Road Trip to Montana

We still have a few weeks before school starts back up and our summer has been full of adventures! We just returned from a 1600-mile roundtrip road trip to Flathead Lake in Montana with Nana Kim. What a fun trip! We went to help celebrate a friend of Andy's family's 60th birthday. And...it was also nice to relax by the lake. Emma met a new friend--Emery. Those girls got along so well together! We can't wait to spend a week on the beach next summer for Nana Kim's 60th birthday!

Let our adventure begin...

fun times in the car

On our way to Flathead Lake, we stayed in Dillon, MT for the first night. We took advantage of the pool.

having a picnic outside of Missoula, MT

We made it! Emery had lots of toys for us to play with. Golf was one of the favorites.

Emma and Emery

Flathead Lake

We watched this eagle swoop into the tree to devour his fish.

playing Five Crowns

Emma and Emery chasing bubbles

The girls with their aunties--Whitney and Emma, Emery and Brooke

We just had to do another crafternoon!

Glacier National Park

The water was just a-gushing!

Avalanche Lake

Emma wanted so badly to go into the water. Now that would have been a cold swim!

It was about a 5-mile hike to Avalanche Lake and back.

on our way up to Logan's Pass

We drove about 26 miles (roundtrip) on this narrow, right-next-to-a-cliff road. The road is called Going to the Sun Road.

There was a mountain goat right next to the road. This lady thought it would be a good idea to take a picture of it from about 5 feet away. I'll let you decide if that was smart or not.

Emma did so well in the car! That was a lot of time spent in her car seat.

Playing can get so exhausting!

reading "Who Pooped in the Park?" on our way home

We stayed in Idaho Falls on our way home. They had an outdoor swimming pool so we made sure to utilize it. This is Emma's floatable swimsuit from Nana Kim. We call it her muscle suit.

Wheeeeeee...

What an exciting adventure!

Summertime!

What a great summer so far! The weather has been beautiful so we've been taking advantage of it and getting out and about each day.

Emma loves being a big girl and sitting in a big chair.

Cooper and Sarah--two peas in a pod, salt and pepper, peanut butter and jelly...they just go together!

We love eating dinner on the deck!

We learned that Emma loves eating corn right off the cob. Now, if only I can get in there and floss.

Hmmm...she must be thirsty.

Sometimes Cooper takes Emma for a walk.

Sometimes Emma takes Cooper for a walk.

Emma will take anything with a long string for a walk.

We have gone on lots of hikes and bike rides.

On one of our hikes we had to cross a stream. Brrr...

Every Wednesday, Deer Valley Resort has free concerts. Emma loves the music!

Our friends (Jen, Larry, and baby Avila) go with us.

It's been a fantastic summer so far. Stay tuned for more Tullis adventures!

4th of July Fun!

The night Emma and I got back from Wisconsin, Nana Kim came to town for the 4th of July festivities. We spent the weekend at the cabin in Brighton. Even though the snow had all melted around the cabin (all 750 inches!!) there was still plenty up on the mountains. Our hiking was restricted to the trail around Silver Lake and, even there, we still encountered snow on the trail.

We just had to get a family shot in front of Mt. Millicent (Millicent

is Emma's middle name.)

watching the parade

Even though she didn't get to eat any, Emma still helped collect candy from the parade.

We did a fun craft project!

Andy and I made Emma (or any other Brighton bambino) a cute little chair for their sitting pleasure.

It's not a trip to the cabin with some rounds of frisbee golf.

another 4th of July outfit