Solo Trip

I was lucky enough to jet off on my own this last weekend. I flew to Billings, Montana where my sister and her family live. She recently had her third baby and I was eager to see my new niece.

It was quite strange to be traveling all alone. I brought a book, headphones, and plenty of chocolate snacks to get myself through. I had a layover in Salt Lake City. It was nice to see the valley again even if it was just from the air. I got to enjoy some Cafe Rio for dinner! Yum!

The baby snuggles did not disappoint. It was so nice to get a new baby fix. It's hard to believe how small they start out. It definitely does not last long. It's hard to even remember when my own kids were this small. 

Each day we helped take care of the other kids and we spent some time exploring the town. The first afternoon we hit up this fun place called Caramel Cookie Waffles. Their signature item was a this small cookie waffle thing with, you guessed it, caramel. It was really good. We had soup, a pastry and dessert. Yum!

Playing with the kids took lots of our time. We took them out exploring and shopping. It was fun to play with them.

While we were walking though the wetlands area this little cat found us and started following. He stuck pretty close to my heels the entire time. It was adorable. When we got to the parking lot to leave he stopped. It was really hard to leave him. He really seemed to want to go home with us. 

Plenty more time to snuggle the baby! I love how newborns smell. Their little heads are just the best.

On our last day we all drove out to Pompey's Pillar, which is a National Monument. It's where the Lewis and Clark Expedition stopped on their way back. Clark inscribed his name on the side of the large rock formation. It was a really pretty area with the Yellowstone River on one side. The wind was really blowing, but it stayed dry for us.

We spent the rest of our evening relaxing. Baby Reagan was happy to spend more time hanging out with me. Once the kids went to bed, David made us a delicious pizookie. Seriously soooo amazing! This was actually our second one. I forgot to get a picture on that first night.

Heaven in a cast iron

It was really a great trip. I'm so glad that Chris was able to hold down the fort so that I could go. It was fun to hang out again with my mom and sisters. I also got my baby fix taken care of for a while. Newborns are adorable, but so hard too. It's great to be the aunt! Thanks Bree and David for having us!