Sarah’s pose in this picture makes me chuckle every time I look at it! This day was wonderful. We left Granby in the morning and made the drive over to Denver. The weather couldn’t have been better. It was cool and the sun was out. We grabbed some lunch and had a picnic in the …
Rocky Mountain National Park
We woke up bright and early with the plans of spending the whole day in Rocky Mountain National Park. We were on the road by 8:00 and it was COLD. We bundled and layered with pretty much everything that we had and I had brought hand warmers as well (which proved to be a lifesaver!). …
Our 10th Anniversary
When Plans Change Last week, Mark and I were able to celebrate our ten year anniversary. Can you believe it?! TEN YEARS! Sad story. When Mark and I were still in our very first year of marriage, we decided that for our ten year anniversary we would go on a special trip. And we’ve been …
2021 Family Vacation
At the close of every family vacation is the anticipated drawing for our vacation for the upcoming year {you can read more about our favorite tradition here}. Here were the results: Mark: South Carolina Elise: Kansas Jacob: Tennessee Sarah: Pennsylvania Benjamin: West Virginia Lydia: Wyoming {I think she was hinting at a lighter travel schedule!} …
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Our final stop on our trip proved to be a favorite. In my mind, before our trip, I envisioned this stop as being a quickie. We would drive around a little, get our “stamp”, and then be on our way. It was such a pleasant surprise though! We woke up in Billings and, after having …
Billings Montana Temple
We are big on traditions around here. We started a tradition on our very first family trip to Arizona to visit a temple – even just the grounds – on our family trips. We love learning about these temples and the growth of the church in the area. Montana has only one temple and it …
ZooMontana
Our kids are definitely ANIMAL LOVERS! They love them and going to the zoo is such a treat. So to the zoo we went! ZooMontana in Billings isn’t very large but we had so much fun! The main attractions are Amur Tigers, Grizzly Bear, Wolverine, River Otters, Takin, and Canada Lynx. Jacob’s favorite animal is …
Museum of the Rockies
After we left the Grant-Kohrs Ranch we headed east towards Bozeman. This was an extra day/stop that we added last minute because of Mark. And I am SO GLAD that we did because it was a highlight for ALL of the kids! This museum is incredible! There are lots of different areas and it was …
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
As sad as we were to leave Glacier, we had plans to explore more of the great state Montana! As we traveled south, it was just beautiful {I think we all said “beautiful” on this trip about 1,000 times each}. Every couple minutes it seemed we would pass another lake and it was just gorgeous. …