The day the Merrills left was the day the Roberts showed up. We felt a little like an Airbnb as we washed sheets and towels and cleaned up the Party House for a few hours between guests. It’s tough being popular, hah! Brandon and Kayla are our nephew and niece, and they’d made plans to visit us during our reunion back in February. This will be their first trip to Montana and we wanted it to be a good one.
Lily became my little buddy two years ago when we hung out in Wyoming. She was excited to see me and always wanted to play another game of hide-and-go-seek or whatever.
Mason was born the same day as Ollie, and he loves his Aunt Kyra.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that they wanted to visit Glacier. We headed north and had a great day. There wasn’t as much hiking as we normally do, because the kids are pretty young, but we spent hours on the beach at Lake McDonald. The water was quiet and still. I taught all of them how to skip rocks– it’s always surprising to me how many people don’t know how to skip rocks! Here’s Brandon working on his technique:
They’re such a cute family.
The next day was spent on Flathead Lake, and Lily loved riding on the jet skis. As most kids do, she asked if she could drive, and I gave her the controls and let her go for it. She started out slowly but before you knew it, we were roaring around at 30mph.
Mason didn’t like riding the jet ski nearly as much as he liked riding in the tube behind the jet ski. He spent a lot of time laughing and shouting as he bounced across the little waves.
Our time together was brief, but we enjoyed every minute of it. Brandon and Kayla had such a good time that– with the insistence of their kids– they’ve already booked next summer’s visit.
