Grandma Montana Time

While the boys went backpacking this week, Bruce and I spent lots of time with "Grandma Montana." As you can see, they went biking...
...we all went bowling (and I bowled a personal best of 122 - with bumpers)...
...we went to "Grandma Montana's Old McDonalds" complete with a Play Place...
...we went hiking every day and Bruce even stripped down and waded into a river...
...and we went to the Museum of the Rockies not once, but twice. The Museum has a functional homestead and farm where visitors can play with toys from the early 19th century, pump water into a can and give the garden a sprinkling, and check out all the animals, crafts, and goings-on. The picture above is of Bruce and Valerie by one of the gardens.
Bruce found a patch of strawberries and made sure it was watered well.
"Big Mike" and all the dinosaur bones were the big draw at the Museum. We got spoiled plenty while the boys were gone!

Scott and his brother and dad returned from their Beartooth Range backpacking trip a day earlier than they'd anticipated. They skipped a day-trip to Granite Peak because of some foggy weather and were hiking faster than they thought they would. Their stories will have to come in another post though.