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Day 30–Fun with long lost family😊

Day 30

What a great day in Montana. It is beautiful and of course the highlight is meeting my 2nd cousins who I found on Ancestry. My two cousins are Bob and Todd Gahagan. Those in my family will recognize these common names. Both cousin Todd and son Todd were named after my grandfather Robert Todd Gahagan. My grandfather and cousin Todd’s father were brothers. It was amazing and wonderful to meet these two men and their families and sad to realize my dad never got to meet his 1st cousins. However they both got to know my great aunt Serena and cousin Ted. I brought photos to show them of their uncle and my dad. They recognized Serena and Ted. We were also blessed to meet my 3rd cousins, Todd’s children, Ian and Chelsey. Chelsey was gracious to watch Moe while we went out to eat. Moe loved playing with their dog Gracie. They’re both about the same size and just ran and ran. Their 3 children Lilly, Jaxson, and Cassidy also enjoyed Moe.  Not to be outdone with family, Joe has a very famous relative named Jim Bridger. He was an explorer and there are many things named after him. Bozeman is is surrounded on one side by the Bridger Mountain Range. There is a place called Bridger Bowl which is a nice ski resort. Anyway, I say all this because Joe’s mom was a Bridger. To find out more about Jim Bridger google him and you’ll get lots of info. So our day went as follows:

Meet Todd and Bob and family at Todd’s house. We spent most of the time getting to know each other, looking at photos, and of course as my brother Bob always says, the Gahagans never miss a meal! Todd ordered sandwiches for us from a local shop and we gorged on those huge subs along with chips. Soooo good. After visiting we went back to the campground and took a nap. Turns out, everyone took naps. Talking really tires you out. We then took Moe to Chelsey’s to watch while Bob & Pauline, Todd & Gina, and Joe and I were taken by Bob to a wonderful steakhouse where we ate so well! Gina and I had to get “doggie bags”. 

Tomorrow Todd has planned another great day. Before we meet up at Todd’s, Joe and I plan to go Bridger Bowl. More tomorrow. The pictures below are of our drive to Bozeman and pics of family.







 


 




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