Later Spring.....

Every May, there is about 8 blocks of downtown blocked off

for a car show!!

There were a lot on antique cars!

I was in Heaven!!! Had to wipe my chin a few times.

I don't think I really need to caption all of these.....

Mom told me that Dad had one of these!!!

Yes Please!!!

This car really needs some love!

The owners have used spray paint on it!

I would love to own this car!!!

How cute is this!!!!

Old Baracuda!

I have been slacking.....

I know, I know, I haven't posted anything in a long time.

It has been a very busy couple of months.  

So, I am going to catch up on a few posts and then try my best to keep up.

We spent one weekend fishing with all of the kids 

in different places.....

We didn't catch anything that day.

We did have some fun and great views at Pelican point!

At one of the places we tried there was an eagle 

perched up in her nest!

The next day we decided to go the other direction and 

take Carter's Ferry on the way home.

This is just like the old ferry's.  You pull up and honk.

Then, an older man comes out, lets you on and fires up the generator.

Too bad it was too early for antelope hunting.....

Tim and I took our own fishing trip to Holter Lake.

He caught both of these..... right before we were going to leave.

That big fish weighed almost 5lbs and was about 26" long!!!!

That thing was hard to clean!

We tried to take the scenic route through Yellowstone after picking 

Tyler and Korbyn up during spring break.

We had never seen moose in the wild!!

  

I saw these guys' prints on the side of the road....

The were huge!!!!!

A lone wolf along the river...

We didn't actually get to drive through Yellowstone but,

we saw a lot of beautiful scenery!

Yes, that is a road sign!  

This was taken outside of Bozeman, in MID APRIL!!!!

OK! I caught up to that point...... ;)

Almost Spring Hike.....

I know that it wasn't quite spring but, we wanted to get the kids

out of the house and see some more of what Montana has to offer.

We decided to surprise them with a hike and picnic.

So, we loaded up the back pack with PB&Js and 7up and then loaded the 

Burb with all of us.  

There was hardly any snow in Great Falls......

There is still a lot of snow in the Little Belts....

This is a snow bank on a turn around (we missed the turn).

I am pretty sure these info thingys are supposed to be at waist high.

This one is right at the top of the snow.

that should tell you just how deep the snow is up there.

After a short, slippery hike down a snowy path, we made it to the 1st falls.

This was the "coolest" waterfall I have ever seen.... hehe.

There was a trail leaving the falls so, we decided to see where it led.

Well, we didn't find out where it led but,

we had fun slipping and sliding on the trail.

I would make it down a slope and all I could hear was 

giggles and girly squeals as the kids "tried" not to slip.

If it is this pretty covered in snow, 

I can't wait for the snow to melt!

Ice makes amazing shapes!

New Ride!!!!!

Well, we quickly figured out, that as a family of 7, we can't really go anywhere with bags in the "Taco"

We had to upgrade.  

The dealership was great!  They pulled the Burban onto the showroom floor.

It was cold outside..... (as usual).

They also left the plastic on the seats so we could take them off.

B was pretty excited!

Everybody got to take some plastic off.  

Then, the batteries in the camera went dead.  :(

Winter Break Excursions

We had quite the adventure taking the kids for the "Winter Break Swap".

Tim made it to Utah before the excitement started......

They ended up in a ditch on the side of the Hwy after spinning around bout 3 times.

Everyone was just fine except the truck....  

The sand in the back of the truck slammed into the tailgate and bent it.... one bag is still in the ditch.  

Luckily the trip back was uneventful.

Luckily, I had Hailey to make the trip with me both times.

She played with the camera almost the whole way down for the first trip.

Thankfully, it was just cold weather for us.

But, the return trip to pick the kids up and bring them home was a little different.......

First, I got the Tahoe started to warm up and the heater stopped working in the front.

We had to move everything over to the truck while it warmed up.

A lot of blowing snow and the road got worse the further South we drove.

Hailey still managed to have a good time.

It really sucked but, I didn't freak out once.

Because of the blowing snow and everyone passing us blowing more snow, 

OH, and not having a grill cover on the truck, gave me lots of trouble!

The air filter kept clogging up with snow and ice.

I am too short to reach the filter to get it changed.

HAY!!!!! LOL

I get the kids everytime......

Then, I got a phone call from Tim on New Years Day.... I had to drive to Helena to get the boys.

It wasn't too bad.  The views are Gorgeous!!!

And, finally, back to Great Falls!!!

Everyone made it home safely and that is all that really matters!