Luke and Otto

We were excited to meet friends on the ski hill again. I followed Luke and Otto around all afternoon. They sped down the runs, jumped back onto the lift together, and then did it all again. They had fun finding tree runs and jumps. They probably didn’t even need me following them around all day but it was entertaining for me!

Tenley was with Ava doing the same green runs as us so we saw them several times. But Brad and the two oldest were on the other side of the mountain the whole time. They also had a great time! It was a sunny, warm ski day and we all had a blast!

The Temple at Night

 Kade had the day off from school today. It was the end of the quarter so he had finals all week and then the day off today. He did so well on his finals and he still has a 4.0!

Brad made waffles for us for breakfast. It felt like the old days when all the kids were homeschooled. It was nice.

We drove down to Helena this afternoon to hang out and go to the temple. Our first stop was Maverick because our kids are obsessed with the drinks. Then we went to Costco to do some shopping and have dinner and then we headed to the temple. It was so pretty to see it lit up at night. Our ward’s youth had baptisms planned so Kade and Tenley joined with them and Brad and I went to a session during the same time. Ryder and Luke hung out in the church together and were so good! We got home late but the stars were beautiful to see on the drive home. The sky was clear and they were so bright! Apparently I don’t get out enough at night time! 

The River

 It felt weird not to have Kade with us today since we usually head out to do something fun as a family on Friday. We couldn’t bring ourselves to boat without him so we decided to float the river instead. We somehow convinced Luke to cliff jump with Tenley. His reaction afterward was so funny! He hit his leg hard and it hurt but he still had fun. 

When we finally got Kade back we took the kids out to dinner for a dinner date. I hate that our kids growing up so fast!

Bikes and Hikes

 The weather wasn’t quite nice enough for a boating day so we asked the kids what they’d like to do instead. Half of them wanted to go on a bike ride and the other half wanted to go on a hike so we decided to do both! 

We went for a short bike ride this morning on a part of the trail we hadn’t been on before. It had some steep hills! But there was a great view at the top. We haven’t been in a bike ride in a while so it was really nice.

We came home for lunch and then drove to Augusta to hike to Devil’s Glen. I think it may be my favorite hike in Montana that isn’t in Glacier. We didn’t see one person the whole three hours we were hiking! It was so beautiful and the weather was perfect. Even though Luke was the one begging for a hike he was really tired at the end but it was still his favorite part of the day.

Fishing and Slingshots

It was a beautiful fall day today so we decided to go fishing. One of Brad’s patients recommended a lake up by Augusta. It was a pretty drive and so many of the leaves were changing colors. The kids got lots of bites on their hooks but no one caught a fish. We still enjoyed the sunshine and lack of wind and Luke had so much fun using his new slingshot. He got over 50 rocks in the lake with his slingshot from the road. He got really good!

Boating Adventures

We took the boat out today and of course had some more crazy adventures! The winds were gusting at 45 mph so the cover was putting a lot of pressure on our broken window frame. We decided to take the cover off half way through the drive. When we had almost gotten to the lake we noticed a car behind us trying to get our attention. Apparently a big, heavy seat cushion had somehow flown out! Brad dropped Luke and I with the boat and went to look for it. While he was gone someone drove by with our seat cushion. They had picked it up and realized it must have been ours. I didn’t have any cell service to let Brad know but he eventually came back and was happy to see that the seat wasn’t all that damaged.

It was pretty windy on the lake also but Kade still skied and the kids had a blast swimming.

On the way home we dropped Kade off at a Young Mens campout. We arrived before the rest of the boys and had dinner. It made me want to go camping! Luke was loving playing with the sticks and the leaves. Why do we even have toys?

When we got home Luke used his sweet puppy dog eyes on me to get me to make chocolate chip cookies. He said that all he wanted was a cookie! Haha. He’s so funny and so cute I can never say no!

The Lake

We headed to the lake again today even though being there without Kade was sad. The kids tried tubing and Tenley talked me into tubing with her. We had a pretty good wipeout and hit heads but it was fun! Ryder and Tenley also got up on skis! They’re amazing.