We stopped in Idaho as we were driving and had breakfast at a local restaurant. The portions were huge and the kids loved the bacon!
Look at those plates of pancakes!! Eli and Brynn were in heaven!
Ella posing in front of Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone Nat'l Park!
Brynn posing in front of Old Faithful with her crazy cowboy hat she got from the music fest.
Don't forget about Eli, too!
Sitting in the hot sun...waiting for Old Faithful to blow!
Russell and the kids sat down and waited for Old Faithful to do her thing!
Two, cute sisters in Yellowstone amongst the wildflowers.
We visited Danny Crump in Red Lodge, Montana and went to an animal sanctuary there. Brynn thought the bear was funny to stick her fingers in his nose so I took a picture of her so she could always remember him.
We took the kids to a park in Red Lodge and the boys played a round of hoops! Danny is in the purple shirt trying to impress us with his b-ball skills!
Coming across the Bear Tooth Pass into Montana at 12,000 feet we stopped and found snow to play in!
Russell, Ella and Eli in front of falls in Yellowstone.
Here's our posing beauty in front of the falls-always ready for a camera pose...look at her toes!
Our camping spot with our tent and table of food. We all fit in the tent together and we stayed nice and warm and the big pine trees kept us out of the sun and shaded which was a nice retreat from the sun at the concert hill.
Ella had so much fun with new friends. This is her friend Etta who Russell knew her mom from Byu many years ago. They were the ones who told us about this fabulous folk fest!
Our hang-out on the side of the ski slope where we listened to music from 12 to 10 every day! We had a great time talking to new friends and the kids roamed around together and played!
Brynn showing off her new blue cowboy hat with fur on the rim! She begged and begged for it for 2 days and finally on the 3rd day she convinced a group of young ladies to buy it for her! She thought it was beautiful!
Up close and personal with Lyle Lovett. We could get right to the stage front and watch the musician's every move. It was fun to see them so close, but oh so loud!!
Here's Eli and his daddy waiting for a musician to begin playing right up near the stage. Eli especially loved watching the players up close and would go up alone to see their instruments and how they danced!
The kids played in the woods nearby all day, everyday. Here's Ella coming down to check in...what a cute girl!
The first afternoon we got there the kids spied the horse corral and begged to go horseback riding. Russell and I relented at $24 a pop and let them go. Eli and Brynn went on a guided one hour trip through the mountains and Ella stayed in the corral for a half of an hour. All three loved it and said it was a highlight of their vacation!
Here's Ms. Brynn...
Ella loved her big horse and talked the guide's ear off! When she was done the man could tell me everything about our trip and our family thanks to Ella and her incessant talking!
Another shot of Brynn up on her horse for the first few minutes...timid but ready to roll!
Eli paid $7 of his own money to climb the climbing wall at the resort but as soon as he came off the wall they made him take his harness off. He was so disappointed that his money only lasted him about 2 minutes...we were too.So, that's it! We had a blast and hope to do it again next year!!
