Yellowstone

This past weekend we went to Yellowstone with our good friends, the Coon's. The kids had a blast having their best friends with them. It made it a much more enjoyable time having friends to keep them from getting bored and fighting.

Sorry for the picture overload, but I had a hard time narrowing down the photos.

Day 1 - Jackson Hole

The traditional picture in front of the antler arch

The kids loved the candy store. Sara came running up to me and says

"It's an all you can eat candy buffet!"

That girl is always cracking me up!

Wyatt was so intrigued by this grizzly

The favorite part of the whole vacation for the kids was swimming.

They spent hours each evening swimming. Then the next day all they wanted to know was when we would be to our next room so they could swim some more. 

Next year its going to be an adult vacation and then a couple days at a water park for the kids!

Day 2- Old Faithful & Grant Village

Grand Teton National Park

When we first entered Yellowstone, the kids kept saying

 "This is Yellowstone?"

"Yellowstone isn't what I expected it to be!"

Old Faithful

Wyatt was more into playing his DSi than watching Old Faithful.

Silly kid!

Old Faithful Inn

 Inside Old Faithful Inn

Check out Wyatt's expression. He can't quite believe what he's seeing!

Look how close they are to that elk. And it didn't even seem to bother him that they were around!

Then we seen this sign! I had to chuckle over that.

Yellowstone Lake

West Thumb Geyser Basin

Sylvan Pass

Can you believe the snow that is still there?

Day 3- Canyon Village & Tower-Roosevelt

Very tired kids

They fell asleep on the drive into the park from Cody, WY before we even reached the entrance.

Mud Volcano- Dragon's Mouth

Buffalo and Calf

We saw this bear and then drove a little further and seen another bear with cubs. We weren't able to get a picture of the bear with cubs because the park ranger make us keep driving.  But at least we got one picture.

And Wyatt was so excited to see the bears!

We spent our 3rd night in Gardiner, MT.

Day 4- Mammoth Hot Springs, Norris, & Madison

A coyote stalking his prey.

Mammoth Hot Springs

Steamboat Geyser

And Wyatt lost another tooth!

Even though Yellowstone wasn't what the kids thought it would be, they still had a great time. The views were absolutely amazing and everything was so vibrant and green. Our days were  filled  with sightseeing, picnicking in the park, shopping for souvenirs, car hopping and most of all swimming! So many memories were made. We had a wonderful vacation and was sad to see it end. 

A Quick Getaway!

So on Friday my wonderful husband decided we needed a weekend away. Just the two of us! It all started while I was at work. He texted me and and asked if I could get off early and that we could be in Vegas by 9. I thought he was just joking. But as our texts went on I realized he was serious. Then my next text from him was "BTW I'm Serious"! At that point it was 1:00 PM and time for me to get off work anyway. So I rushed home to start getting ready to go. By the time we got ahold of Brian's sister Tiffany to see if she would stay with the kids, and we got packed, it was 4:00 P.M. We left town with no plans and no hotel reservations. 9 hours later (1 AM) we arrive in Las Vegas. We were pretty exhausted so we checked into our hotel and went to bed.

The next day we got up and just walked the strip and did a lot of window shopping. It was so nice to be in warm weather. I think it was in the high 60's. Then that evening we went to a show. We decided to see Phantom. It was an awesome production. They put on a very good show. Plus it was even better because we were only 8 rows from the front!

Sunday morning we got up early and made the long drive home. We were both pretty sad to leave. It went by so quickly. But it was so worth the drive to get away and have some alone time together.
Thank you so much Tiffany for watching the kids for us even though you will be watching them again in a few weekends.