We decided about a month ago that we wanted to go away somewhere for the long weekend. We picked Kalispell and booked a campsite and then anxiously awaited the time to arrive! We had planned on leaving after Lennard got off work, but then as the time drew nearer, we started thinking about how crazy the border might be and decided that we would leave at noon instead. Then when Friday came and I was busy getting clothing gathered up and loaded into the trailer, Lennard called and said – Let’s leave earlier! Well, I raced a little faster, got everything loaded in record time and we were hooked up and on our way by about 10:00! We only had to wait for 20 minutes at the border and we were in Kalispell and at our campsite in good time. We set up and then headed out to HuHot for a late lunch. We managed to get to one store after that before the kids melted down and we headed back to the trailer to try to get them to take naps (didn’t happen). They love being in the trailer and exploring. We managed to take a walk by the river with them before the weather turned on us.
We put on a movie for the kids in the evening when it was too cold to be outside. Ben enjoyed it… Emma just wanted to be climbing, jumping, exploring, etc. Lennard loved the free Wifi and was analyzing the latest rugby standings!
The next morning we managed to get a bunch more shopping done. I found some really good deals on groceries and clothes for the kids. Of course, I didn’t manage to find anything for me… grrr! As you can see in the pictures, the weather closed in on us and we had rain all afternoon. Thankfully, the kids actually went down for a nap, though it took us about an hour to convince them to lay still enough for them to go to sleep!
Sunday morning, the kids discovered that the furnace vent would blow air into Ben’s blanket and it entertained them for quite a while! Who needs toys, right?! We got ready and headed out to Bigfork to attend church with the Clarke’s and then go to their cabin on Echo Lake for dinner. The kids had a blast running around the deck. We had a bit of a scare when we couldn’t hear Ben playing and discovered him down on the dock at the end of the diving board! I’m so thankful that nothing happened to him and that I’d had the thought to check on him. Lennard convinced him to turn around and come back to the dock and then they sat there for a while. Ben was quite content to sit on the dock and splash in the water.
Monday morning was absolutely beautiful (of course!). We managed to fit in a few more shopping stops before we had to load up the trailer and head home. We had such a fun time and are already planning our next trip!
We had about a 45 minute wait at the border, but thankfully we didn’t have to pay anything. The kids had fun ‘entertaining’ us… and probably everyone else that was near us!
Love the family photo in front of the trailer! That's one you can recreate year after year. (And the car faces are pretty cute!)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad we actually got one! It was a last minute thing, but I'm happy we managed to get at least one photo with me in it!
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