Thermopolis!

We traveled over the pass to Thermopolis one Saturday. It is the home of the "World's Largest Hot Springs". The kids had a blast. Michael did too. I could do without the smell, but it was fun to see the kids enjoying the time. It is really cool to go to the outdoor pool when there is snow on the ground and enjoy the naturally warm water. Here are a couple videos of the kids coming down the slide.

Then we went over to the playground, ate a little lunch and then the kids played on the equipment. Annisia loves to slide and is quite fearless. Jonathan discovered the really cool spiral slide thing.

Annisia sporting her "coy" look. Silly girl!

Then we went on a little walk, but Annisia was so tired by then (it was about 3:30pm and she still hadn't had a nap), she didn't want to walk anymore. So I carried her back to the car and Michael and Jonathan walked to the bridge in the top photo. Some lady was kind enough to take their photo. I love it! It's a very sweet Daddy & Son photo, isn't it?!

When we got home, we had pizza, baths, and books. Have any of you read the "Magic School Bus" books? They are fun; Jonathan loves them.

Anniversary Trip - On to Lewistown

We left Kallispell on Wednesday, the 18th, drove through Big Fork and got 20# of Logan cherries and 5# of Rainier cherries, and are now desperately trying to eat them all! YUM!

Anyways, our next destination was Lewistown where my best girlfriend, Debbie, lives. She and I have been trying to get together since January for a girls' weekend in Billings, but circumstances keep foiling our attempts. Finally! I got to see my friend! We got there in time for a quick dinner and off to Bible study. It was a late night as the boys really wanted to play a bit before bed. Debbie's boys were excited for "baby Jonathan" to come and visit. I got a kick out of them...they wanted to carry him around.

We went for a hike the next morning. It was a 2 mile hike up to Lewistown Overlook. A pretty hike with lots of pine cones to interest the kids!

Debbie with her three boys, Michael and Jonathan posing on the trail.

Jonathan enjoys hiking too. Especially if he has a walking stick! His little legs sometimes make him slower, but he does really well. He fell once, hopped up and said, "I'm OK. I just took a digger!"

Debbie and the boys...

A nice little family photo...

Then we went back into town, ate Subway sandwiches and went to the pool. They have great waterslides in Lewistown! Jonathan got such a kick out of going down the slides with Daddy. He'd laugh all the way down, then squeal when they splashed in the water. I took him down once, but I couldn't stay sitting up, so we laid down on our backs. The only problem was he went under with me at the bottom! Gasp, gasp! He wasn't impressed...