Memorial Day Weekend

This was our first time ever taking a vacation on Memorial Day. Usually one of us has to work (that would be me) and the other spends the weekend planting the garden (and that would be Tyrel). Well this year we planned a trip to Montana. Tyrel had a cousin graduating from HS and so it gave us a small excuse to head up to the treasure state.

What a good way to start the trip! We got to see some big horn sheep. To my surprise this was Tyrels first time ever seeing one. I used to see them all the time in Challis.

Our first exciting adventure was hiking up to the Lewis and Clark Caverns. It is like a 2 mile hike and takes about 2 hours. Kaden loved the beaver slide where you actually have to sit on your bum and slide down this slide through the caverns.

Family picture in the caverns

Steph and Kaden in the Cathedral room

Tyrel and Paycen near the brown waterfall

Returning to the Motel after the caverns. A much needed nap!!

The next day we went to Virginia City. It's an old mining town now set apart for historical preservation and tourism. The town used to mine gold and I think totalled about $300 million worth of Gold. Awesome. Now I think they are going through the gorge again and mining for gems. I guess the pioneers didn't realized the shiny red and green things were worth anything. Just the gold things.

Here we are at Cousins Candy Store. They make some of their own candy and there is just shelves and shelves of candy. We gave Kaden a bag and said fill it up. This picture is before I got a stroller for Paycen. He was going a little too crazy with all the open barrels of candy.

Kaden's first choice was of course a Ring Pop. His favorite!!

And then he found the biggest lollipop ever. Look how happy he is!!

A sword fight commenced after this picture was taken. I had to yank Paycen's sucker out of his tiny hands. He was devastated.

That afternoon we attended a graduation in Sheridan. Only 20 kids graduated, it was awesome. After the graduation we ate this huge dinner. Tyrel's uncle roasted a pig on a spit. I should've gotten some pictures, sorry. Kaden even ate some. We visited with family and then headed home.

The next morning, Ty wanted to take Kaden fishing. So we packed up everything again and headed to Spring Creek. It was super fun because I set up my camp chair, soaked up the sun and read my book while Tyrel taught Kaden how to fish. Lovely.

Cute little Kaden holding his new fishing rod.

Like Father like Son. So cute!!

Finally!! A fish. Actually Kaden totalled 6 fish. He wouldn't touch them but he sure loved to catch them.

We got home and treated ourselves to ice cream cones. The boys loved them. And I think they loved our weekend.

We are sure glad to be home. Sleeping in our own beds, taking naps in our own beds instead of the car, and eating good foods vs licorice, crackers and m&ms.