Our MT Vacation

We spent a wonderful 10 days in MT and ID, enjoying plenty of outside fun and time with family.

Madeline loves her swing at Grandma and Grandpa's house

Panning for gold - or pretty rocks

Grandpa gets the best smiles from Olivia

Madeline loved the pink and white bunny at the Helena carousel

The whole Handl crew

Madeline poses with the fish

Olivia and Bryant demonstrate their boxer pose and bolt pose, respectively

Madeline demonstrates her 'big kid tricks' at the park

Ready to catch a big one

Getting ready to catch Madeline's first fish

Yes, this was her first fish!  She reeled it in, but was afraid to touch it.  Quite a nice trout for a first fish!!

Madeline, how big was your first fish?

The lucky princess fishing pole that caught the big one

Olivia snoozes with Auntie Megan

Madeline loved camping out on the couch in the cabin

Olivia talks with Unckee-T and cousin Bryant

Story time with Grandma

Mmmmm....s'mores, or marsh-melllllow as Madeline call them

Baby conversation

Driving the boat with Grandpa

Daddy and Madeline take a turn at the wheel

Wheeeeeee!!

Unckee-T and Auntie Meg

Trekking back to the cabin

Grandpa brushing up on fishing while Olivia catches a snooze

Fun in the hammock

Fishing with Unckee-T

Mom and her girls

Sisters

All the cousins

Picking chokecherries

Madeline loved eating them straight from the trees, despite their tartness

Bryant conspires on how to keep mommy and daddy awake all night!

Sticky s'mores girl

A cousin pinwheel

Grandma and Grandpa with their 3 grandkids

"Yeah, we're cool!"

One more boat ride with Grandpa

 Madeline loved walking BeeDee

So sleepy!

Thrilled to be feeding the llamas

Huge smile!

Madeline asked why we had to come home.  She had a blast on her MT vacation and lots of great memories to cherish until next time!