Our big family vacation this year was Yellowstone. Harvey hadn't ever been and neither had the kids so it was a natural choice to go. It was so much fun.
We headed off in the morning to Island Park, which was a 4.5 hour drive away, not bad considering our normal vacations are usually cross country drives! Here we are all snug and tight in the good old mini-van.
We couldn't check into our cabin until 3:00 so we stopped off at Mesa Falls along the way. It was a pretty awesome waterfall and the wooden walkway to get there was too. They also had a telescope for the kids to look through which had an osprey and his nest in view. This little osprey set the challenge for the remaining trip to find these birds and their nests
Our first evening there we sat and looked out at the river that was across the way from the cabin. It was beautiful. The highlight was watching Madi get the crap scared out of her by a mysterious black snake! EWWW!
The next two days we spent in Yellowstone. We met up with our dearest English friends the Church's while we were there. I can't tell you how much I love this family. I didn't realize how much I missed them until I saw them again. Our children instantly connected just like old times...after meeting up with them we made our own journey throughout the park. We were on the constant lookout for wildlife. We came up with a new family word "Phantanimals"-definition animals that only Carson could see. And we had some pretty amazing breathtaking views as we journeyed our way through the park.
Day 4 we stayed and explored Island Park. We started the day off with a nice float down the river. It was a perfectly easy float for Emma and Rylie. We rented a raft and we took off for a nice 2 hour float where we spotted moose, and river otter. We then made our way to the reservoir where we spent the rest of the day paddle boarding and jumping on the water tramp. We had to call it quits when the rain started pounding. What an awesome day, honestly and truly we had some amazing family time that was priceless.
Day 5 we checked out of the cabin and headed to Jackson Hole and the Teton village. We took the big tram up to the top of the Tetons and stood in awe of the view from the top! We then met up with the Church family once again as we enjoyed a truly authetic chuckwagon meal with a cowboy show to entertain us. It was quite the experience for our British friends!
Day 6 we were homeward bound. With an awesome vacation behind us. I loved the memories we made and I am already planning the next one. And this my friends is what a 6 day vacation looks like to a preteen:
And this is what it looks like to a 9 year old boy who just bonded with his teenage sister:
Good times were had by even Madison, I promise!:)
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