Happy Fourth of July 2009!

We had the most awesome Fourth of July! We went to Race and Shelly's house in Dillon, Montana. They manage the LaCense ranch (I have a link under Anissa's Blog!) The ranch is 88,000 acres of some of the most beautiful country ever. Robert and I got to stay in one of the guest cabins. There were three cabins built to look like pioneer settler type homes. Very rustic, but with all the fluffy pillows of today!
Niner loved jumping into the canals, the rivers and this is him in the reservoir... cliff jumping. He would whine until he found his way in... we were all cheering and yelling for him. That dog just tugs at your heart. He became the "mascot" of the group and really is part "people".

Here's Jessi in front of the cabin with bunkbeds on one side and a queen bed on the other. The cabins are decorated so cute and rustic... lots of antiques.

This was one of the cabins with a buffalo hide over the bedspread. It was a really cute cabin that reminded us of Jeremiah Johnson.

This is where Robert and I stayed. Since it was our anniversary, it was the "Honeymoon Cabin"! The shower and sink was galvanized steel and a rain shower shower head with the kind of toilet that flushes with gravity. The whole atmosphere was so cool.

Niner snuck in once, so I had to take his picture... usually he slept outside on the deck (that is if he wasn't howling because we were inside and he wasn't!)

We jumped off the cliffs at the reservoir... this is Robert diving.

We laughed and hugged and got"skeeter bites"... like Lincoln here kissing his Grandpa Mike!

We had a picnic out by some heifers... here's Ellie Bellie...


Race and the perfect "staff meeting"...

We shot skeet and our 17HMR's...

Race took Kayci out to the pasture and stood REALLY REALLY still so the heifers would come up to them. Kaycer loved it!

Race's sister, Anissa, came up with her husband Doug and 3 of their kids...Grandpa Mike and Lincoln... I'm not sure who's smiling the biggest!

Stacie, McKay and Lincoln!

Brandon and Ellie...

Cobers and Parker catchin' supper!

Here's Cache Man helping Parker with his line...

Moving cattle...

Maggie and Pete Anderson came over from Enumclaw... here's Sheri and Mag.

Carly's big catch!

My cute hubby tying flies... or something like that!

Cobers giving Niner a hug...

Race cooked us some genuine LaCense Montana steaks... VERY yummy. The ranch had one of Oprah's chef's out doing a spotlight on their beef. Race took some lessons and now is a gourmet chef! (along with his other duties!)