Todd and I had our child-birth preparation class at the hospital today! Six hours of so much learning...it all made us very excited. Todd was incredible, practicing breathing/massage with me and he finally got to see the room where I'll have the baby girl. The teacher was really good!

June 30 ultrasound

There she is! You can see her little hand and profile. So beautiful! I can't wait to meet her!

mom & dad in Glacier

Enjoyed a visit from mom and dad riggins! This was taken near Glacier National Park.

Visit from the Hillenburg Girls!

The Hillenburgs visited us and we went up to Glacier National Park! This photo was taken at lovely lake Josephine.
This was an incredible rainbow we found in Missoula. The weather was pretty rainy for most of their visit...

Big thanks to them all for coming! We had a great time and love to have visitors to show off our beautiful state to!

http://www.krtv.com/news/students-learn-about-msu-great-falls-wind-turbine/

Todd took his students on a walking field trip today to the new wind turbine. The college of technology put on a presentation as well. He was interviewed on video, but for now it looks like we just have this fine quote from Mister Todd Riggins, teacher man. I think he is the best teacher in the whole world.

here's the video: skip to about 17:25 unless you want to watch the entire great falls news for the night...

accident

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20100524/NEWS01/5240310/Great-Falls-woman-dies-in-Idaho-rollover

Two students from my school were in an accident last night; the mother was driving them to pick up their father. The car rolled over in Idaho and the mother was killed instantly, the two children were thrown from the car. One has since been pronounced dead, the other has a 50/50 chance. Please pray for the family. It's incredibly sad. So much loss. I can't imagine the pain, especially the father's. Wear your seat belts. sigh.

prickly pear

Hiking out at the North Shore Trail the other day. Just a few minutes from our apartment, it's become our go-to hike. Great views of the Missouri. Prickly pear catcus and yucca plants all around. We saw a snake on this hike, but I don't think it had a rattle. Heather's celebrating her birthday (it's June 7th) in Indiana right now, with a surprise party.. Wishing I could be there for it. Having her gone makes me feel a bit bewildered. I ate General Tso's chicken last night, and a ridiculous hot dog today, if that's any indication of how I'm feeling. Then just now I bought brussels sprouts, broccoli, and frozen spinach at the grocery, hopefully to inspire me to eat healthier while she's away. I sure miss her- even though it's only been two days. Things are so much better shared. Happy birthday, darling.