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| we did a few different types of riding on saturday. first, we took a two hour horseback ride in search of moose, which we got skunked on. but it was still beautiful:) |
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| jesse rented a side by side (a mini six seater dune buggy). super fun riding the back country... |
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| we found some water and eli, shall we say, strongly encouraged (asked repeatedly and somewhat loudly) to go through. it felt so good on that hot day. |
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| grand prismatic springs was a highlight of the day. this pool was so colorful, it looked photoshopped. we took a little hike to be able to look down on it from above. it was a hot, dirty walk, but even the kids said it was worth it:) |
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| the steam was super cool...until it came to old faithful. there was so much steam that we couldn't see the geyser! we walked around the pools close by and got to see beehive go off, which was pretty amazing. then came back and saw old faithful without the steam:) |
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| this little guy sure loves his daddy |
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| we walked around the trail behind old faithful and came upon a group of people looking at a little geyser. we found out that the little guy was just an indicator that the big geyser, beehive, was about to go off. it only erupts ever 16-17 hours or so, and we just happened to hit it just right. the coolest part was how close we were, the sound was crazy. it doesn't look super close, but you have to know that that water shoots 200 feet high! it was awesome. |
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| we woke up super early so we could be at the park at 6am. i am not a morning person, but the early wake up call was totally worth it. there was steam rising up everywhere, it was pretty amazing... |
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| two peas in a pod |
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| the (jesse) camps |
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| so much love, haha |
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| step back there kiddos...and adam:) |
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| my favorite picture from the whole trip... |
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| what a crew... |
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| we drove through the park later, after it had time to warm up, and it looked like a completely different place. you would have never known how much activity was really going on all around. |
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| my mom planned an awesome trip to yellowstone. the house was perfect, and huge, and that kitchen was just right for feeding a crowd. loved staying here... |
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| the house was on a golf course, which made for pretty evening walks... |
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| the basement was the kids lair. so nice and cool, ahhhh |
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| notice how the girls have their clothes all hung up? as soon as we got there they set up their room. so cute. |
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| lylagirl truned 10 yesterday. i really can't put her into words. she's everything and more that i could ever want in a daughter. i hope she grows up but stays the same funny, silly, sarcastic, sweet and snuggly girl she is today. |
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| jake, clark, eli, julia, reese, mary, liv, holland, lyla, delaney, jenelle and Bailey |
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| HAPPY BIRTHDAY LYLA GIRL!!! |
