Yellowstone

So I am sitting here with Olivia, waiting for her to decide she is tired. So far, not so much. Anyway, I thought I would go ahead and post the pictures from our trip to Yellowstone over Labor Day weekend. I'm just a few weeks behind, right?! We met up with Marlayna and her parents. They have been going to Yellowstone every year for pretty much as long as any of them can remember, so they were the perfect tour guides! 

Checking out the view

I love those cute little bums!

The Lower (?) falls

Visiting Yellowstone brings back lots of memories of being there as a little girl with my parents and siblings. I love creating those memories with my little family. 

David explaining how the canyon came to be... 

Buffalo...we saw lots of buffalo

Okay, this buffalo was SO CLOSE to our car. I did not zoom in at all for this picture. I literally could have reached out my window and touched this massive animal. I didn't. I'm not stupid. ;) 

On our way out of the park we finally saw something besides buffalo. There were actually quite a few elk in this meadow. Pretty fun to see. Although not for Hanna so much. All she wanted to see was a bear. She was so disappointed we didn't see any bears. :( 

Stinky mud pots

Playing in Yellowstone Lake 

Ya gotta get your feet muddy, right?! 

Family picture with the lake in the background 

Marlayna, Olivia and me. Being with Marlayna was one of best parts of this trip. She is such a great friend to me and we love her so very much. She and David even almost have me talked into a several day camping trip in Yellowstone next summer. We will see. Until then I am thankful to live close enough that we can make it a day trip. :)