Island Park/Yellowstone

So this past weekend we went with my side of the family to Island Park and Yellowstone. My mom, dad, sister, and 3 nieces had never been to Yellowstone (I know...sad huh?) Well, we went and had a great time! We stayed in the same cabin that we did with Brian's side of the family back in October; it's such a cozy comfortable place. We left on Friday morning getting to Island Park about 3. On Saturday we got up and headed for Yellowstone. We visited Norris, Mammoth, Gibbon Falls, and a few others on the Northwest side of the park. We arrived home, ate, and went to bed. On Sunday we drove across the park over to Canyons and drove clear down the Southeast side of the park. Again we got home I made dinner this night (sorry again guys!!) it was TERRIBLE! My rice didn't cook but everyone ate it telling me it was good... :) On Monday we packed up and left the cabin (and Brian's iPod touch too, I sure hope the cleaning crew finds it!!) and headed into West Yellowstone. We stopped and shopped for about 45 mins then went into the park. We stopped at Firehole Falls then headed straight for Old Faithful. We arrived at the perfect time; about 20 mins to eruption. We left after the eruption and headed south out of the park into the Tetons. We stopped at Flagg Ranch Village and ate I do NOT recommend it!! We had to wait forever that was after our server basically jumped down my throat for ordering off the children's menu. Seriously it was so uncomfortable!! Anyway we then headed down to Jackson where we stopped for a quick ice cream cone before starting the long drive home.

Overall it was a great trip and we had such a fun time!! Thanks again Mom and Dad! We love you guys!

Here are some pictures (the first 3 are courtesy of my dad):

Mother's Day, Painted Fingernails, and a New BED!!

I had such a wonderful Mother's Day this year. On Saturday we went to Logan to celebrate with the Pack family. Yummy food, good conversations, and everyone else keeping my kids entertained...IT. WAS. GREAT! Then on Sunday we went to church, I was called to be Primary President (AHHH!!), we went to Heber after church and had a yummy dinner/lunch with my parents and grandparents. Here is a picture Brian snapped of Carson playing on the backdoor steps up in Logan.




So Abby has been bugging me lately about wanting to paint my fingernails "for real, mommy!" She has a fake kit, but now wants to do it with REAL paint. The other day I got brave and took her outside during Carson's nap and let her paint. She did 5, yes 5, coats. It amazes me that with the pretend paint she is so precise and makes sure it stays on my fingernails, however with the real paint...it went everywhere. Here is a picture:



And Finally, Abby got a new bed. She was getting too big for her toddler bed so I got her a loft bed at Ikea last week. Then made some curtains to hang under it. Here are a few pictures:

"Sun Bathing" and Kite Flying

So the other day we were all just hanging out in the kitchen when Abby says: "mommy look I'm in the bath tub." This is what I saw when I looked:



She is such a hoot sometimes! I have no idea where she gets all of her CRAZY ideas!!


Last week just as I was getting ready to make dinner we had a knock at our door. A little neighborhood girl (Kelsey) who is 10, came to ask if Abby wanted to fly kites with her little brother and her. Kelsey is such a sweetheart! It's so nice to have her just across the street. Anytime we head outside she comes over to play with my kids! Anyway, Abby had a blast and so did Carson! Low and behold dinner was a little late that day, but it was so much fun to see Abby and Ryan (Kelsey's little brother) running up and down the sidewalk with their kites!