Big Sky Country

We were lucky enough to have a family reunion excursion to a beautiful cabin in Montana.

The drive was long, but we broke it up a bit by stopping often as we went through Logan's Pass.

The views were beautiful!

Claire really enjoyed the fresh air.

A nice stranger took a family photo for us.

There was a section of paved paths so we could take Claire part of the way up to the mountain.

Ryan got Madeline to stand by these little trees so that she could look like a giant...ha ha.

We were so excited to finally get to the cabin and it was beautiful.  

We got a very fancy bedroom.

We spent a lot of time outdoors.  The weather was beautiful the whole time.

There was a fun trail around the house and down the lane.  Rob and Madeline had lots of races and Aunt Jeannette took Madeline on a few bike rides.  We're glad that Grandma and Grandpa had room in their van for her bike!

We spent a couple of days down at the beach.  

We brought Claire's bath chair for her to sit on near the water and she loved it.

Someone was in heaven!

Me and my "ridiculous" hat.  I asked Ryan if it made me look ridiculous, because I feel like I don't look good in hats...and Madeline overheard the question.  She was very helpful and kept asking everyone we passed the same question.  

Claire loved the feeling of the rocks and water on her toes.

We had a nice little section of beach all to ourselves.

Ryan kicking butt at ladder ball, one of my favourite "sports."

The lake was chilly at first, but you got used to it quickly.

This cracked me up...

Claire was making a very model-esque pose as she fell asleep.  Blue Steel.

Another fun day at the beach.

Playing is hard work.

There were a couple of neighbourhood dogs that came to visit us each day at the cabin.  

Claire enjoyed their company.

There was even a beautiful hot tub to indulge in.  

One night we had a fun fire and toasted marshmallows.

I like mine burnt...so Madeline kept burning ones for me.  She got carried away.

I got to do a couple of fun activities while Ryan watched the girls.  

I went whitewater rafting.  (Where the scariest part was the water fights and random people jumping between boats, trying to knock everyone in the water.)

I also went on a trailride.  

I pretended that the helmet was a cowboy hat.  It made me feel slightly cooler.

We all had a wonderful time!