Farmer in the Dell 2016

Another year of our family attending & volunteering at the Farmer in the Dell. {Although they now call it Family Fun Day at WestMont. ;) }

After Justice's, football game, we all headed over. We missed lunch this time but enjoyed finding a Pumpkin & playing a couple games. We ran into the Fife family and used them as stand-ins for our older kids not being available for our family pic. Thanks Ethan & Quinn. We said we could photo-shop our kids faces on their bodies but I'm way too behind on my blog so we'll just say we adopted these 2 for the day. ;)

Games & Volunteering:

Farmer in the Dell: 3rd Year

Our family went to the Farmer in the Dell Harvest Days again. This is our 3rd time. Liberty & Justice both volunteered this year for Church Youth group. Liberty did the morning (and stayed the rest of the time). Justice had the afternoon shift when he was finished with his football game.
Before Justice started his shift, we picked our pumpkins. This is one of our favorite parts. Justice loves to get the biggest one he can and weigh it against the rest of us. The girls like ours a bit smaller and green so they last until Halloween time!

We played some games.We mostly went to the booths that our kids volunteered at. And got a free project from the Home Depot Booth.

We ate lunch with our neighbors, the Weavers & their friends.

And the girls got some cotton candy. Good times! Happy Fall!

Special Tour of Reeder's Alley

For Relief Society, we got a special tour of Reeder's Alley. My friend, Anna Strange, is the Programs Director for Helena Tourism Alliance. She was our host. {That's her to the left- a pic I got from her instagram page. Isn't she darling?} We got a tour of the Pioneer Cabin, checked out her Visitors Center, went into a little local shop, went inside the convention center, saw the Boobie Wall (LOL) and she even did door prizes and refreshments. She's awesome!

Anna also came up with this "Selfie Spot" idea. It's amazing! It's all over town. Check it out here: http://www.helenamt.com/content/selfie-spots-in-helena-montana/

Frank Sinatra's Symphony Under the Stars

The Helena Symphony and Carroll College Monday announces their continued collaboration for the 12th annual Symphony Under the Stars concert event and fireworks show on Saturday, July 18 at 8:30 p.m. on the campus of Carroll College. Considered the largest summer event in Montana, the much anticipated Symphony Under the Stars attracts well over 15,000 people from all over the state of Montana and beyond.

The 12th annual Symphony Under the Stars will be celebrating the 100th birthday of Frank Sinatra. CENTENNIAL SINATRA starring Steve Lippia is a celebration of the life and music of the twentieth century’s most remarkable singer of the Great American Songbook - a star of radio, television, movies and countless live performances throughout the world.


At the last minute we realized that tonight was the Symphony Under the Stars. After we made a stop at our friend's Wedding Reception, we headed over to our favorite spot to watch the show. Liberty and Glory got to hang out with her friends that were there as well. It was pretty funny because we didn't realize that we got there at intermission. Oops! But it was still pretty amazing! And we love the fireworks at the end!!!

Centennial Park Flag Raising

Happy 4th of July!!!

Earlier this week, I saw a flyer about a celebration happening at Centennial Park this morning. We decided to check it out!
They did an amazing flag raising of the humongous flag by the YMCA. The flag was brought in by a horse and a colonel in a old time uniform. They invited all Scouts or Veterans to help unfurl the flag. Justice and Bryson got to participate. They got to help unfurl and carry the flag to the pole. So neat!

They played a recording of Francis Scott Key and his story of the night he wrote the Star Spangled Banner as they raised the flag. It was a version I had never heard of & so inspiring of the dedication of the people to keep the flag raised. He talked about how as long as the flag stood standing- it meant we hadn't given up. When the flag pole got bombed down, soldiers would hold the flag up. Many lost their lives as they held up the pole and other soldiers would take their place in holding up the flag. Wow! What sacrifice!

Once the flag was raised, we sang the National Anthem and then they shot off a cannon.

Next, we headed over to the other side of the park for some free hot dogs and root beer floats. Yum! We found the Andersons and the Allens to hang out with for a bit.

Then the kids got to play on some bouncy toys and go to the playground for a little while. What fun times! What a good way to start out our Holiday!

Catch Fishing Fever

Last year, I heard about this community event called Catch Fishing Fever. Unfortunately, it was full before I could sign up the kids. So I got on a waiting list for this year. We got registered even before it was open to the public.
Early this morning, Brett took Justice, Victoria and Glory out to Canyon Ferry Lake at the Silo Campground by Townsend.

They did stations and learned all sorts of things about fishing like tying knots, water safety and fish identification (native Montana fish). They received backpacks, hats, sunglasses, fishing poles and lures. They got all that for FREE. How awesome is that!!!??

They also got to go out on a boat to do some fishing! They got 2 BIG fish!!!

We (Liberty, Becky, Josie and I) joined them at lunchtime. They actually fed us all as well. We ate hot dogs and chips on the beach. The kids fished a bit more from the shore. They skipped rocks. They all waded in the lake. Liberty and Josie took a walk down the beach. We had a great time!

It was perfect weather for such a fun day!!! Here's the info about the day:

When we got home, Justice measured his fish. It was 20 1/2 inches long!!! They cooked it up and ate it for dinner. Yum!

SuperHero Party

I found a poster the other day on a business window advertising about a 1st annual SuperHero Party happening this weekend at the Great Northern Carousel. WHAT? A party made especially for us! How kind of them. ;)
We bought tickets and went on a search for what characters we should go as to the party. It turns out that we had enough stuff to do the entire Avenger Crew. (are you surprised?) You should have seen the reaction when we walked in! .... We were AWESOME!
They took group pictures:

They had free carousel rides:

Outside, they had tons of treats and games with prizes. Plus a chance to get inside a firetruck and turn on all the lights!

And of course, what Seamons Party would be complete without a photo op? ;)  Even a couple little boys came up and asked if they could take their picture with the Hulk! ;) too cute!

Avengers Assemble!

Hel'z Belles Roller Derby

Brett decided to invite a bunch of couples to join us on a date to see the local Hel'z Belles Roller Derbyat the Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds. We weren't sure what to expect but it was something new so we braved it. Surprisingly, it was a lot of fun! We got there a little early and scored front row seats down by all the action. [complete with a CAUTION sign about the danger we were in for. ;) Several couples joined us and we had a blast trying to learn the game and cheer for the team. The players names and numbers were a hoot. Bambi Boozled (1111) and Blondeshell (B52) were some of our favorites.  Fun times! Our team won, 195-123. Way to go, Hel'z Belles!

Brett and I took advatnage of the Photo Booth. Oh yah, Baby! We're all 'bout the Roller Derby!! LOL

Fesitval of Trees

We took most of the family up to the Festival of Trees at the Civic Center.
The trees were quite pretty.

The music and dancing was impressive.

But the kids loved the Children's room the best. We spent tons of time in there. They made Christmas spiders, snowflakes, and gingerbread cards. They got their face painted. And we all decorated cookies. Fun times!

Mama Rave '14

At the end of September, my darling friend, Kris, shot out a text inviting a bunch of women to join her for a GNO opportunity- a Mama Rave. She was hoping to get a group of her "high-on-life" friends to join her for a night of dancing and fun.


Hot mamas, mama mamas and grandma mamas -- in fact, some aren’t mamas at all. These ladies just love dancing at Mama Raves. Mama Rave is a ladies-only, pop-up night club that will pop up Saturday, Nov. 1, from 8 p.m. to midnight at ExplorationWorks. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. 
Come escape with your friends and party like you're in Vegas. We provide a no-host bar, the hottest dance beats, complimentary red carpet photos and AWESOME door prizes. A great opportunity to dust off your high heels and meet your friends for a night on the town. All ladies welcome, over 21!

In preparation for the night, Kris thought it'd be fun if we had a theme for our group to feel like we belonged together. (See! Kris & I are destined to be friends. LOL) We decided on red & black with Zebra accents. So fun! I did a little searching and I came up with some awesome outfit choices. It was so fun to find things zebra-ish. Luv it!

We all met for dinner at Applebee's first. It took soooooo long to get our food and get out of there but we sure had a great time visiting with all these beautiful ladies!

Dinner made us super late but we finally made it over to Exploration Works to join the Rave. We took time to get our red carpet pictures taken. Everyone was so darling!!!

 We danced the night away! Oh we've got moves, baby! LOL It's all about the bass! ;)

Downstairs they had bean bag chairs & water for us "high-on-life" friends. What a fun night!!!!

Thanks Kris for all you did to get us all together. You are the BOMB!!! Luv ya!

Stake FHE

Our Stake planned a community event for this evening. I again helped with the poster. (I think it turned out pretty cool) Plus they asked Brett & I to lead a small group discussion. Our family invited 3 non-member families. No one came this time but it was a good night to be together & a good reminder of how important families are to God's plan!

Wilderness Escape 2014

A couple months ago, I met this really neat lady named Jenny. She's a mom of one of the kids that played football with Justice (and the Dad coached). We also crossed paths at my new gym. She likes some of the same classes that I do except she kicks my butt at all of them. LOL I think we'll be good friends. She has a darling little family. They are all such good people.

Anywho-

I was looking over the school announcements a few weeks ago and they had this little paragraph about a Wilderness Escape for the kids over the long weekend. (Schools out this Thursday and Friday for Teacher Conferences) It was a 2 day camp during school hours those days for kids K thru 6th. If you were interested it said to call Jenny Genger. (My new friend) I gave her a call to see what it was all about. It's a condensed version of Vacation Bible School put on by her Church as a service to the community for a kids to have a place to go with school out. She was soooo excited about it {seriously- her attitude is contagious} that I decided to have my kids sign up. I also called several friends to have them come as well. Turns out that we pretty much filled all their leftover spots. Win-win situation! 

The kids were a little bummed to not be able to sleep in on their days off but they ended up having a fabulous time. They divided all the kids into tribes. They got to meet Moses. See him part the Red Sea. They met Malachi. He taught them to not complain about trials we go through. They did crafts. They visited the bakery. They got to hang out with friends. They learned and sang songs. They danced. And they learned about trusting God. 

What an amazing way to spend their time off. Thanks Jenny & the Grace Community Fellowship family. My kids loved it!

Jefferson County Library

Since Justice's football practices for the last couple months have been down in Clancy- the girls and I have made Thursday- our Library Day. Clancy has this darling little Library. It's DVD collection is amazing and they will order in pretty much any book you'd want. Such a cute place. The girls love it!!!

Our 2nd Farmer in the Dell

Our family attended the Farmer in the Dell Harvest Days again like we did last year!

This year Liberty volunteered to help at the booths with her friends, Mikal and Aimee. They had a blast!

The rest of the family came over after football. We ate lunch and went for a wagon ride.

We also picked out pumpkins and played games. It was a fun day!

Happy Fall Days!