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Our plan was to go just over half way to Dillon. However upon entering Montana we hit some VERY scary weather and pretty much were given no choice but to stop and sleep in Lima’s only hotel (Lima is about 50 miles south of Dillon). We feel blessed that there was vacancy and that the price was not ridiculous. Considering the circumstances and the stress mom and dad were experiencing, I was a pretty good boy. Once I got to sleep, I slept like a “baby” right until 8am which was another blessing. Mom was very worried about sleeping in the same room as me because he usually coughed all night long, but I slept through it all. The next day, traveling was a breeze. We hit no bad weather and made it in great time. That was a good thing because as soon as we got there and unloaded, Grandma, Papa, Uncle Mark, Auntie Laurel and Cousins Ashton and Nick were ready to go get a Christmas tree from the forest. I looked so cute in my snow suite and wanted to play in the snow really bad. We found a very tall, round tree that wasn’t very full but it worked out great and we had a blast setting it up and decorating it.
Each day at the Lake was filled with lots of fun. We probably could have fit more fun in if so many people wouldn’t have been sick (mom!!) but we made due.
Me and Nick on the sled.
Ashton and Nick on the little quad
One day, Papa rented snow mobiles. I wasn’t able to ride them but everyone else went out on short and not-so-short adventures. Daddy, Uncle Mark and Papa were out all afternoon riding as far as they could explore. Daddy loved the snow mobiles because his bummed knee kept him from doing other things (FYI daddy will be getting surgery on his knee this new year).
I had so much fun playing with Ashton and Nick!
Another day, mommy, Grandma, papa and Uncle Mark went snowboarding in Whitefish. This was probably mommy’s favorite day because she hasn’t snow boarded in a long time and really really loves it. They had beautiful weather the whole time and mommy’s cough didn’t even get in the way too much. On Christmas Eve, we all drove into town and most everyone went swimming and water sliding at a local hotel. Our family however decided to go to the emergency room because I had been up all night in some pain. I had a stinky ear infection but we caught it really soon and antibiotics cleared it up fast. That night, Santa actually came to Ashley Lake to visit us. Ashton was the most excited especially when he gave us each a pre-Christmas gift and magically created snow. We all got a picture with him in our matching PJs that Grandma got us.
Christmas day was amazing! I loved all the toys, clothes and books everyone got me; thank you so much!! After we opened gifts, we talked to Uncle Matthew, Auntie Crystal and Wyatt in Toronto. They had a great Christmas and even saw a real camel at a nativity pageant. Later that day, we got to talk to Uncle Derek who was in South Africa. He spent a month traveling all over the other side of the ocean and had quite an amazing experience. The rest of the day was full of relaxation which was nice for all the sickees. Many of us got restless in the evening so we decided to go for some late night sledding on the big hill in front of the cabin. Afterwards, daddy pulled out some fireworks to entertain us and our neighbors, the Wallaces. The kids had lots of fun having a sparkler dance party out on the frozen lake.
We were sad to go on Monday but it was time to go visit daddy’s side of the family for new years. Stay tuned for that post in the near future.
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