Vacation in Montana!

Here are a few of the many pictures from our trip to Montana. We drove to Lake Oswego first to visit with Jack's Uncle Frank and Aunt Tracie and then to Spokane, where we stayed with our friends Beth and Kelly and their son Landon. The boys played so well together and had so much fun that it was hard to leave the next day.

The next leg of the journey took us through Idaho and into Montana. Our destination was Flathead Lake, and we arrived late that afternoon. The cabin belongs to Mary's mother and the family has owned it since 1962. They built the whole thing themselves and it still has that '60s feel to it (especially in the bathroom!). The lake was beautiful and we had a small boat to explore the area with.

The best part of the cabin was watching the sun come up over the lake each morning. The sunsets weren't bad, either.

The water was a tad bit too cold for Jack, although Brent and I swam each afternoon while Jack took his nap. He did enjoy going out on the inner tube with his dad.

We spent a day in Missoula and stayed with Mary's mom, Lois. While Brent went fly fishing, Lois and I took Jack down to the carousel on the waterfront. It was his first time riding one and he loved it. We stopped in again for a few more rides on our way out of town.

The drive home was pretty brutal (isn't that always the way?). It was hotter than ever and Jack was (understandably) sick and tired of being in the car. We stopped in Spokane for a break and took Jack to the waterfront park. He got to ride another carousel (!!) and got soaking wet in the fountains. We drove to the Tri Cities area and planned to spend the night there. All the hotels were booked and we learned that there was a Jehovah's Witness conference in town for the weekend. What are the odds? Finally Brent sweet talked the receptionist in a fancy hotel into giving us a great deal on a super nice room. We played in the pool and Jack got to stay up until 11:30 (his own personal record). We all three slept in the king sized bed and that night seemed like a mini vacation of its own.

Now that we're back I'm just trying to savor the last few weeks of summer. Why does it always go by so fast?

PS: I just want you all to know that the spacing on the post is driving my crazy and I've already tried three times to fix it and I'm feeling very frustrated! So we're just going to have to live with it, okay? And if anyone knows how to fix it, let me know so that I can sleep a little easier at night.