Montana Reunion

Yup. That's me - the lucky guy on the right. With three of my five beautiful sisters. We met in Montana last week for the Kelly family reunion. This reunion happens every other year and is consistently blazing hot when we are there. It probably has something to do with the fact that it's always in the MIDDLE OF JULY! Travelling in the car with small children has it's challenges, but man is it worth it. We had a lot of fun. Swam in the river. Jumped the bridge (Iris has the bruises to prove it). The Clark Fork river is ideal for summer swimming. Just before leaving, a local recommended to me that we drop in our inner-tubes at Paradise (about 8 miles upstream) and "float" the river. Takes about 4 hours. I think I know what I'll be doing next trip! What a beautiful place. We also attended church at the local LDS branch. It's always great to be reminded that great people are everywhere and of course, the Church is true everywhere we go!

After the Plains reunion, the Elton crew went on to Polson to spend a couple days. Belinda and company met us there as well. We hung out at the KOA. Went golfing. Went boating. The whole deal. Always worth the effort. Iris was even gracious enough to hook up some haircuts. Emery got a short haircut (which we never thought she'd agree to) and man is she a happy little girl. I love getting together to see family. So important. It would have been nice if all my siblings could have been there. I really want all the siblings, cousins and spouses to know eachother better. In fact, when it's all said and done...'eachother' is what it's all about. Occassions like this are ideal to have some fun and re-group. I was reminded that I have some extraordinary parents, siblings, nieces and nephews. Cool people, man. Very cool. I'm so blessed.