Family Vacation

Thursday we were sitting here and Cameron got a call that he got the job that he REALLY wanted to build cabinets for the summer. They told him that the job might require some weekends and it got me thinking about family vacation this summer. (my parents always took us on a family vacation every summer, it's a tradition we hope to continue with our kids as well) So at about 2 PM we started looking at hotels on the internet, by 3pm we were on the road. It was a quick decision, but I sure am glad we went. I lived in Jackson for a while before we got married and we lived in Driggs Idaho when we first got married, so I know this trip was more for me than anyone else. But I loved it!!!

We drove to West Yellowstone the first night and when I first saw the Tetons from Rexburg area, I nearly cried and then got all excited like a kid on Christmas eve. It's good I snapped this picture though, because it was the only view we got. A storm rolled in and we got snowed on, so I didn't get to see the view from the east that I was hoping for. But it's ok.... at least that is what I am telling myself. :)


Our first night in the hotel the kids weren't too sure about sleeping in the bed together and it took them a while to calm down enough to sleep. But this is how we found them sleeping after a little bit.... In Cohen's defense, the hotel pillows were really horrible.

The kids (and by that I mean Caeli) mostly liked the waterfalls. She did like the geysers a lot as well, but because the weather was so horrible we didn't think about getting very many pictures, mostly we were trying to get back to the car as quickly as possible.
It was a quick trip, but I just loved being back in that area. Other highlights of the trip include bearworld near Rexburg and that fact that our first hotel had a water slide. Cam finally got to see a moose near moose junction near Jackson, so we all got what we wanted. Aside from my lack of a good shot of the Tetons and skipping my favorite restaurant because it's not exactly kid-friendly. I am so happy Cam took us there. I am a happy girl :)