Montana... Finally!!

Deacon has had a lot of fun with his cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents and great grandparents these last few weeks!

We went to Bozeman Montana to visit Christina and Brett. My mom, Em, Austin, Lucy and Gavin had flown in a few days before the rest of us (including Dave, Kara, Anna, James, Dylan and Hannah) had gotten there.  We had quite the crowd invading the Walker household but Brett is so good and he has learned quickly how the Fisher family can pretty much take over life as he knows it!!!

Deacon had so much fun playing with his cousins and floating the Madison river! 

Grandma and 5 of her favorite little people!!

(we are sad the other 3 of her favorite little people weren't here with us this time!!)

Deacon loves when his cousin Anna gives him kisses!!!

 I LOVE this picture!!

Deacon did so good in the raft and actually sat VERY still and relaxed next to his Grandma, cousin Gavin and Aunt Emily! (He actually spent most of the two hours cuddling up to his Aunt Emily... and loving every minute of it!!)

Floating the river calmed him right down and he just hung out... he even let my mom "share" her sunglasses with him.  He kept them on and wore them for a good ten minutes! (Of course he won't ever wear HIS sunglasses!!)

Floating relaxed sweet baby James too!  Here he is nustled in the tube with him mom and Tres (aka...baby #3... due in November, not finding out gender.... VERY frustrating for doting Aunts!!!)

We stayed all together and floated (with the occasional water fight) in a giant group down the river... 

 It was so much fun! 

I wish we had something like that close to us in Utah... I would go every weekend!!!

The next day we went into Yellowstone National Park to see Old Faithful... 

When in Rome right?? Er, Montana!!??

We had to stop for lunch at "The Taco Bus"...

 Yes, the Taco BUS...

 It was actually really good!  Em went to KFC to get Mac and Cheese for the kids but Deacon didn't mind my chicken burrito from the Taco Bus!!

Then it was time to see Old Faithful! 

We had an hour before the "predicted" time it would go off so we walked around and saw other geysers near Old Faithful.

Deacon mostly loved hanging out on Dad's shoulders! (and pulling out James' hair)

 ...and then running away from Dad...

Anna taking a picture of me...

 ..taking a picture of her...

Could you tell we had a little time to kill??!!

And then... Ta Da!! Old Faithful!!!

 

 But my favorite part of all??.... Getting a kiss from my sweet little boy!!

It was a quick weekend trip but it was full of cousins and fun!!  

Thanks Christina and Brett for being such wonderful hosts!!