Where are we going again?

For a few days there we forgot where we were going! How many rest days does it take to officially mean you're doing the Divide in sections?? 6 rest days in Helena has more than repaired our sore muscles and hungry stomachs!

Saturday we played with my ridiculously cute nephew, Cayden, and then went to the Symphony Under the Stars...Talk about a treat! The symphony was Western themed, featuring music by Mark O'Connor. The sun set right behind the stage, and the evening ended with fireworks in sync with the orchestra- amazing!!

Sunday was more playtime with Cayden at the park and more delicious food. We spent a good part of the day shopping- all that time spent last year picking out the perfect clothes, and now they are falling off of us. I settled for a cheap tank top and shorts from Target...O, well! That night my sister and I schooled the boys in Dweebies and Taboo.

Monday, another great day in the sun- we drove out to Hauser Lake and had a picnic. Cayden went beserk playing with sand, while I tried fruitlessly to fix my ridiculous farmers tan. That night we took the big C to gymnastics which was again, pretty ridiculously cute. Later on, the ladies beat the boys yet again in Sequence.

Tuesday was a tough day for us. We dropped C off at daycare and drove up to the Missouri River where we rented a raft. We floated the river for about 3 hours in complete bliss. The fish taunted Josh as they swam under under our boat, and Sol found a sweet bridge to jump off. It really was a spectacular day, and we might've forgotten for a few hours that we were on an epic bike ride. To top it off, we ended the day with frozen ice cream, later followed by popcorn and a movie.

Yesterday, I got a massage (tough life) while Josh picked up our bikes at The Garage, an awesome shop that gave Us some great advice and some love to our bikes. A few hours of errands, and then we ended the day with hot dogs, beer, and a great slideshow of our trip so far.

Today was another daycare day for C, and the adults went on a phenomenal tour of Helena singletrack. It was great to get our legs moving again- it's amazing how quickly all of that beer and chocolate takes over your body! The ride was awesome- definitely jealous of the singletrack Helena has to offer. Later on the boys were finally victorious, beating us at shuffleboard at the Lewis & Clark Brewery.

Packing up now, and heading out in the morning. The gang is meeting us at our next camping spot, so we still get one more day of luxury and family time! Our next stretch of riding is fairly remote, so you may not hear from us for awhile, but who knows!

Some fun facts from Jenny:

# of flats: 1
# of peanut butter jars eaten: 3
#of thunderstorms we've seen: 6
# of rainbows: 2
$ we've raised for adaptive bikes- $900! $2100 more to go!

Thanks to all at MHC and Parks & Rec for our wonderful care package!!