I am still learning how this blog works. Josie actually wrote a long blog tonight telling about our wonderful day. It was so perfect. Reading what she wrote, from her perspective was heartwarming. Then I tried to add a bunch of pictures on it, and I lost the whole post. I lost what my sweet Josie wrote. So, tomorrow, she is going to be the official blogger! Watch out.
Today was great. We woke up, had breakfast and then headed to Pierce RV Center. We don’t get our RV until tomorrow but felt like an extra day in Billings would be good so we could get ready. We figured we would need to spend some hours at the Walmart to get extra camping supplies. Even though we paid for the RV kitchen and linen kit, we really didn’t think it would be stocked to our satisfaction. So, we thought we would drive over to the RV Center to see what we could expect. We had a great time. First we toured some of the huge RVs for sale (they were as big as a house!). Josie even wrote about the bunk beds in one RV. Then we spoke to the rental manager and he showed us our RV that we would pick up tomorrow. The kitchen was fully stocked with everything we would need and more. We couldn’t believe it. What we thought would be a day of preparation turned into a free day of fun!
So, we drove 60 miles East to Little Bighorn. We went to Custer’s Battle Museum. The drive was pretty and the girls were amazed by the expansive land and beautiful scenery. However, the museum was in the middle of nowhere and it was attached to a gas station. We were very worried when we drove up that it was going to be a waste of time. Boy, we were surprised. It was so cool. Full of old pictures of both Native Americans and the 7th Calvary. Plus, artifacts, arrowheads and tons of history. We all learned a lot. Then, we walked next door to the attached gas station which had it’s very own Subway for lunch! You can’t beat that!
After leaving the museum, we headed back to Billings and stopped at the Pictograph Caves. It was so cool. There are cave drawings over 3,000 years old. It was a nice hike and really different terrain. We all loved it.
After a rest and a swim in the hotel pool, we went downtown and ate at Rex. It was a nice steakhouse and we were able to sit outside. On the way back to the hotel, Hubert made a wrong turn. Well, his wrong turn, was actually a RIGHT turn! We ended up at a park on top of the Rimrocks of Billings. The sun was setting and we sat above the city and watched the day turn to night. We all jumped over these cool sandstone formations, taking pictures and playing around. The full moon came up and we watched the sun set. It was truly a perfect ending to a perfect day. If everyday on this vacation is like this, then WOW!

By Caroline:
For our first day of our journey. We woke up at 5 AM. Hopped in the car to drive to the airport. And as soon as we knew it, we were on our way to Atlanta. When we touched down and got to our next gate we waited OVER two hours to get on the next plane. And then it was the little boy seating in the seat behind me yelling TAKE OFF and off we went on our way to Salt Lake City.

By Lee:
It was a long day. A little more than 12 hours of travel. The girls did a great job and traveled with grace. However, once we got to Billings, we all became a little hyper! We have waited for so long for this trip to be here; it almost feels surreal that it is here. We ate at a nice steak house tonight, Jake’s. We were all a little tired and not sure how much we enjoyed it. It is 9:00 here and still very light. But, we are in bed as our bodies are clearly telling us it is 11:00. Tomorrow, we will try to figure out some of the RV stuff and explore Billings. A sweet goodnight from Montana!