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TOTS!



After the hike, it took quite a bit of time for the whole crew to get back to the hotel. While the unencumbered adults (sans kids) planned on going out for a late dinner, we knew we had to get a quick dinner for Luke. He had eaten Taco Johns the afternoon before and loved it, so we tried it again. What could be better than a quesadilla and tater tots??


Luke discovered that half the fun of tots is the stacking! He stacked to a solid three, but that fourth tot just would not stay on. Stack, fall, try again. Stack, fall, try again. Stack, fall . . . eat. Much more successful method.


Granted, it was late, Luke was tired, so he was especially loopy and giggly about the tots. But it did make for a humorous picture or two.

Avalanche Lake

We decided to take Luke on a 4.5 mile hike up to Avalanche Lake in Glacier. I am not a hiker. Yet, the Flory-Unger clan sure is! I always end up hiking around with them, and as I told them: I'm annoyed while hiking, but always really glad I did hike wheneverI get to where we're going.

This was no exception - the trail opened up to a beautiful lake with three waterfalls flowing into it.

The shore was rocky and wide, allowing us to take Luke out of the pack and let him run around a bit. He had been in the pack all day and was surprisingly not too annoyed by it.



But once we let him run, he was a happy happy kid. He was so tired, he kept falling. We just told him to "brush it off" to which he would rub his hands over his shirt and keep running. It was pretty entertaining to everyone around.


Luke with his cousins (2nd cousins?) Rose, Emily and KayKay.


We took off his shoes and stuck his feet in the lake, which he loved.

When it was time to go, he was pretty bent out of shape: once he has freedom, he is unlikely to give it up without a fight. But off we went, back down the trail to meet up with the rest of the clan who had not joined us.

Todd noticed the weight suddenly shifted in the pack and asked my aunt if Luke had fallen asleep. And he had. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it myself. Out he went like a light.

Little Hiker

Those who know me are very aware that I am not outdoorsy. But when in Rome . . .

We took the opportunity to go hiking in Glacier National Park and I am so glad we did! The park was beautiful and the hike was beautiful. And Luke looked really cute in his hiking boots. That were purely for show. We stuck him in a kid carrier and off we went!



We started off at a lake, skipping rocks, which Luke loved. I was impressed that Todd could skip rocks with Luke on his back.

The whole gang - we never seem to get to see each other often enough! ( We missed you Brian and Ben!)

Beautiful lake!

Pre-hike nap. The joys of being 18 months old!

Cousin Time!

My cousin Emily and I have always gotten along and had fun together. We're 10 years apart and rarely see each other, but when we are around each other, she is like a sister. I was thrilled when she was born, as I was clearly outnumbered by all the boys. Then her sisters followed (Rose and KK) and the girls finally outnumbered the boys. Yes, I care about this stuff. Well, more so when I was 10, but still - it's important! Its a very "Patty Duke" cousins looking alike stuff, which is fun, but she's the skinny, blond version of me. Foiled again!

Here we were outside of the Kiddie Kamper Touch-n-Feel Animal Kabin Thing in Glacier National Park. Good times!

Water Park in MT

All of the family trekked down the street to the local water play zone at the park. Luke is very hesitant with water, so he mostly ran around the edge of the play area and watched his cousins (all of them!) have a wonderful time playing in the water.

We ventured off to play on the playground ("sly! sly!") and spent some time there. Luke began feeling a little brave and went into the middle of the water zone. Right under buckets. Buckets that fill with water. Buckets that fill with water and then dump unexpectedly onto whatever happens to be directly underneath.

That's right.

Luke has fantastic timing.

It dumped right on him.

Just like a cartoon.

WOOOSH!

He cried. A lot. Not for long, but definitely an impressive wail. Then he was fine and played in the water again.

First Flight!

This summer, all of the Unger/Rosbrugh/Flory clan met up in Montana to have a family reunion. The week was a ton of fun and it was great seeing Luke in an outdoorsy setting, as we are not outdoorsy folks. We were extraordinarily hesitant, as Luke had never been on a plane and previous overnight trips where Luke did not have his own room were painful at best.

That being said - the trip was successful and there will be quite a few posts in the coming days to commemorate the trip. Big thanks to Auntie Kay for letting us crash at her place, allowing us to have Luke go to sleep at 7:30 without Todd and I having to go to sleep at the same time. Hooray!

Luke did really well - the flight attendants all knew his name and checked in on him frequently. He earned his first wings! We had a layover in Seattle and he slept on the second leg of the journey, but not the first. Another thanks to Grammie Linda for the DVD player, as well as Little Einsteins. We couldn't have done it without you!

Many more posts to come!

Yummy in the Tummy!

Fruit. It's not just for making diapers exciting, but it's funny too.