July, 2026, busiest month of the summer

Heading to Jimmy's on July 1st, we stopped 

at the Heritage Museum in Bismarck

to see the 250 years of ND history 

exhibit in the Governor's Room

The Germans From Russia were part of this exhibit

George was reading to Gramma :-)

Returning to the Cobblestone, we were

treated to a fireworks display

by some early revelers.

View from the motel parking lot

We enjoyed ice cream cake for Jimmy

and chocolate/white cake for George. :-)

Meanwhile, in Miami, Ana and Sara's families 

prepared for their snorkeling adventure

They took a boat ride to the snorkeling area!

Later, back at Donna's condo, the girls got "framed"

and Tom, Jett, Caiden, and Annika arrived

in time to watch the USA team win in round 32

Jett and Andrew at the Argentina-Cabo game

Donna had tickets for everyone on July 3rd, 

and they also enjoyed the hospitality room!

They watched Messi score the first goal

and Argentina win in overtime! Awesome!

Lots of horses in the Killdeer 4th of July parade.

This is definitely cowboy country :-)

Kelly's sister was in the Class of 2001,

so their family came from Wisconsin for the holidays.

Heading home after the parade, we stopped in Rugby

to check out the finished mural on Lee's Bar. The artist

 is the lady from Chicago who bought our duplex.