In Montana!

Together again!

It's heart-warming to see the joy on these faces as they play together.

We got to the Roberts' home very late Friday night, or early Saturday morning, depending on your perspective, and stayed up even later catching up.

Later on Saturday, the children dressed warmly to play outside in the snow.

A storm had dumped a few inches a few days before, and enough was left for a bit of fun.

Luckily for us, Genia had snow bibs, gloves and boots and coats for us, so we didn't have to take up room in our luggage (not that we even own all of the above!).

 Later, the children played more. Violet and Owen stick together, while Ave, Johnny and Cora have made a world in a concrete-floored, cellar-type crawl space under the house.

The Roberts have a beautiful home, with a full guest room for us and lots of places for the kids to play. They even built a big wooden play structure in their huge back yard.

In the afternoon, John took Stacey for a tour around Billings.

John's mom, Janice, came into town and took Ave and Cora to a music performance, while Genia and I took Johnny, Owen and Violet into town so I could check it out.

It's a very nice town, with most of the amenities a newcomer like Genia could need.

Later, John and Johnny taught Stacey how to play Uno, and they enjoyed many rounds. We'll have to get this game out when we get home.