the selfless role God has for me to fill.
On with the battle! I will be sure to post if anything "out of the ordinary" does get to occur on my day off with the boys:)

Yipee!!!

So we did Shrek but I wasn't impressed! Luke stayed awake the whole time - we were home and in bed by 12:15am! Owen remained buckled in his car seat and fell asleep just as the movie began at 10pm. We have done our drive-in outing for the summer.
I am thrilled to announce that I have another life to peek on while online. My buddy Kim has created a blog! So excited to have her publishing in the blog world too! Her boys are starting to look like carbon copies of each other - hopefully not with the temper tantrums too!
I will try post more as I will be checking up on Kim too:)
Welcome, Kimmy!!!

To Shrek or not to Shrek?

I love that we have a drive in movie theater. It doesn't feel like summer unless we make it there once during the season. The problem...the gates don't even open until 9:45pm because the sun doesn't go down until 10pm. My kiddos are usually on there way to bed by 7pm - not sure if it will even work.

Of course, it is a double feature - no way we EVER make it. Spiderman 3 isn't that appealing to me anyway since we haven't seen any of them.

The cost is $10/vehicle. You can bring all your own snacks/meal, etc. The kiddos can be dress up in their pjs too:)

When we tried to go to Cars last year but apparently everyone gets there at least an hour before the gate opens to line up. There were no spots left by the time we arrived. Try to explain that to a 2 year old:(

We will arrive early and may go tomorrow night rather than fight with the Friday or Saturday crowd.

We will also try to drive around before hand to get Big O to retire in his car seat. It was no problem when he was only months old last year. We shall see:)

Will be back with update and movie review!!!

update

So much to update...my baby is now 13 months old. That's right, I didn't even blog about his 1st birthday!!! Life is too hectic but I know that someone out there values this blog so I will work hard to keep things updated.




Then we made a trip to Houston to visit my sister and brother-in-law. The boys really enjoyed playing out in the warm weather and enjoying the water at parks and the beach.




Now we have just returned from a week in the Black Hills of South Dakota. We met Joe's parents along with his brother and sister-in-law and their two kiddos. The only members of the family that were left out were all the dogs - no pets at the rental house.

Lainey is only 3 months old and she was such a trooper - as were mom and dad to travel with such a little one. Casey just turned 3 years old and Luke had tons of fun with him - both fighting and playing. With two younger siblings these two will learn to share their toys soon!!!



We had a great time meeting up with family and look forward to doing it again. No other summer travels for us really. I plan to make a trip down south again when my nephew is born - solo trip - love it!!! We will hopefully do lots of camping around here too!
Will be better at updating my post...promise!