Welcome to the 21st Century!

Well you will all (the one or two of you who haven't given up on this blog yet) be happy to hear that we have finally gotten faster Internet service! I'll now be blogging everyday to catch you up on every detail of our lives! Just kidding! I did want to post some pictures of our trip to Hebgen Lake. Kelly's Uncle Ryan and Aunt Karen invited the whole Packard clan up to Karen's family's cabin in June, and we had a blast. I've been hearing about this place ever since we got married so it was exciting to get to experience it. It's a beautiful lake just a few miles outside of West Yellowstone.

Here's Mallory with Ryan and Karen's dog Mick. Mick tried to avoid the kids as much as possible, but Mallory decided to adopt him and took it upon herself to "take care of Mick."

Here we all are outside the cabin (keep in mind I don't think we showered this day!)

Kelly and the girls in West Yellowstone.

Grandpa and Mallory on the jet ski. Besides Mick, this was probably Mallory's favorite thing.

Lilia on the beach with Grandma. She was not a big fan of the life jacket!

I had to include this picture because I received several comments about my previous bike story. We had what you might call a bike breakthrough on this trip. Kelly convinced me to borrow his mom's bike and go for a ride. I had trouble right from the start because I couldn't touch the ground when I was sitting on the seat. Kelly assured me I wasn't supposed to be able to touch the ground, but it sure would have made things a lot easier. Long story short, despite a few tears and one fall into some sagebrush, I survived the ride.

Since returning home we have taken a couple family bike rides, and my old Huffy and I are doing okay. Now Kelly is trying to convince me to get a bigger bike. Is he crazy?!

Update

Okay, here's my quarterly update! Once again I've fallen way behind on blogging, so there's only time to post a few notes and pictures about what we've been up to.

I never did post about our trip to Disneyland in May. It was so much fun! We went with my family which was really nice because the kids had their cousins to play with and there were enough adults that we could take shifts riding the bigger rides. Mallory still keeps asking "When are we going to Disneyland again?"

This week Mallory turned the big 4 years old! She really wanted a guitar (or rockitar as she calls it) and grandma and grandpa got her one. Here is a picture of her singing a rousing rendition of "Two Less Lonely People" by Air Supply.

And finally, TODAY IS KELLY'S 30TH BIRTHDAY! I decided to surprise him by celebrating a month early. If ever a picture was worth a thousand words, this one is. It very accurately depicts how Kelly feels about being the center of attention. Thanks for being a good sport hon!

Once again time is short. We just returned from a fun trip with Kelly's family but I'll have to post about it next time.