Montana in June

About a week after school let out, we packed up the car and headed up to meet Anton in Montana. We were really excited since the girls and I hadn't seen our new place yet! The girls might as well be professional road trippers....they couldn't be better on me when we are driving. They don't ever complain, and thanks to Nana who took them to go buy some fun things for the car, they just played and played the entire drive. The dogs and me got a little tired of the drive though. Anyway, we got there safe and sound, and the time we spent up there was amazing. I am beginning to love Bozeman. I didn't love it right off, but the more I am there, the more I love it. The weather is perfect, its a slower place, the people are kind and it is so beautiful. Still, even though I love it there, Salt Lake is my home. We will never move there, but it is the best place to visit and spend time at!  

We found some fun and low key things to do while we are there. The one fun thing we did was go to Bozeman Beach. It is a little lake/reservoir right outside the town...it reminded me of something you would see back in the day. Claire thought it was too cold (I agree with her), but Lilly loved it. She loved jumping off the dock into the water. Another day, we drove up through Paradise Valley and then up to the North Entrance of Yellowstone. It was stunning. I can see why they call it Paradise Valley! We were hoping to see buffalo, since Anton sees them everywhere in the fall/winter, but we didn't see any. We were kind of bummed. We also went on a few little hikes, which were fun but Claire of course was a scaredy cat when we got to the river. It was so funny, and in true Claire fashion! One of the girls favorite things is the swing set and the pond that are right across the street from us. The pond has frogs, which they love going to go see and try and catch. There are pathways everywhere, so they have loved riding their scooters and exploring...same with me! I went for a run one morning, and thought to myself "if I had these pathways at home, and my scenery looked like this, I would run all the time!"....now that's saying something, since I don't love running! We love Bozeman and the memories we make when we are up there!