Family Vacations

We were able to go to Yellowstone National Park with Collin's family. Do they not always do the funnest things or what? I married into an awesome family.  

I had been to Yellowstone before I think twice. Once when I was probably in 5th or 6th grade. And once when I was a little older. It was really fun to see it all again. I had forgotten how beautiful it is up there! We saw lots of fun animals and had lots of laughs driving around from here to there. 

Funny story, we were at Old Faithful around noon and decided we were all hungry. There was just one place to eat there and we decided to keep going to a couple other places further into the park and find something else to eat and hoped that it wouldn't have been as busy as the grill at Old Faithful. We kept driving through the park, stopping to see things. We finally asked someone and found out that there was only one other place with food. It was 3 or so by then and the nearest food place was at least an hour and a half away. Needless to say we were starving! We got some snacks to hold us over though, and it was a funny memory! I guess this time of the year they close down a lot of their food places and visitor's centers. Who'd of thought! So if you're going before they close in November, pack a lunch!

We saw so many pretty things and it really made me think how lucky we are to live where we do. I feel so bad for the people who don't get to see such cool landscape and beauty in the world we live in! 

After we had explored Yellowstone for a full day-- and I mean a full day! We got up at 530am to make it from Idaho falls to the park so that we could see lots of things! -- We headed to Jackson for the next two days. It was a blast and we got to see some pretty cool things.

It was cool to see all the young families on vacation. Either pushing strollers or helping the little kids fill out a fun worksheet about Old Faithful. It's fun to think that that was my parents at one point. Answering my twenty questions about Old Faithful or answering me for the hundredth time when I asked how much longer to drive in the car. Family vacations are so fun and some of my fondest memories are of our family vacations when I was a kid. I'm so thankful now to know what my parents sacrificed for us to be able to see and experience the world. Because let's be honest, it would have been a lot easier (and cheaper!) to just leave us kids home. So thanks mom and dad for always taking us fun places and letting us see the world! 

The even crazier part is that sooner or later that will be us hauling our kids around in strollers or on our hips so that they can see what we saw growing up.

Yay for family vacations and great families!