Montana

I'd been promising my friend Kate that we'd come to Montana to visit her and her boyfriend Brian for YEARS, so we were so excited that it worked out over the 4th of July weekend. Scotty and I threw Buddy in the car and headed to Missoula. We had a blast! Brian and Kate are wonderful hosts, and Brian is an amazing cook. Here they are after one of our feasts.

Their dog, Barley, who loves to sleep on the smallest chair they have. He hardly fits!

The first day we were there we walked around town and had lunch at a quaint little restaurant called Scotty's table. I of course had to take a picture.

We hiked up a hill near their house to watch the fireworks. Here we are trying not to get eaten alive by the mosquitoes. It was an unsuccessful attempt, anti-itch cream is my friend.

My brother and sister in law gave us bocce balls for my birthday, so we brought them with us. It was a huge hit! Margaritas and bocce ball make a great combo.

Brian and Kate beat us. Twice.

The next day we took the dogs on a hike. We were sad to find out they didn't like each other much. This is about as close as they'd get to each other.

Stopping to enjoy a snack.

We've been buddies since the 5th grade...

Buddy enjoying the rivers of Montana.
Family picture on the hike.

Thank you Kate and Brian for showing us around Missoula. Now if we could just get you to move back to Washington so we can have an ongoing bocce ball tournament.