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):