Montana 2011

In early July we took a long awaited trip to visit the Clines in Missoula, Montana. (Justin and Preston both turned 30 this year and wanted to do a family vacation together as their birthday present.) It was actually this visit that gave me the inspiration to start blogging again when Melinda said something along the lines of, "Your blog really stinks," referring to the fact that I hadn't blogged since December. So here goes another attempt at chronicling our family life.
Justin and Preston love to bike ride so they took advantage of the great weather and scenery to bike together. Madeleine also can ride without training wheels so she wanted to be highlighted in this picture as well.
We got to go on some great hikes with the kids. It made us really wish there was more wilderness near us.
We went camping for one night in a National Forest, which we quickly realized was what camping was meant to be like. First, it was free. Second, it was in the mountains with incredible views. Three, there was no where else around us. Four, it was shared by great friends!
Could you get a group of more adorable kids? They really played well together.


Here we were in downtown Missoula. There are incredible views everywhere you turn. Missoula is such a special place for us. Thanks Clines!