Montana trip July 2008

Hello everyone. We are recovered from our trip to Montana and now I am sending some photos of our trip. We spent 10 days at our friends the Weber's and visited with the "Gang" from our Sea Galley days. There were fun times at the water park and heated games of Pictionary, in which the women ruled the men!, and lots of fun. Matt and I have a fierce rivelry going with this game. I pity those who play with us. The two pictured at the top left are Trouble with a capital T. Cameron and Chloe are two peas in a pod and can keep up with each other until the wee hours of the morning. Evan, Dylan and Hudson had so much fun getting dirty everyday and then cleaning each other up with lots of splashing in the pool.

It isn't hard to see the family resemblance here! Believe it or not this is not a posed photo. These two brothers actually were scratching like apes all by themselves! Gotta love these two! Matt and Mark.

This is Hudson and Zachary waiting patiently for the bowling ball to pop out. This was the most fun part of bowling for these two little guys. They kept an eye out for every ones balls.

Uncle Mark, Evan and Dylan are hamming it up at the water park. We all went to the water park two separate days. It was a huge park with something for every age group and it was only $5 each bucks to get in and spend the whole day! You can't beat that. Chloe and Cameron are enjoying some Dippin' Dots after Chloe successfully completed her challenge by me, two full laps in the Olympic sized pool without stopping but one time. You know me always wanting to continue with the swimming education...

On the 4th we did fireworks at the house for the kids and then we all went to the park for the town display of fireworks which is always great! Here are Cameron, Chloe and Gavin being Charlie's Angels. Where did they even hear about that show?

The kids and I took a LONG day trip up to see my mom's side of the family in Conrand and Dutton. We visited with my Aunt Marilyn and Unlce Vernon first. Aunt Marilyn went to the farm with us, which I haven't been to since before Chloe was born. It was so nice to go there and see it again, made me cry. Brought back all the memories of my grandparents and family and our trips back there for vacations. The barn didn't have quite the same pungent smell like it used to but it was so great to go in and see the kids play in it, just like I used to when I was there age. We also went to visit grandma and grandpa. Chloe and Hudson are the only grand kids named after them. So here is the namesakes with them. After Conrad we went on to Dutton to see my Aunt Judy and Uncle Bob. We had a nice time visiting with them and had some dinner. It has been since Chloe was about 8 months old since we have been to their house. Aunt Judy gave Chloe her very first hair cut on that trip. It was great to catch up on what is happening with all of my cousins and their families and see pictures. Both of their gardens are gorgeous and meticulously maintained.

On our way home from the trip we stopped in Spokane to see my Great Aunt Goof. She is such a character and so incredible! We had lunch with her and caught up on what was happening the her, Cory and Doug and Annie. She is always off on a trip here or there. She poops me out just listening to her itinerary.

Our family photo on July 4th during the fireworks display.