Toby's swim lessons, and the home team during the youth retreat

Sea Me Paddle sent us some pics our guide took from our kayak trip last week.

Toby was pretty nervous to start swim lessons, but he's been doing great!

Grace and Tyler went on a date.

A fly got stuck in our trampoline net!

At swim.

Alice hanging out with her friend, being weird.

Grace sent me this pic of Dillon/Emily's kids in the shirts I bought them in Canada (Marty not pictured).

Always drawing.

Temple time.

This guy.

Marty pictured!

We woke up one morning to Toby reading a chapter book aloud to himself. 

Off to the stake youth retreat!

Danny had friends over while his big siblings were gone.

Toby had a date with Paul making slime.

We made little kid dinners. (Paul and I got takeout.)

Toby had been working to earn these ice cream cookie sandwiches he saw in a Highlights magazine.

Home from the library.

Toby wrote a list of the episodes and snacks they wanted for their TV time.

ABC puzzle.

Sword fighting. These brothers really bonded while everyone else was gone!

The other cookie sandwich recipe from Highlights magazine on the second night.

Bountiful Pond this morning.

Montana/Canada with Justins/Dillons and Father's Day

The week started out normal, with Toby teaching Alice how to draw JFK.

Chalk art on the back patio.

Such a cute little guy!!

Monday morning, we got in the car and headed to Montana!

First stop: Sea Me Paddle.

A ride in the company transit van.

Dinner at Moose's Pizza.

Girls and dogs.

Tuesday morning getting oriented for our kayaking. 

We made it to Wild Horse Island for our hike.

Big horn sheep!

Teens/young adults hanging out. 

Spaghetti dinner by Uncle Justin for the little boys.

Justin and Kelsey treated us to dinner at an Italian place for our anniversary.

The teens/young adults went to Big Mountain Cider Works for dinner.

Abel made Toby laugh and laugh with his silly faces.

Justin showed us everywhere we should go in Glacier the next day.

Fire pit for the kids that night.

The boys slept in the tent every night.

Wednesday in Glacier. Lake McDonald.

We ran into Justin with his driving tour group!

Oxbow Trail at Apgar Village.

Lake McDonald Lodge.

Polebridge.

Back home with Jude.

Kelsey making way more burgers than we needed.

Eden's fashionable new headband.

Playing YAKS.

Dillon and his rescuer.

Thursday in Canada with Dillon's family and Abel.

Poutine.

New hat.

Dinner in our vrbo.

The Filipino adobo chips were too strong.

We found a cool lake that evening: Lake Windermere.

Canadian chocolate tasting.

On Friday, we saw a black bear on our way to Banff!

Shuttle to Lake Louise.

Lake Louise.

Moraine Lake.

Grace and Charlie climbed the rock pile trail.

They got much more dramatic pics from up there.

Toby liked the driftwood, and took this pic.

He inspired me to take this one.

Our favorite view near our vrbo. 

Back to Lake Windermere for our last night.

YAKS before bed.

Saturday, a quick pit stop at Justin's.

Then a long drive home.

Home! Danny had new glasses waiting for him in the mailbox. He had broken his on the trip.

The corn is growing strong!

Father's Day breakfast by Charlie.

Featuring Canadian maple syrup.

Carrot cake cupcakes by Alice.

Farmington Bay drive before church. Great blue heron.

Swiss steak for dinner by Grace, Danny, and me.

Grace styled Danny.

The ward gave all the dads Dad's root beer.

Thank you so much for the awesome trip, Justin and Kelsey!!