So after we left Opportunity and Butte we were on our way to Helena to see more of Ashleigh's family. I swear that she is related to everyone in Montana somehow. I love it. We stayed at her cousin Candice's place with her husband Courtney and their kids Peyton, Brayden, and Morgan. Brayden is quite the lego expert. Aunt Janie and Uncle Ray came over for dinner as well as Ashleigh's cousins Ted and Trisha both nights we were there. We went for a jog one morning ...

After we left Whitefish we headed back to Opportunity and then to Butte for dinner at Rocky and Cindy's. We enjoyed a nice roast and Rocky shared some of his Mountain Dew as well. Sadie was there with her baby Caeden and it was nice to spend time with all of them. Thanks for the great fellowship and food guys. Oh and by the way if anybody is interested in a turtle for a pet, Rocky has a few up for adoption.

We finally made it up to Whitefish where Ashleigh's family (Paul, Pam, Dolan, and Caroline) had an amazing ski-in-ski-out resort for a week. This place was great. Thanks so much for putting us up guys (and putting up with us). The first day Ashleigh, Dolan, Pam, and I decided to do some cross country skiing. This was quite fun. There was a golf course that had a bunch of trails on it with a few ups and downs as well. On the ninth hole we stopped at this really c...

So we left Opportunity Montana and are heading for the slopes in Whitefish. This drive wasn't that bad. It was about 5 hours and there was beautiful scenery along the way. One of the pieces of scenery included a bathroom break at the site of the annual testicle festival. Yes i said testicle festival. We didn't witness any of it because it is held in the Fall, but we hear its a ball. Our lunch break was in Ashleigh's birth town in Missoula. We ate one of the best...

We finally made it to Montana!! Our road trip began Wednesday December 26th. We (Chris, Ashleigh, Rick) left Venice, Florida at 6:00PM. Dad was just starting to get over a nasty flu bug and little did we know Chris and I were just getting it. The day we left was was a frenzy! In an effort to spend as much time with friends and family we left packing and a few other essential trip details until the last minute. We went to the health department that morning to...