We got back recently from our summer trip to Montana. It is by far my favorite trip of the year for a couple reasons. One the weather is fine for driving and I don't have to stress that and two the kids literally play in my parent's backyard with friends and/or cousins the entire time and I get a little break from entertaining them ALL THE TIME.
The great thing about the weather being nice is it's easier to get the kids in and out of the car by myself on the drive. We don't have to worry about socks, coats, snow, or blistery Wyoming wind. On the way up I grabbed Subway and we ate at the park. It was a longer stop than usual but nice to let the kids run free outside for awhile. It's still really tricky for them to eat in the car especially the younger two, but as soon as they are more capable I will be feeding them meals in the car so they can just run when we stop. While we were eating our lunch Ryder did tell me, "Mom this is the best day ever, a picnic, play at the park, and driving to Montana!" Ha, he didn't realize we weren't even half way at that point.
We got to go swimming with the cousins which was a real treat especially for Rilyn. She thinks everything they do is amazing so Isaiah helped Rilyn perfect the cannonball.
We also had a busy day fishing. Definitely everyone's favorite part of visiting Montana The kids have so much fun and this time they got to splash around in the river.
Fourth of July was a lot of fun too. We had my grandparents and sister over for lunch and then we went to watch the firework show. It ended up being a really late night and I'm not sure if I will attempt that again with little kids but then I look at Ryder's face in the pictures and not sure I could deny him that chance again. He was amazed. Sawyer stayed up the entire time and during the fireworks he kept throwing up his arms as if he was the one putting the fireworks up in the sky.
It was a great trip and a lot of work. The kids had so much fun and it's always nice spending time with my family. The kids are already asking to go back.
The great thing about the weather being nice is it's easier to get the kids in and out of the car by myself on the drive. We don't have to worry about socks, coats, snow, or blistery Wyoming wind. On the way up I grabbed Subway and we ate at the park. It was a longer stop than usual but nice to let the kids run free outside for awhile. It's still really tricky for them to eat in the car especially the younger two, but as soon as they are more capable I will be feeding them meals in the car so they can just run when we stop. While we were eating our lunch Ryder did tell me, "Mom this is the best day ever, a picnic, play at the park, and driving to Montana!" Ha, he didn't realize we weren't even half way at that point.
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| Watching our car get an oil change before we left |
We also had a busy day fishing. Definitely everyone's favorite part of visiting Montana The kids have so much fun and this time they got to splash around in the river.
It was a great trip and a lot of work. The kids had so much fun and it's always nice spending time with my family. The kids are already asking to go back.
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