The Black's: Montana fun

This trip was a spur of the moment fun time for me and the boys. My sister lives in Montana and we haven't seen each other since August. She wasn't able to come home and be with us for Thanksgiving and talked about wanting to come home for Christmas but once again couldn't. So I decided that I would go to her. The week after christmas Brian was working nights and we don't get to see him much when he is on nights so the boys and I decided that we would go spend a few days in Montana. I am glad that we were able to go. The boys did great traveling and the roads were good so it was a wonderful traveling experience for us. I got to visit my sister at her "funny farm" as I call it. You would probably think the same thing. They have 40 something chickens, a couple of roosters, a pig, 2 rabbits, and 2 dogs. It definitely keeps them busy. My kids got to take part in the daily chores of a farm. They helped with collecting eggs, feeding the pig, and getting water for the rabbits. Cody was even super excited because he got to hold a chicken. The funny part about it was that my sister told him the only way he could hold it was if he could catch it and sure enough he caught one to hold it. It is a lot of work to make that place function. I admire her for everything she does. Oh and she has a wood burning stove in the house that she has to keep going day and night if they want to stay warm. It kind of felt like I was living on the show Little House on the Prairie. It sure was a lot of fun though.

Another thing the kids enjoyed was the snow. We have had snow this year but it hasn't stuck around for any amount of time. So they were happy to see snow on the ground and actually be able to play in it and go sledding. We had a lot of fun and I am glad that we were able to go. Although I sure was glad to come home to my home with central heat and for the fact that I didn't have to go gather any wood.