Montana-Day #2

There's a reason why they call it, The Fairmont Hot Springs. The indoor and outdoor pools are all fed by natural "Hot Spring" water. We're talking anywhere from 92-102 degrees depending on which pool you get in! The indoor pools are just silly because it's more like a sauna-in the summer time, NO THANK YOU! We had to go to the indoor pool once because of lightening outside and you get so dried out, dehydrated, and almost sick because it's so warm. Of course the kids could of cared less what the temp was...they could have fun anywhere! Most of the pools vary in depth so in some parts Taylor could actually walk around in 2-3 feet of water, which he loved. The other cool thing was there were big vents at the bottom of the pools where you could stand and just feel the hot-hot water coming in and mixing with the pool water. We made sure to swim early in the morning, so there felt like a temperature change between the outside air and the pool.

The other main attraction was the 350 foot water slide. Andrew took Taylor down twice. I think he was a little overwhelmed by it. The first time down, Andrew laid back with Taylor and got going way to fast-scared Taylor a little to much. We convinced him to go one-more-time and promised that Daddy would sit up and it would go much slower. Being a great trooper, he tried it one more time-much better!!

Backside of the waterslide tower.

Of course we had to check out the golf course next to the resort. Pretty mountain views in the distance.

The resort had a full playground on property. They had a very new play area, but Taylor loved these old metal slides the best. The taller of the two was sooooo fast that you had to stand at the bottom and catch him or else he would go flying into the dirt. Wonder why you don't see them anymore?

Hunting for pinecones...found a very prickly one!

While the gown-ups chatted away at dinner that night, Taylor and his cousin Brice stayed quite occupied by watching Curious George. Even finished his whole pizza while he sat there.

Half of the crew getting ready for dinner (our nightly patio spot). The kids table nearby...I can remember not to long ago, I was sitting at the kids table. Awesome to see the next generation of cousins. All together there were about 28 family members there!