I love this face!

Rice Cereal

In a little over a week Eden will be 6 months old. Can you believe it! The time has just flown by. She had her first taste of rice cereal a few days ago and she loves to eat. She has been watching us all eating for days now and really wanted some food of her own. I am excited to start making some purees for her. Next week I am going to try some sweet potatoes and apple sauce and pear sauce, and peaches. Well, it probably won't all be next week since we can only try one food every few days, but it is going to be so much fun to feed her!

Potty Training

What a night... Montanna went potty while sitting on the lap of one of our sweet visiting teachers. She was very gracious about it and said she was a grandma and it wasn't the first time, but it was horrifying and embarrassing for me. I WILL make sure this doesn't happen again until we are sure Montanna is ready not to be distracted by visitors.
I was one of those parents who wanted to have their kid potty trained by 18 months. Especially when my mom told me that I was potty trained by 18 months. But we started at 18 months and stopped and started again a few months later. Finally a few weeks before her 2nd birthday she really started to get the hang of things. She goes potty almost always when given the opportunity and placed in the bathroom, but still will not tell me when she needs to go, so when I get distracted and don't take her every hour or so we have accidents.
We had a great week before we went on vacation, vacation was a disaster with potty training and Montanna was in diapers almost the entire time and it has been a struggle since we got back about a week and 1/2 ago. Yesterday was accident free, and today was especially good because we ran errands and she went potty at the library and at Walmart. Then we came home and she took her own diaper and pants off and went potty in the toilet on her own. We had no accidents until right before the visiting teachers came and then the INCIDENT.
It has honestly been a little bit stressful and a struggle, but I have to believe that we are on the downward slope. I have to keep telling myself that things will get better and I won't always be swishing out panties in the toilet. People tell me that the second one is easier. I sure hope so.
If you want to leave me some tips or tricks that worked for you and your kids. I'm all ears.

Family Pictures

Whole Family (well.... everyone that came)

Great-Grandchildren

Grandma Phillis and Grandpa Bob with the screaming Great-grandchildren

Grandchildren with Spouses

Grandchildren with Spouses again

Misc. Reunion Pictures

Uncle Glen and Montanna

Eden concentrating on a wildflower

The girlies racing

Eden loved being outside

Eden and Mommy

Aunt Britney and Eden

Eden and Mommy relaxing and visiting.

Will and Montanna riding in the Ranger with Grandpa

Nataly Norton and Eden playing in the baby tent. I loved this garage sale find.

Adam showing Montanna the puppy.

Enjoying the evening

Cousins with the Rottweilers

Get ready, get set, GO! Races for the three 2 year-olds.

Montanna and Rowdy

Mmmmm Huckleberry Cheesecake

Kissing Cousins :)

These cousins had so much fun together!

Riding Horses

Montanna and Daddy riding horses

Montanna on a horse

I love this picture! The colors and the man. :)

Bull Creek Ranch

This year the Parmenter Reunion was held at the Bull Creek Ranch up near Dillon, Montana. We had a great turn out and so much fun! Here are a few pictures of where we stayed for a few nights. It was beautiful!

Adam on the horse in the rain. He loved being back in Montana on the ranch.

Beginning of a storm.

View from up top.

Cabins and barns

Newest Family Picture

Dalton Cousins Together At Last!

We had so much fun on our road trip around the country. It really did feel like it was around the country some days, but we were so glad we were able to visit everyone. I stole all of these pictures from blogs and emails, because even though I had my camera I didn't take many pictures. It's a good thing everyone else did.

Here is the picture of the Dalton Family by the waterfall in Twin Falls. I had never been to Twin Falls before and I think this canyon is so beautiful. The waterfalls are amazing and it is right in town with golf courses and parks at the bottom.

Uncle Ben pushed the kids on the swings before he had to go to work. Lydia and Motnanna loved it!

Montanna swinging

Lydia Swinging

Playing in the kiddie pool at Grandma and Papa's house in Bigfork.

Great Grandpa and Eden

Papa and Aubrey playing with Eden

All 3 girls in the bath! Montanna, Aubrey and Eden

Globe Sprinkler from Great Grandma and Grandpa

Lesley, Aubrey and Montanna playing outside

Aubrey and Montanna

Eden and Brynlee. We were so excited to meet little Brynlee! She is adorable!