Andrew['s been in Montana]

Wow... So where to begin... I am not even going to try and put this in an orderly fashion, but rest assured I had a GREAT time.

We left Saturday after the boys tee-ball game. It was a a fairly mild ride, but also only the first day. We stayed at a Holiday Inn Express, I think. We got in pretty late, well it was like 12:30, but in Colorado we lost an hour, so it was only 11:30 which was good.

Sunday we left around 9ish I think. It wasn't that bad traveling, but the kids were a little more anxious. We made it into Montana around 5:30. We went directly to a Church where Mike's Aunt and Uncle were having their 35th? Maybe 40th wedding anniversary. I met some of the family, but his immediate family I saw a lot more of during the week.

That night after we got all settled in and stuff Marissa took me out and let me ride my first horse.

Verizon is his name I think. It was so much fun, I could see why people would just want to ride for hours. I could have, but it was getting dark and the mosquito's were eating me alive! It was horrendous.

On Monday we ah... let me see. I tanned for the first time standing up... and we had a a BBQ at Joel's... It was only a week ago, but I am having a hard time remembering all that happened, because so much did happen.

Tuesday, Margo and I are having a hard time recalling what we did, everyday in my mind is kind of jumbled together, I think was a relaxing day.

Wednesday we hung out at Joel's, gallivanted, and carried on is in way or another.

Thursday we went to Red lodge, a town in Southern Montana. It was Mountains really close by, so after eating some lunch at a really nice pizza parlor and going to a big candy store, we drove up the mountains and had a grand old time. Oh and we also went to a zoo that has native Montana animals. A the little zoo they have some really pretty scenery. Here is a picture of me with the mountains in the background.
Here is a picture of a chipmunk halfway up the mountains. They were really awesome, you could hold food in your hands and they would come and eat right out of it. They were everywhere too. If they had conspired together they could have carried of Kyle and raised him as their own.

Here is one picture that I took of the mountain range. As you drive up the side you can see in the distance some ponds. It was a really awesome place to visit.

On our ride back to Oklahoma we stopped a couple times just to let the kids blow off some steam. One of the places we stopped was at Mount Rushmore.

It wasn't at all what I expected. I was just expecting some parking places and a trail to the cliff, but I was wrong. As you pull in they have a couple parking garages, as you get out of the garages you come up to a walkway with all 50 state flags and the years they were fonded, as you walk up they have some stores you can go shopping for food or souvenirs, you continue walking and you come up to the museum type things and the theaters. Then after that they have the faces of Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln. It was more than I expected.

We also stopped at Storybook Land. Here is a picture for you Mom!

We got home around 11 o'clock. We watched "The Last Mimsy" on the ride home the last night, horrible, creepy, messed up philosophy, and just down right stupid and anti-climactic.

It was good to be "home." This bed is now starting to feel like my own. I can't believe that I am going to be leaving in less than two weeks. I am really anxious to get home and see my family, and friends, and Rajah. But I really love being here. It's kind of sad actually.

Oh, and so you know Aimee, I just got my first "sunburn" of the year today. And it is not even a sunburn, it doesn't burn, it is just red.

I know that that this blog was kind of a disappointment, but when so much happens in a relatively long amount of time, it gets kind of hard to write about it all. Plus these blogs are more complicated then they look.

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Here are the other pictures that I had wanted to add before.

Here is Liberty? I believe that's what her name was. She is an American Bald Eagle that was in the zoo we went to in Redlodge Montana.

Here is me feeding the natives and Kyle photographing them. They were so much fun to play with.

This is a picture of me at the point of the mountain.

These are the fifty state flags as you walk up to the mountain cliff.

I like this one. It is a custom made Coke machine as you leave the parking garage to go up to the upper levels.

And here is one just for creeps.

As I was updating this Kyle started to pick up the yellow paint can that Margo had bought to paint the home-school room with. You can see how it ended.

Margo was at a mothers home-school meeting and Mike was at work. I am soooo glad that Rita and Walter were here, Margo's parents. I don't know what I would have done if they hadn't been here.

A lot/most of it came out. I didn't even notice it was that yellow until I looked at the picture that I took. Maybe tomorrow we can attack it with some carpet shampoo and stain remover. Hopefully it will all come out.

Tonight for supper Rita and Walter treated us to Fuddruckers. It is America's favorite burger. I have to agree, it was quality stuff.

You order you burger, I ordered Southwest burger (cheeseburger with bacon and guacamole), and then you go up to the bar and add your own condiments and toppings. Not only that but they had really good potato wedges and onion rings.

... Well this is going to be one of the last entries I have while I am out here.

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