Diary of a Travelling Family

I don't even know where to begin...I mean, how do I weed through all of the 937 photos and videos taken from our last leg of the trip alone! Yellowstone National Park was SO much fun and a dream come true for the boys!! We sure did "miss" Anna, but the trip would not have been the same with her there. She was well taken care of by G'ma and G'pa and for that we are extremely grateful!

Day 1
I know Rexburg, ID is not part of Yellowstone, but it was a top stop on my list! Seeing the new temple, eating lunch at Craigo's (no more twisty bread sticks...bummer), stopping by Dorm 5 and Birch #106,...a stroll down memory lane!! But what topped the visit was taking the kids to the Sand Dunes to play and running into my college roommate Suzy's husband and kids. They now live in Michigan, so it was quite a surprise to "run into them" in the middle of the sand dunes. I sure wish Suzy was there--how fun would that have been!!??

Jumping in the hot, hot sand was so much fun for the kids and Rob.

Running into my roommies husband and kids was fun for me!

A huge sandbox--endless possibilities!

Hi Heather, Valerie and Jeff, Daryllyn, Suzy and all other Dorm 5 gals who read this. The walls on this prison don't seem as large anymore...Our family at the new Rexburg LDS templeBirch #106 rocks the plaza!! Hi Suzy! Hi Ann!

We had a great view of the Grand Tetons on the way up to Yellowstone.

Almost immediately when we entered Yellowstone, we spied two bald eagles in a huge nest perched high in a tree...the boys were excited now! A quick stop at Gibbon Falls and Norris Geyser Basin...the boys were now really excited!! Steamboat geyser was a highlight and made the boys top 10 list of coolest things at Yellowstone. Even though this geyser only spat small amounts of water, the fact that it is the tallest geyser in the world made it AWESOME. We had to pull Tyler away--he was insistent that it was going to go off. I think he was a bit disappointed when a ranger told him that it always is spitting water. As far as geysers go, they hadn't seen nothing yet. We saved the best for last!!

After setting up camp and getting some dinner, we peeked around at the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and walked down to the brink of the Upper Falls. Wow! I couldn't believe how much water poured over the edge. My knees were a bit shaky looking over the edge and we kept a tight grip on Evan (since the Jacobson's labeled him as the kid "most likely to fall into a geyser"). The boy has so much energy and the terrain in Yellowstone was NOT people friendly!

Checking out Gibbon Falls--we had beautiful weather the entire trip!!

Steamboat Geyser--a favorite amongst the boys (Isaac, Jared, Tanner and Tyler)

The brink of Upper Falls at the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

This post has taken so much time. Day 2 will have to wait!!