We've made it an annual tradition now to go camping in Montana with all the Jackson clan. We always have such a great time. It is absolutely gorgeous up in the mountains by Big Sky. This was McKel's very first camping experience, and both girls had a blast!
Before I forget, I must write the cute Avril comments:
So on the way there, I turned in to the wrong campsite area, and was driving around getting more and more lost. I was frustrated, and said out loud in the car... Mommy's lost. My dear, sweet Avril said from the back seat, "Mommy, if you're lost, I can hold your hand so you won't be lost!" My heart just melted :) I am so in love with that sweetheart.
After I woke up in the morning from sleeping in our tent, Avril looked at me and pointed to my face saying, "Mommy, you need to put make up on!" She then started rummaging through the bags saying, "Mommy, I will find your make up for you. You need to put it on." Haha, so sweet and so honest!
Then, at breakfast, Avril said..."Last night I went to sleep...I shut my eyes really tight for TWO hours!!" Haha, I have no idea where that came from. Luckily, she did actually sleep longer than two hours :)
We brought the playpen up so McKel would have something to sit in. It was entertaining to watch her smash her face up against the sides :)
That's my happy girl! Unfortunately, McKel wouldn't let anyone else there hold her. She is very much a Mama's girl right now. As long as mommy is holding her, she is happy. She definitely loves to smile though.
These onesie pajamas are perfect for keeping the mosquitos off your skin!
Ally and her fiancee Kyle were kind enough to put up our tent for us. I simply cannot say enough good things about Kyle. This was my first time meeting him, and I am happy to say that Ally found herself the perfect person to spend the rest of her life with. Kyle was beyond helpful to me and the girls the whole time we were there. He is so great with kids, and treats Ally like the Queen she deserves to be treated like. I am so happy we got to meet him, and I am so happy that God helped them to find each other :)
Avril loves her Grandma Carme. It was such a treat for her to get to spend some time with her.
Aunt Star, Uncle Ken, Ally, and Grandma Carme, sittin around the campfire. It was so great to get to spend time with all of them. We love them soooo much!
Avril's favorite past time in the whole world: throwing rocks in to the river. Luckily, she found a friend, Kyle, who would spend hours with her doing just that :)
So we went to THE COOLEST LUAU ever this past Friday! Ina's friend invited us to their place out in Wellsville... there were 2 enormous slip n slides that came all the way down the hill, plus a corn maze, dancing, music, food, and fun fun fun!! We girls had a blast!!
Avril takin a dip in the kiddie pool :)
McKel with her infectious smile :)
The hula babes!
Had a very hard time getting Avril to keep the hat on for the pic. She was too interested in the bamboo torches
Seriously. Could she be any cuter?
Avril gives the slip n slide a try!
OK this is the bravest little boy I have ever seen... I watched him speed down the 1st time and about peed my pants it was too funny! I didn't think he would in a million years go down again and he hopped right up and ran up the hill time after time for this :) He's only 2!
And here is our slip n slide train with Ina, me, and Avril, it was awesome!
And here are some people going down the even BIGGER, better, longer slip n slide!
This one is a MUST SEE! Here goes Avril, dancing up a storm, doing the HULA!
McKel joins in the dancing fun!
After the Luau, we drove up to a cabin in Garland, where we stayed on the golf course for a retreat with Mommy's new job, CityGro. We went in the hot springs, played games, and had waaay too much sugar!
My CityGro Crew. Do I have a cool job, or what? :)
Drinking games :) Luckily I only had to drink 2 Dr. Peppers... that got me buzzed though!
Sean, a CityGro bro... took these amazing pictures at the cabin we all stayed at. So incredible...
The next day we drove up to another cabin, but this one was up at Bear Lake!
The view from the beach in front of the cabin. It was the sweetest cabin EVER!
Avril's new favorite activity is riding on the boat. When they would hit the gas she would start laughing and say, "faster, faster!!" Then when they would stop, she would say, "I wanna do it again, I wanna do it again!!" She also had fun with her friend Sophie, who was there. The cutest thing was that she would keep asking for Soapie :)
Here are some video clips and pics of us tubing behind the boat:
I'm pretty sure this is Ina and Nicole:
Ina's brother, Chris, was trying his best to knock us off the tubes with his crazy driving. He didn't succeed, but nearly killed us! Luckily, we're all still alive and only banged up a little. It was super duper fun!
Ina and I, ready to get tortured!
Nicole and Chris :)
Avril all ready for the boating adventure!
Mommy and McKel. McKel wasn't so happy about having to wear the life jacket.
Ina and baby McKel on the boat
All the girls :)
I think we wore out McKel
Nicole holding sleeping baby Kel
In the cabin. Ina shows Avril and Sophie the Dora app on her iPhone. They couldn't get enough!
Little Jens with McKel. He was shy... McKel, not so much! She kept trying to grab him and give him slobbery kisses. She was so fascinated, she's boy crazy already!
McKel can basically crawl now. She gets around quite well, its so cute to watch her maneuver her way around on the floor!
