Our First "Vacation"

5 days after Heather was born we recieved some sad news that a friend of the family had passed away. Nathan left for his hometown of Victor, MT to be with his friends but we were able to come up later. The trip usually takes about 5 hours but with two little ones, it was roughly 7 1/2 hours in the car. Both Aden and Heather traveled very well, but frequent stops are a must! The funeral was nice and it was good to see friends and family. But we decided to make a vacation of the rest of the weekend so we traveled to Butte and spent time together as family with our new 1 week old baby. It was so nice to get away and explore someplace new! We toured the copper mine and a memorial about the tragic mine disaster that killed 168 people many years ago. We also stayed at the Copper King Hotel where they have an indoor waterslide and pool. Aden went down the water slide a couple of times with Nathan, but I think he was a little scared to go by himself because it was pretty fast. Nathan and Aden went swimming and Heather and I just watched. It was fun to see the two of them play together in the pool. Nathan taught Aden how to float on his back all by himself with no life jacket too! It was very impressive. Overall, the weekend was fun and I think everyone enjoyed it, even little Heather.