Swimming with the Nielsons

mtseamonsfam Swimming with our friends before they move out of the hotel. Thanks Nielsons for the pizza 🍕, the swim & the good company! So excited you're here!
demerry I'm sorry I missed so much of it!! Thanks for playing and thanks for being so wonderful ❤️

Fun Memories at Fairmont

Such fun memories! Can't believe our week at Fairmont is coming to an end. We totally enjoyed treasure seeking slide tokens. We rock! I think Glory rode that thing a hundred times! Victoria is getting really good at braiding hair. Some of the best Hallmark shows are at midnight! Drinking hot cocoa on the rooftop is epic! And don't forget the sleeping cow! He looks so peaceful! Lol

Just Keep Swimming....

We enjoy swimming after breakfast, after lunch, after dinner & of course midnight swimming with a dip in the hot tub! Love the Hot Springs!

Family @ Memorial Pool

Liberty was actually free today (she's a working maniac lately) so we met Dad at the Pool. She was crabby about it but it was an awesome day to be in the water!
Diving Board:

Waterslide:

Aqua Center Play area: {Liberty's super excited!)

Family Selfie: (See how much fun Liberty's having?)

Dad Tackle in the Water (Kids love this!!!):

Treat afterwards- Mom is AWESOME!!!!;) {Notice Mom has to buy the love?}

Memorial Pool with Dad

Dad met us for his lunch break to do a little Summer Swimming. Fun times! It's been super hot this week so it was a perfect day at the Memorial Pool.

We got a little treat at the end. Justice fed the girls like a baby bird. Gross! LOL

Temple Trip Billings: Swim Park

The kids loved all the swimming we did this weekend.
We let everyone get together on Friday night with friends and do some swimming at the different hotels. {Liberty went with the Guymons but I just came at the end to pick her up so I didn't get any pictures}

Then on Saturday, we headed with lots of families to play at the Reef. Love that place!

BBall Adventure in Boulder

This week got a little busy & then all of next week- Brett will be out of town. With my birthday on Sunday, we decided to make Brett's BBall Tournament our Family/Birthday Adventure.

After work, we headed down to Boulder for some pizza @ Joe's Pizza. A little Ma/Son Shop on Main street. They took forever but it was so fun to hang out with the family & visit with the owner. Their Italian Sodas are to die for!!!!!

We have seen signs several times for Boulder Hot Springs.

31 Hot Springs Road

Boulder, MT 59632

I made a few calls to get some more info. It turned that it worked out perfect for us to get in a swim before we headed to Brett's game. The old mansion is pretty run down but looks really cool.

The kids had a blast swimming!!! It started to rain but the water temp was perfect so it didn't put a damper on our night. They had the outdoor pool as well as hot tubs in both the dressing rooms. {except the indoor ones are clothes optional so you take a chance at a peep show if you go inside. LOL} Fun times!

Brett had a late game at the high school in Boulder, MT. They ROCKED it! Way to go, team!

Check out Liberty's cool hair color after the mineral pools. Awesome! It's like she's apart of the X-Men or something! ;)

Fun times with the family! XO

Courtyard Oahu North Shore

We were lucky enough to get a room for the night at the Marriot that is basically in the parking lot of the Polynesian Cultural Center. After our adventure at the PCC, we let the kids swim in the pool until it closed. It's a beautiful hotel and pool area. {even though with the storm coming in and it being late- they turned off the waterfall. Bummer!) It was so convenient that we literally walked to and back from the PCC. Awesome!

In the morning, we walked across the street and checked out the north shore (OK.. technically it's the beach in Laie which is just east of the north shore but I say it counts!) Justice wanted to climb a coconut tree & pick a coconut soooo bad! LOL There's just never enough time on vacation, right? We even found this awesome fort on the beach that the kids wanted to play in but we had to head back to the Honolulu Airport to catch our ride back to Maui.

55-400 Kamehameha Hwy, Laie, HI 96762

(808) 293-4900

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-photos/hnloa-courtyard-oahu-north-shore/

Honolulu Airport

300 Rogers Boulevard

Honolulu. Hi 96819

Memorial Park Pool

There has been a HEAT wave that has been attacking Helena this week. We've been in the 100s all week. It's the driest June in over 100 years! To combat the heat, we met Brett over lunch and took the younger kids to Memorial Park Pool to cool down. (Liberty is in Great Falls for Youth Conference)

The life guard let Justice go on the Super Sonic slide even though he was 1" short. It made his day! We also saw a couple friends so the kids were in heaven! It was a perfect way to cool off our scorching bodies!

I bought them popsicles after wards and we ate them in the shade at the park. 

Clark's Bay

We were supposed to meet some friends out at Clark's Bay today. They didn't show. (Sad Face) But we did run into some other friends. Yeah! We enjoyed the day on the beach and in the Kayaks. The weather was perfect!!!!Love being close to the beach!

Beach fun: 

The Coils tried to catch a seagull! Too funny!

Water fun:

Kids learned to stand up on the kayaks. Super cool!

Fun at the Reef

Since we didn't get done watching kids for the Trek to the Temple until about 5 pm- we decided to spend the night in Billings. The Paynes & us took the kids to the Reef to do a bit of swimming! Fun times!

Everyone took turns on the slides (everyone could ride them this time! Hurray!)

Lilly Pads & Bucket o'Water

Wave pool & Hot Tub

We took a short break and ate pizza together outside. We were chilly!

Glory & Korbin were the very last kids out of the pool when it closed. They did NOT want to leave! LOL

We took our kids to DQ afterwards. What crazy people like to eat cold ice cream when they are wet & chilly??? ;)

We went back to our hotel- showered some people and sat by the firepit outside. What a great day!

Fairmont Vacation

We spent a week at our Fairmont Time share. I finally posted details. See our fun- a few posts back....

Fairmont Vacation: Polar Plunge

The temps dropped so badly this week but it didn't stop us from completely enjoying our Hot Spring Swim Fun! We actually swam in -4 degree weather! We are CRAZY!!! The girls and I also enjoyed the steam room each day before we got dressed.

Brett and the kids even rolled in the snow before hoping back in the pool. Silly family!

One night, we took turns trying to get the biggest icicles in each others hair. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

One of our favorite parts is the slide. During the winter season- it's only open in the evening but we had a blast. Because it was soooo cold- the steam made it nearly impossible to see anything once you made it up a couple flights of stairs. It was hilarious!

They actually cleaned the indoor pool at the beginning of the week (closed, drained and painted it) so we had to use the outdoor pool. However by the end of the week, it was back open. We had fun jumping, sitting in the hot tub, and of course, eating Tropical Sno! Our favorite!

Fun Family memories @ Fairmont!

Fairmont Vacation: Condo Fun

Soon  after we married, we got roped into one of those Timeshare presentations and ended up buying one. We paid way more than we should have but with joining the exchange program, we have definitely done some fun things and shared it with others. So not a total loss. However, after we moved here, we used our exchange to visit Fairmont Hot Springs. It's only a little over an hour from our home. After one visit, we were hooked. We even bought a week from them so we can go ever year. We hope to sell our other one and just enjoy time here instead.
We really like to visit when it's cold and possibly snowy. That way we take full advantage of the HOT Springs part of it. Our family loves it there!
Check out this shot of the resort one morning we were there. That's steam coming from the pool.

We bought a week with a two room condo. We enjoyed hanging out together- playing games, watching movies, making yummy food, popping popcorn, sipping hot cocoa, climbing trees and being together. We also LOVED swimming! But that's another post. ;)

The day we left- it snowed ALOT!!! We took advantage and played in it. Snow much fun!

Our whole family LOVES pretzels so we treated ourselves to some before we left. Poolside as well. Luv it!

Lunch Break Swim

Brett's Office friends all took a lunch break to meet the moms & kids at the Memorial Pool for a fun swim break. Fun times!
Diving:

Going Down the slide:

Fun in the Pool:

Scout Swim @ Memorial Park

As one of Justice's last Scout activities in the 5th Ward, Reid took them to the pool to work on their swimming skills. Justice brought Brett. They had a great time!

Brothersons Visit: Spring Meadow Lake

After breakfast, we took the Brotherson family to Faith Lane to check out our new home. The adults had a great time checking it out and sharing things for the future. But the kids were ready to go pretty quickly. ;) Maybe when we actually live there and there's a tramp and a fort and carpet and toys, they'll be content to just hang out. Funny kiddos!
We also wanted to share a bit of Helena with the Brothersons while they were here. Their trip yesterday was so long that everyone was a bit tired. Kristen and I let the boys rest for a bit at the apartment while we made some lunch. How cute are they?

Then we headed to Spring Meadow Lake for some lunch and some water fun!

We had lots of fun at the Beach and playing in the Lake. At one point clouds rolled in and threatened to rain on us. There was some distant thunder. All of a sudden someone loudly yelled, "There's Thunder, everyone out of the water!!!" Everyone froze and turned. It was Ethan. ;) So everyone except the Brotherson and the Seamons family got out. Kristen talked to him about how it wasn't his responsibility to tell people what to do.  He said he was just concerned for their safety. It took about 5 or 10 minutes before people realized they could get back in. We had a good chuckle about that one. Evan LOVED the beach. He was quite a hoot when the kids tried digging holes and filling them with water, He thought they were his personal hot tubs. He would crawl over to them, back up and climb in. Silly boy!

At one point after lunch, the boys went around the lake to the Fishing Dock. No one caught anything but everyone had fun taking the walk and getting to cast the fishing poles. We packed up when it started drizzling. We barely made it back to the table and packed the car before it started raining on us.