Big Sky

Zach fell head over heels in love with the big sky when we visited Montana a couple years ago. It was a rare opportunity. Living the fast pace, often stressful, lives...the open air just melts the tension away. When we got invited back this year we couldn't say yes fast enough!
This trip is extra special because we're traveling with our best buddies, Christian and Laura, who also became first time parents in June. And this trip offered the first opportunity for us to meet each other's new addition...so imagine the excitement upon landing at the airport. Our flights landed within 1/2 hour of each other.



Montana is home to Laura's family. We were invited to enjoy a few days in Moose City where her family owns shares of these wonderful cabins. Moose City is just a few steps away from the Canadian border situated along a gorgous river very similiar to the river in the movie The River Runs Through It (you can see our very own bratt pitt fly fishing in photo here). The other side of the river is Glacier Park. Moose City has year round population of 25. Yes, 25. Each family has their own small cabin for sleeping and during the day we gathered at the main cabin for cooking and hanging out. One day we made our way to Bowman Lake Glacier Park for a picnic and stopped off later for Elk burgers.

The babies did great during the whole trip! Everytime Caelyn gets into her stroller for a walk in the real grassland meadow (unlike the one I painted in her room), she immediately falls esleep...even after she's taken a nap! We played Bachi ball in the grass while she tagged along in her stroller inside a misquito netting.

After 4 days in Moose City we said good bye to the grassland and headed towards Big Fork. In Big Fork we enjoyed 4 more days of fun and relaxation at Laura's family's lake house. The water is usually warm enough to just jump in for a splash. However during our stay the wind had turned the water at the bottom of lake so it was a bit too cold for Caelyn (or me, but not daddy) to go in. She only dipped her tippy toe in and collected a rock. She enjoyed sitting by the dock looking at the sunset with mommy and daddy. For a couple of nights we got a ride in the family's motor boat around the lake while the babies fell espleep.

The trip was amazing...almost as amazing as our babies!