Family Trip

Montana

Just recently our little family made the drive up to Polson, Montana to visit my Grandma and Grandpa at the Miracle of America Museum http://www.miracleofamericamuseum.org/. The drive up there went smooth except for a small detour we took when missing an exit sign for about a half hour. When we arrived Grandma had a turkey in the oven waiting for us, and a camper for sleeping in. The following days were fun. Curtis searched for a Geo Cache for a short time that was on the museum grounds and wandered through the museum finding a lot of things of interest. Ashton stayed focused on the “buffalope” and the “box” (fox) that were stuffed and mounted. Sage took it upon herself to visit with each child that came to the museum escorting them around and showing them where the fun things for kids were. Grandpa of course put Curtis to work washing cars. We also had the opportunity of releasing weed controlling bugs onto Grandma’s land. The beetles were actually rather pretty!


Curtis looking for that Geo Cache

Kids and I at Grandma's land after releasing beetles. Ashton is upset because he did not think he got to help.

Dad driving the train with Sage, Ashton and some random girl Sage was showing around. Ashton is hidden behind Dad.

Ashton happily helping Dad and Grandpa wash cars. He loved the fact he could see himself in the shine!
On our second day there, over 200 model T’s and their drivers visited the museum. This made the day a bit crazy but the model T’s were amazing!!! Both Curtis and I helped at the desk and Sage at the end of the day came in and said, “Im tired. It’s been a busy day”. Ashton was busy showing the older people his favorite displays and making friends to the point they would not leave till they had a picture of him. It’s rather odd and funny when people are taking pictures of your kids when you have no clue who they are. That day Curtis even helped someone fix something in the engine of a Model T. Yep, Curtis is the “wonder boy” as my mom so perfectly put it the other day. To top off that day, Grandma and our little family headed to the fishing docs where Ashton fished for his first time. Ashton actually caught a fish… a baby one that is. Unfortunately it bit off more than it could chew and swallowed the hook too deeply making it impossible to remove it without killing it. The next morning we took off for Seattle.

Seattle

We arrived around 4PM in Seattle. Before even going to the hotel we took off for waterfront and visited Pikes Place Market and Ivars fish bar. On the way up to the market a Native American who seemed slightly intoxicated told Curtis and I how special our kids were by singing us a song called “Red Hair” in his native tongue. It was quite a treat. After that we passed a wall just covered in chewing gum. Disgusting, yet we took a picture anyway. We arrived in the market just in time to see a fish flying through the air followed by joyous cries. At the market Ashton took a ride on Dad’s shoulders and Sage held my hand as we tasted jellies, fruit, and cheese. It was not too long when both Sage and Curtis had enough of the large crowds so we made our way to Ivars where we had fish and chips, chowder, and had fun feeding the seagulls. We returned to our hotel to soon be greeted my by uncle Leons large family.

Sage Feeding the Seagulls at Ivar's

The next day was the family reunion. That was a wonderful event full of Wildes and happy people. Smiles and laughter filled the scene as we ate good food and talked. Sage had fun with her cousins and Buffy the labradoodle, and Ashton acquainted himself with Grandma and Grandpa and his other relatives. We left decently late but had a bit of a mishap with the car on the way back to the hotel. Thanks to the help of my Cousin, and Aunt and Uncle this only set us back about a half of a day but despite everything we got home safely after spending the night in Boise with Aunt Sharon and Uncle Dean (Thanks guys).

Wildes everywhere!!!! Happy reunion.