YELLOWSTONE!!

So for Memorial Day weekend, our plans were to do nothing.

Then my dad called and offered us a trip to Yellowstone!  He had planned a trip for him and my mom, but it turned out they couldn't go after all, and the reservations were non-refundable.  So he gave it to us!  And they even offered to take the kids for the weekend!  Bonus!

Thanks Mom and Dad!!!  We had lots of fun!

We were only able to go into the park on one day, so we just made it to Old Faithful and back.  But it sure made us want to go back sometime and spend more time there.

So here are the pics of the journey to Old Faithful.

It was freezing!!  And wet.  And rainy.  And windy.  The high was only in the 30's.  Brrr.  Can you see all the raindrops on the windshield?

We saw lots of bison through the binoculars.

And we even got a picture of them through the binoculars.  Cool, huh?

Look how cute the baby bison is.  

 Welcome to Yellowstone!!!

So here is Old Faithful.  We weren't that impressed.  Maybe because it was such an overcast day and from where we were sitting, we could barely see it.  The geyser just blended in with the clouds!!

The hot springs were cool and so pretty!

But they were so hot and it was so cold, there was just so much steam.  Sometimes it was pretty hard to see.  Beautiful anyway! 

We came upon another geyser (I don't remember the name, something about a great big fountain or something) that was way cooler than Old Faithful.  Way bigger, and a little bit easier to see (the clouds were darker, so it didn't blend into the sky quite as much).  It was totally awesome!!!!

And there you have it!  We had a good time!  Despite the cold, it was an awesome trip!  Thanks again Mom and Dad!