YNP and Me Plus Three

Summer is coming to an end! Monday morning will be the official end of our summer. Boohoohoo!

Ah well, we'll have a fun school year anyhow!

We decided to go on a final road trip to Yellowstone National Park for an end of summer bash! We had a great time and did all the touristy things there are to do (even though I've been to the park quite a few times, the majority of our memorial and labor days were spent in Yellowstone or Jackson since we only lived 1 hr and 15min away). Went to the paint pots, stopped at all the little stops along the way to Old Faithful, and we even ate at the Old Faithful cafeteria. It was a little expensive, so we bought one plate and shared it...it was yummy and filling for all three of us! Not a bad deal, really.

When we had all the fun we could possibly have in the park, we headed to West Yellowstone. We shopped, ate ice cream, and finished our fun day at the Playmill. We saw Beauty and the Beast and it was absolutely wonderful!! Poor Grace was scared of the beast, we had to take her out to the lobby were the beast himself (waiting for an entrance through the audience) tried to calm Gracie's fear by giving her a crown, an Gaston gave her a sucker. Sadly their efforts were in vain, but she fell asleep in Deryk's arms and we were able to enjoy the rest of the play. It was fun to see my old high school buddy, Cameron, who played the clock. He was great!! Such a talented actor and singer.

Such cute smiles from our sweet and happy baby boy!

Such beautiful scenery! Yellowstone is so amazing. So much beauty in one area! I love it!

Mmm! Yummy Mac and cheese at the Old Faithful Cafeteria.

My handsome boys taking in the view!

Gracie watching in wonder at the elk in the field. (She thought everything was so neat. When she saw one of the paint pots bubbling and different colors oozing out of it, she exclaimed, "awesome! Do you see that?"

I took this picture in our car! The buffalo was so close I couldn't zoom out any farther to get his whole body. He was just walking along the side of the road. It was just a few feet from our car (and the rest of the traffic, of course. So cool!

All in all, it was a great trip, perfect for ending the summer of fun we have had!