Summer Break Arrival!

The month is bringing a hustle and bustle of life. Even the burned forest stands of Strawberry Creek look beautiful and are recovering well. Animals maneuvering under the bare, black trunks and chard pine cones that remain clinging to the tips of branches. The creek is the fastest moving, liveliest force in the forest. Elk are aware of our presence. Can't wait for summer adventures.... and it's going to be a busy one!

Guess who graduated preschool?! Willow has enjoyed teacher Gwendy, the preschool classroom, and her buddies the last three years. Willow is quite the social bug and is ready for a whole day of Kindergarten in August! So, here we are. Our baby is going to big kid school. Bittersweet.
I will add that she is ready and so am I! Haha.

Teacher Gwendy took these pictures; so cuuuuute!

I got plants at Beaver Nursery for my garden beds *happy dance.*
It was days of hard work getting the soil prepped, plants into ground, and hoses in place. My hands were raw and my muscles needed extra attention. But, it's all done and now it's time to watch the garden grow!

Field Day is before the last day of school. Rain and been consistent and aggressive this whole week. Thankfully there was a minor break for us to hold the event outside as planned. The sun may even have peaked out briefly! Luckily the Garrison/Baker School kids were moving to stay warm :)
This is Ava's last week at Baker School and her final Field Day. Wow.

We are leaping into Summer Break with both feet in..........

This morning there was a dusting of snow in Baker. We've used our fireplace the last three nights. The mountains continue to get measurable accumulations. It's quite amazing!
We may have to go somewhere else for "summer-like" weather because this rain trend looks like it's going to continue!