Whitefish, MT

A month or so ago (I've totally lost track of time!) we took a quick trip to Whitefish, MT, our favorite stomping grounds. On our way over of course we had to stop off for a night at G-ma & Gpa's house.  Oh how D loves her G-ma & pa!

Then it was off to Whitefish to visit our friends the Sabins & the Boyes - it was kiddo-palooza.  Someone had a grand ol' time.  First there was the trampoline....

then a hike in the woods

A photo opt on a log- funny how they all look like they could be related - oh wait everyone is but d.

It was far too short of a trip but a fun one for sure!

Whitefish Camping Photo's

Here's some pictures from our 'Maiden Voyage' Montana trip (see previous post). These are of our Whitefish chapter (mid-trip). Matt's family has a vacant lot up on Big Mountain right under chairlift 3. It was the perfect place for our first few nights in the Silver Streak! As you can see from the pictures there were still some patches of snow on the slopes. Miss Dylan was in all her glory running around, jumping in the snow, playing in the creeks, and here playing with Elise & Chase Sabin! The Sabins joined us for an evening and the kids had a grand time.











The remains of the evening!

All cleaned up and time for a quick story before someone was out like a light! And speaking of lights, later in the night we were awoken by a big electrical storm. Both Matt and I had the same thought "uh here we are in a tin box up on top of a mountain and there's lightening all around us!" Now I love a good electrical storm but that one was a little hairy.

The next morning we made breakfast and then got ready for a hike to Murray Lake - where Matt & I got married.


Up at Murray Lake.











It was a great time and the trailer was perfect!!!! Can't wait to take it out again.

Thanksgiving ~ finally!

Thanksgiving photo's here as last! So sorry for the delay, it's been a bit crazy over here at the Clark house.

We had a great time. We packed up the Eurovan with all the gear that comes with these little ones and headed to Spokane. We had a great visit with Uncle Mike and Auntie Diane. Auntie Diane score Dylan a bag of really fun toys - you know the kind that makes lots of great noises. Dylan's loving them all - thanks Diane! On the funny side - some of them we couldn't turn off, nor did we have a screwdriver to take the batteries out so lets just say our Eurovan sounded like something from a cartoon! Doooooiiing, zoooing, weeepeeepeeee... Every bump was a musical one.

After Spokane we headed Missoula. The Becker family was so great in letting us stay with them. Dylan (and Maggie) had lots of fun with cousin Lydia, while Matt and I held the newest little cousins Henry and Liam - so cute! Thanks Polly and Rob for letting us take over your basement!

So the big T-day! Well there were 40 of us. The family had made up t-shirts numbering all the family members in the order of their appearance. Little D was number 22! So cute to see how everyone numbered up. It was a great day for sure! Tons of fun, family, babies, funny stories, and laughs. Oh yeah and FOOD! Dylan loved every minute of it. The minute Matt and I walked in the front door G-ma Linda took Dylan from my arms, she was passed from one family member to the next to the next. I think it was a few hours 'til I saw her again (and I think it was only because she had a dirty diaper).

Matt and Dylan shot many pictures of the day together.

Dylan met her cousin Pike for the first time. Pike is 6 weeks younger than D. Oh boy, they LOVED each other!!! Well let's just say until Dylan bit him and made him cry ~ sorry Pike!

The big day also consisted of Great G-ma Ruth's 90th birthday. So there was a big celebration. Matt got some great shots of all the great grand kids gathered around GG-ma Ruth. So sweet. Happy Birthday GG-ma Ruth!!!

(if you look closely this is where Dylan bit Pike and made him cry).

For those who want to see more pictures from the Gardner (Matt's Mom's side) Family Thanksgiving here's a lovely homepage my husband made of the photo's he shot. http://homepage.mac.com/str8films1/thanksgiving2009/index.html

After our whirlwind in Missoula we headed up to Whitefish (where Matt & I got married) to show Dylan. We love it there and hopefully one day will have a cabin or property. We visited our good friends the Sabin's. Love them!!!! It was a great relaxing time together. We hunkered down at their house and just chilled. On Saturday it was snowing so we packed everyone up and headed out for a hike. Matt carried Dylan in a pack and she was shrieking with delight the entire time we were out. You could hear her a mile away. Her little checks were just about purple - i kept thinking she was cold - but the was having the time of her life. The snow was falling and it was beautiful! It was a great hike and so nice to be out in the woods as the snow fell. When we got back to the car Dylan put up a bit of a fuss and then was passed out with exhaustion! Just want to give a shout out to the Sabin family to say thank you! We had a great time.

All in all it was a great trip! We got home and then all caught colds - that part wasn't so fun. Hence the fact this posting is so late. Hope you all had a great T-day!