It was a happy happy Saturday when we got to pick up AnnDee at the airport the day before we left on our trip to Montana! Paisley couldn't have been happier to see her, we were all very excited to be able to spend the whole upcoming week with her! Yah!!!
That night, lefty and righty (the mexican bed time story telling socks) came out for an exciting bed time story. Early the next morning we would be getting up for the long drive to Montana! The kids laughed and laughed. I sat back and thought what lucky kids they are to have such a cool dad.
We made a quick detour that morning to let AnnDee visit her mommy's grave. I was gratefully wearing sunglasses so she couldn't see my tears. It warmed my heart so much to see AnnDee so happy to see where her mommy was burried for the first time. I was shocked at her reaction, not sad. Just SO HAPPY to finally see and know this is where her mommy is. She kissed her grave and gave her a sweet picture of her mommy's favorite place on earth, the place with the mountains and the 3 waterfalls. We would be headed there in a few days for real life, and AnnDee couldn't wait!
Then we finally got to Glacier National Park. We first went on the Avalanche Hike, where the 3 waterfalls are (Missy's favorite place), where we played in the water, fed the chipmunks out of our hands, and saw some pretty cool deer. Then we checked into our lodge, the Rising Sun Inn. And of course, hit up Johnsons Cafe for some amazing homemade bread and soup, etc. What a great first day! The next day we headed to Many Glacier, then went back to St. Marys lake by our lodge, and picniced by the lake and played in the water. Then the last day in Glacier, we headed out of the park, and stopped alot along the way to take a bunch of pictures, and headed to the lake house! From there out we were pretty much out on the lake the remainder of the 5 days there in Woods Bay. Honestly, this was one of my favorite vacations ever. It was so relaxing every day by the lake, and the kids were happy to play in the water all day every day. We will repeat this trip for sure. I miss it already! One of my favorite memories was one night after the kids had gone to bed, we sat around the fire for hours talking while listening to the live band across the bay play. Then we all walked out to the dock and spread a small part of Missy's ashes. We all talked and remembered our favortie things about her. I though that she would have probably been the one to jump into the lake right there in the moonlight. It was such a great bonding and healing moment for us all.
