Showing posts with label Swan Lake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Swan Lake. Show all posts

Friday, August 16, 2013

Adventures in the Treasure State

A couple busy summers have kept us from a visit to the family cabin in Swam Lake, MT. Cole and I were determined to make it happen this year.

The drive is long but the relaxing, fun and family time is always worth it. As an extra bonus, we were joined by several members of the extended family who hadn't seen Crew since he was about 6 months.

Crew was in love with the lake water, catching minnows, "flashing" anything with his mini flashlight, camping in the "little cabin" and of course, "mountain biking." Cole and I got to completely unplug (aided by the limited-to-no-cell-phone-reception situation), play, read and just enjoy each other.

Crew and my Cousin Carson enjoying the fruits of Huckleberry Days

Stand up paddleboarding, while kneeling, proved to be my favorite and my frequent activity of the weekend.

Minnow catching efforts


My dad relaxing with just one of five furry friends who joined us at the cabin

Crew and Cole working to get the loaner boat to work


My mom and Aunt Lori soaking some rays

Mid "mountain bike" ride for Crew

Cousin Caleb catching footballs off the dock

Our only family photo. :)

Late night games

Showing off the weekend project of extending the deck

Goodbyes and final thoughts for the cabin journal




Sunday, July 18, 2010

A Quick Escape

Any summer that we can, we escape up to MT for a few days at Swan Lake. This is one of my most favorite spots in the world and I have been looking forward to showing it to Crew.


The cabin is several hours away and despite being nervous of how Crew would do for that long in his car seat, he was a champ!

As a preface, the cabin is being built in stages. One outstanding item being a shower. We were however, able to craft a pretty awesome version of a shower with a newly installed garden hole. So we are clean, but definitely not our cutest!

The first night the mommies took to bathing the babies in a big plastic bin. My mom has a similar photo of me as a baby, except I was being bathed in a metal pot. Crew and Nixson were good sports but for now, I think Crew wants to stick to his own plastic tub at home.


Being at the cabin is all about being lazy, My favorite lazy spot is the beach. With Cole and the boys golfing most of the days, we jimmy-rigged this awesome spot for crew to lounge.


The family enjoyed their fair share of cards, scrabble and that game with the pebbles. What is that one called?


Crew had no shortage of admirers who wanted to play with him. I think his expression here sums it up nicely.


Such a nice place to relax. Loved it, just loved it.


Disclaimer: We took this vacation the last week in July and I am just posting about it now because I am trying to avoid being post-less this month. Hoping to get my camera back from my mom...so more posts coming soon.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Welcome to Big Sky Country

Between semesters for Cole, we thought we would sneak away for a few days of relaxation at my aunt and uncle's cabin in Montana.

So we loaded up our car with our bikes, Cole's golf clubs, sleeping bags and camping gear and headed north.
Their place is right on the edge of Swan Lake which, incidentally, is surrounded by beautiful mountains and thousands of pine trees.

While we were there we got to relax on the beach, water ski (I stayed up this year and Cole learned how to slalom), Cole spent an entire day golfing in Big Fork, mountain bike with my dad, enjoy huckleberry ice cream and hang with my adorable cousins.