This weekend we made a trip to Idaho to see our friends Blayne and Rachel. We all rented a minivan for a day trip to Yellowstone National Park. Jared has been wanting to go there for a long time. It was a long day for the kids but they all did great.
Old Faithful was suppose to errupt at 2:07 and we got there early so we wouldn't miss it. However, it ended up being 20 mins late. Blayne and Rachel ended up having to take their boy Darek out to the car and so they watched it from there. After waiting so long in the heat people were wondering if old faithful had finally quit. Mackayla really had to go to the bathroom so I finally took her very quickly into the building to go. We hurried out and caught only the very end of it. So, Jared and Bradley were the only ones that ended up getting to see it from the front row.
Jared and his family took a picture at this same sign 20 years ago.
When Jared was at Yellowstone 20 years ago there was a huge wildfire that burned nearly 75% of the forrest. This area shows a picture of the new growth since the fire.
Mackayla made it through the entire weekend without an accident. We were so happy with her. Since we spent a lot of time on the road we brought our little potty along. Whenever she "had the feeling" we pulled over and took care of business. This is my favorite picture of the trip.
We spent an afternoon in Rexburg at a fun little waterpark for kids. It was just a free thing in the park. I wish we had something like that here. The kids loved it.
Mackayla was excited to ride the horses like they do in Mary Poppins. Once she got on though she was pretty nervous and wouldn't let go of her Daddy's neck. 
This is just to add to my collection of "don't take my picture" pictures.
A very rare picure that actually has me in it.
Finally some apricots. This is our fourth summer here and this is the first time our apricot tree has really produced more than a handful. We had five bags full of good apricots this year. We made some jam, gave some away to neighbors, ate a ton and are still trying to figure out what to do with the rest of them.
Pictures of children eating corn on the cob are always so cute. I made Jared take my picture also and we came to this conclusion. Pictures of grown people eating corn on the cob are not always cute.
Just a picture of the kids.
5 comments:
Very cute pictures! I think you look really cute eating your corn Melissa! The picture of Mackayla's potty "room" is priceless! Pretty funny.
Nice apricots.
Is Jared growing another beard??
Glad you had a fun weekend!!!
Looks like Bradley was in awe of old faithful!
That's really nice that Rexburg has a water park like that, I agree every town should have one.
We love to go to Yellowstone although we passed this time since it was such a short trip. We have waited a long time before to see Old Faithful too...there are some better geysers that are more consistent now. I love your apricot tree--I didn't know you had one! That is wonderful and so rewarding to pick your own fruit.
The picture of the two kids sitting in your backyard, Bradley did not look happy ( even though he is really cute). Looked like the kids enjoyed the water. I am glad you had fun on your trip. Good luck with all your apricats!
your trip looks like so much fun - I can't believe it's been 20 years!!! i still remember staring out the window and seeing a moose... and being stuck in the back of the truck in the camper and pressing notes to the window to tell M/D what was going on. fun times.
congrats to mackayla!!! way to go being a big girl! Sophie would like some pointers next time you 2 talk. and she loves your princess wall. :)
i am jealous of your apricot tree. seriously. they look divine.
love you guys! hope the birthday was fantastic!!!
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