Happy 10th Birthday, Maria!

It's 8am Sunday morning.....we are all so excited to begin our little road trip to Missoula!  We will be meeting up with the Bennett's so we can celebrate Maria's 10th birthday.  This year we were thrilled to be able to bring Addy with us.  Sofia and Addy are such cute friends and it really reminds me of the friendship that Audriana and Maria had at that age.  We dropped Ginger off with Jayme Carter, who graciously volunteered herself, Bailey and Hannah, to puppy-sit for us!   Then we were Missoula bound -- a short 3 hour drive.  

We're here!  The Missoula Courtyard will be our home for the next 36 hours or so!

 Addy and Sofia -- waiting patiently for Maria to arrive...

 I just had to snap a quick picture of Mr. Alfaro -- I've begun calling him Rico Suave.  Look at that head of hair!  WOW!

And here is Audriana and Maria -- the girls wanted to get into the pool first thing!

 The girls wanted McDonalds for their lunch.....so Joye and I went and brought the food back to the pool area so the kids could swim and eat at their leisure.  They were so happy!

 Martin and I took Addy and Sofia to this great little park -- the girls had lots of fun on the monkey bars (even got some calluses to prove it!)  Audriana stayed back at the hotel with the Bennett's -- they wanted to just be together playing in the room.  They made a fort in the corner of the room with the sheers, chair, pillows and blankets. LOL!  It was nice to see these two reconnect -- and they always seem to just fall back in step with each other.  We are grateful for their friendship....and we are so grateful for the friendship of Addy and Sofia, too!

Off to dinner at a Mexican restaurant -- it was Father's Day, too!

Happy Father's Day to the Dad's!!!!

 Then it was off to Coldstone for ice cream (Sorbet for Addy!).....I'm sure this was the Dad's idea, aren't you?  We were all smiles eating our treats!

Back at the park and the carousel for some fun with all 4 of the girls!

Our girls -- friends forever.  Happy Birthday, Maria!

On the way home, we stopped for a few minutes at the Cataldo Mission.  We all got out and stretched our legs and use the bathroom.  We decided that we would put this on our list of things to do this summer and come back when we have more time to really explore this wonderful place!

The Cataldo Mission