Glorious Montana!

The second leg of our summer adventure was a trip to see Roy and Sherry in Seeley Lake.  The afternoon we arrived was beautiful and hot.  We headed down to the lake to wade in.

Then it was off to Holland Falls.  Roy took us out on his fishing boat.  We journeyed back to the rope swing.  After much to do, the girls went for it.  I was quite shocked with Sid climbed up and let it rip.  She is becoming so bold.

Roy took us on a jeep trip up to Morrell Lookout.  It was a gorgeous view from the top.

On the way home, Kendall seemed to be having a serious conversation about something.  What exactly do you think they are discussing - the art of making fry sauce, maybe?

One morning, we took the canoes out for a spin.  There is a lovely canoe trail.  It was so relaxing.  Kendall and I decided to give paddle boarding a try.  These were awesome paddle boards, as they converted to kayaks.  It was nice to have both options.

AshLee, Cody and Kassi came up for part of the trip.  Roy took the girls huckleberry picking.

Sid had taken her guns, yes plural, so that Uncle Roy could take her shooting.

All of the ladies joined in the fun!

The morning we left, Roy woke the girls up at six am for a short hike.  The short hike ended up being five miles!  Sherry and I stayed back and prepared a huckleberry pancake feast, including bacon eggs and delicious coffee!

Before we had left for vacation, I had booked a hotel in Idaho Falls.  We typically drive straight through, so part of me wondered if this was ridiculous.  It turned out that it was the most perfect plan ever.  We did not leave Seeley until 10 am and arrived at our hotel right a check in time.  We grabbed an early 'linner' and reserved our hour at the hotel pool.  It was pretty cool to have a special time to swim.  After a good swim, we treated ourselves to ice cream.

The next morning, I woke up early, of course, and headed out for a walk along the snake river greenbelt.  I managed to cross a bridge without thinking that I would need to find another bridge to cross back over.  My short walk turned into a VERY long walk.  It was great though, because the morning was gorgeous.  I got back to the hotel, just as the girls were waking up.  We grabbed our 'breakfast bags' and sat by the river to eat.  

All in all, it was a much needed getaway!