Summer Vacation

We flew out of Vegas to get to Montana this summer. The kids loved the lights from the hotel. We tried to keep them inside the hotel most of the time and just did the pool. Not the most kid friendly place on earth. Ok Darren can't stand Vegas.
The Missoula Montana airport had a bunch of cool stuffed animals (I'm not talking dolls). The kids liked the Grizzly Bear behind them. There was also a really cool one of a mountain lion pouncing on a mountain goat. (GO GRIZ! Had to do a shout out to the UofM)

Being "home" was so nostalgic. My brother Seth owns 9 acres of land where he built his 5400 sq ft home. It was a blast we rode ATV's, watched deers, fished in a neighbors pond, had bonfires, played horseshoes, played guitar hero, watched old home video... It was a great trip I'll cherish in my heart. (Uncle Seth giving Malachi a ride on his land)

We were able to be in Montana for our niece Abby's baptism. She looked like an angel. She is the oldest Tollefson Grandchild of 9 (almost 10 kids). This is Seth's family: Seth holding Anders, Aidan in front, Abby, Ari holding Sophie.

We had the chance to stay at my brother Nate's home also. He has a 1/2 acre on a golf course where he built his 5200 sq ft home. Both my brothers in Montana each own their own construction companies. Their homes were amazing! Nate and Jenny have Aubrey and Porter. We had a bon fire and roasted marshmallows in their fire pit, Nate bbq'd organic steak which was heavenly. We played a pretty crazy game of Apples to Apples.

Cousin's are Great

Drago Family Cousins: Cassidy, Samuel, Malachi, Naomi, Jaden, and Sophia
All the Tollefson family cousins (minus baby Sophie who was sleeping). We went to Montana in August to visit my siblings and had a blast.

Darren Drago Soccer Camp

Darren started his own soccer camp in the area. He has play soccer for about 30 years now. He was a division 1 player at San Diego State University. He is a great coach and loves doing it. He used to coach at Oceanside High School, but with the commute it was too much on our family. So last year he opened the camp in Temecula. This year we had 38 kids come. It was great!

Summer at the Beach

Cassidy playing in the sand.
Malachi and Naomi getting ready to run in.

Our little surfer girl.

Malachi catching some waves.

A very fun part of living in Southern California is being able to go to the beach any day of the week. Our kids could stay there all day. It's so much fun, until we all come home looking like lobsters.

Malachi's Star Wars Experience

To say Malachi is a Star Wars fan is an understatement, maybe fanatic. We went to Disneyland where they have Jedi Training. They choose kids from the audience to fight against Darth Vader. Malachi brought his sign and was the 1st to be picked from the crowd. It was amazing for him. His life seemed complete at that point.

Splish Splash!

We built our pool right after our home was built. It's how we love to spend our summer.

ROCK ON!

We had a few friends over to play this Xbox game Karaoke Revolution. I guess you could compare it to Guitar Hero but this one you sing in. It's so fun you dress up your characters and have to keep in beat or you get boo'd off the stage. Well we had our guests dress up as singers or from a music era. It was a lot of fun. Here are some of the costumes.