Montana Trip Part 1

Whitefish Lake & Big Mountain
 
During Kenney's break from school, Grandma and Grandpa in Montana flew us up there to see everyone. We all had a really good time and enjoyed the weather, scenery, and company.  It was fun to hang out with all the Uncles and Grandma & Grandpa.  We did so many new things and had tons of fun!!

Kyler and Damon each got a suitcase to take with us on the plane (it was cheaper to buy a suitcase that could be reused rather than spending the $50 to get a bag there and back!).  So We made them pull their own bags!!  They looked so cute with their backpacks, suitcases with wheels that lit up and their animal hanging there.  We got stared at everywhere we went!  Radley even had a tiny backpack!

We went to Whitefish Lake Beach for our first outing.  The water was a little cold for our Texas bodies, but we all got in the water! 

Kyler liked swimming with the big boys, Uncle Logan and Brenn.

The lake was beautiful.

People were doing all kinds of activities on the lake.  I had never seen someone doing this in person.  It was pretty cool!  People were also paddle boarding, jet skiing, boating, etc.  It was quite a busy place!

The next day we went to Big Mountain and took a gondola/chairlift ride up to the top of the mountain to eat some lunch and explore.  The boys had a lot of fun on the ride up there.

Kyler kept waving to the people coming down hoping they would wave back.  He got excited when someone saw him and waved back.

And a typical family picture!

The view was really pretty from the top.  There have been a lot of fires in Idaho so the view was not a clear as usual, but it was still amazing.

The boys were very excited to go to the "mountains."

Damon on a little hike!  He had fun keeping up with everyone.

Of course when Logan and Brenn were around, it was no longer fun to be with Mom and Dad.  Kyler and Damon ran ahead to be with them.

Radley was too distracted by all the rocks and found it really hard to walk.  Everywhere he looked there were more rocks, and he had to pick all of them up!  He did not want to be carried.

Then the other boys noticed, and before long, ALL of the boys including my brothers and Kenney were throwing rocks.  They could have done that all day(at least the little boys could)!

On the way down the mountain, Kyler decided he wanted to be a big boy and ride the chairlift.  I still didn't trust Damon or Radley, so I rode the gondola down with them and Grandma.

Daddy and Damon about to go down the Alpine Slide (It's a ride down the mountain kinda like sledding for the summer).  The boys liked being able to control their speed with the throttle.

Kyler wanted to ride with Logan.  He LOVED Logan.

Everyone lined up ready to go!

We had to ride a short chairlift back to the top where the Alpine ride started, and it was a good thing it was short.  Damon was crazy on that thing.  We definitely needed some straps to keep him still.  He was moving all over the place, never realizing he could fall off at any moment!  We made the right choice by making him use the gondola for the long ride!

Another attempt at a family picture.

The whole crew at Big Mountain!