Nothing Says Patriotism Like Wii Tennis

Not that you can actually tell from the picture, but Zeb got a Nintendo Wii for his birthday. Well sort of birthday/graduation/miscellaneous all wrapped up in 1. Like everything he buys, he got a great deal on it - bought it off Craig's List from some guy who needed money quick for a trip to Hawaii for his girlfriend and him (likely story guy!) This is what we spent the 4th of July doing. I'm jucied on the deal because Zeb agreed to sell both the old old X-box and also the Playstation and guitar hero. I think its fair to say that we only need one gaming system at any given time.

Late Pass Wednesday: Air Show

Wow. I can't really even remember when we went to this air show. I think it was in July, but I know that it was during one of the hottest streaks of the summer. The Air Show is held out at the Airport and it got pretty miserable standing around on the blacktop with the sun beating down. We ended up leaving after only a few hours, but I would say that we definitely got our fill of planes.

The Blue Angels

We liked this plane because it was Beaver Colors.

Once again, as is often the case at public events in Bozeman, just a little too much patriotism here.

4th of July Rafting Trip

Rafting the McKenzie River this 4th of July with "the usual suspects" had to be one of the brighter idea's that we've had....in a long time/ever. It was an all around great day, one that will go down in the history of All-Time Great Days.

Everyone (including those non-water lovers among us) had a great time.

There are some GREAT stories from the trip, I can't even begin to remember them all.

• Our guide (who's name I forget) called Gal out for not enjoying his description of how to measure the volume of water that passing through a given river at a given time & appearing grumpy - a ballsy move on his part "Let's put our hats, sunglasses, and Allison's bad attitude in the dry bag" (Love you Gal!)
• Spending 5 mins. talking Emily into doing the "trust paddles" with Zeb, only to have the guide toss them both into the water.
• Unsuccessfully trying to flip our boat (what was her name?) and then laughing hysterically and driving our guide crazy as we tried to get back into the boat.

Feel free to comment on your favorite stories of the day, because I'm probably forgetting some good ones.

The following sequence of pictures is Emily and I "riding the bull" and getting soaked. TOO MUCH FUN.

Favorite Quote of the Day (used repeatedly, best when said in thick hick accent):

"America! 9/11! Never Forget! NASCAR! Woooooooooo!"