Yellowstone 2013

We last minute took a trip to Yellowstone as a family a couple weeks ago. Our friends the Drapers invited us to go with them and we had a great time. Of course no trip to Yellowstone would be complete without stopping at Bear World on the way up. We loved going there 2 years ago and it was just as exciting this time around as well. The boys were so excited to see the bears, Cam even channeled his inner bear here. Can you tell he had just been stuck in his car seat for the last 3 hours? They were crazy! Ha ha! The bears didn't disappoint either. We saw a ton of them and the boys loved it. Cam loved helping Lance drive the car maybe a little more than the bears! :) This little guy was having a snack off our friends car Nice! We had a nice lunch and then went to the petting zoo they had and of course to ride the rides. When Cam saw the train, well, his face says it all. Nailed it! Aren't we the cutest little bear family? Poor Ryland was so sweaty hot! Ry trying to decided if he actually wanted to touch a chicken....and no he didn't. They did love this little deer though. And they rode the train I think 13 times! Ry Cam and Sara Ryland liked to ride the cars as well, Cam was a no go on any ride but the train. This bear got super close to our car on the the last drive through, the boys may have freaked out a little about that one. Ha ha! It was a great afternoon at bear world though. A great way to start off the vacation! We then finished our drive up to Island Park. After some dinner we headed out to Big Springs. There weren't many fish that evening, but it was a beautiful night! Love my family! We were ready to rock and roll at Yellowstone the next morning. We stopped and did a few hikes early. Cam loved looking through all the boards... Me and Ry, it was beautiful! Ryland was fascinated by all the water shooting out of geysers. Ryland putting his photography skills to good use. Ryland was such a trooper and walked the whole trail around old faithful. He did awesome, and even helped push Camden on the last stretch. The classic old faithful picture. Cam and Ry loved eating outside for lunch, they thought it was great! Oh and throwing rocks at trees, super fun right? The boys got some of this in While we drove to the next place. They were both out and missed the beautiful Yellowstone lake And the bear! I was sad they were both sound asleep when we found this guy, oh well. That was the first time I remember seeing a bear at yellowstone, so that was cool to see. We also saw a ton of the usual bison! Lower Falls, love how Cam has his leg up here! Beautiful Yellowstone! Day two at Yellowstone, we stopped to get the family picture in front of the sign! Cheese! Just because here we are 2 years ago at the same place, we have grown up a little huh? We had a blast the second day as well full of more hiking, driving, and enjoying the beautiful scenery. We stopped by an awesome little stream for lunch. The boys were in heaven getting their feet wet and of course throwing rocks into the water. It was such a fun trip! Until next time Yellowstone!