Yellowstone!

I'm a little behind on blogging! Last month, we got up one chilly morning and headed to Yellowstone with Grandma Betsy. It was rainy in Rexburg and that quickly turned to sleet and even snow up in the high altitudes of Yellowstone. We were prepared thankfully and it was still a beautiful day! The clouds made for some uniquely beautiful scenery on the drive up there. I LOVE that we live 1.5 hours away from one of the most beautiful parts of the country! And thankfully, we know how to follow the rules, so no injuries were acquired. :)

By the time we made our first stop, Tyson was itching to run around. He loved the board walks!

Kayla loved Grandma's umbrella, which we got a lot of use out of!

Our first waterfall vista was a hit! We all loved it, even though I was constantly filled with a little bit of terror that the kids would fall somewhere dangerous!

Mammoth Hot Springs was fun to walk around. I think it looks so out of this world! 

At one of the places we were walking around, Tyson slipped and fell down and slammed into a step. He bit right through his lip! It was so sad! He only cried for a few minutes but it bled quite a bit, as mouth injuries often do. He had his binky for most the rest of the day because I felt bad for him and any time we'd try to take the binky out for a picture, there would be a ring of dried blood around his mouth!

Part of the loop we wanted to take was closed, but we took a little hike up to a beautiful outlook instead. Kayla was feeling particularly sassy, apparently. She made funny faces in EVERY photo we took up there. It was pretty hilarious actually. 

We had a great trip, animal wise. We saw multiple bears, a few with their cubs, lots of buffalo, elk, and a fox. The only thing we didn't see on this trip was a moose. 

You take a toddler to the most beautiful part of the county and he's fascinated with the water drain.. Go figure! Haha! He did like the waterfalls too though. :)

Kayla was a good big sister holding on to Tyson so he didn't fall. It warmed my momma heart. 

Kids know how to make a photo perfect....haha!

These two are so cute together!

The sun came out when we went up to the giant waterfalls! We even walked along a trail for about a mile. The kids were getting tired though, so we headed back to the van, just in time for a huge hail storm to hit! It was crazy!

It was a beautiful, fun and adventurous day for our family! We bought a pass and plan on getting some great use out of it. We loved having Grandma along for the trip too. Its such a blessing to live so close to our family!