Sunday, July 18, 2021

Summer Vacation- Week 1

Ready to hit the road!


Dinner stop in Troutdale

Back on the road


Ice-cream (and fuel) stop in Hermiston





Lilly took this picture of the sunset ❤️

"Cheers" at breakfast 

Fun at the Pendleton KOA before we started driving again






First postcard to Grandpa Norm

Driving day two...off to Boise!




Boise Riverside RV Park





Sleepover in Grandma and Papa's trailer



The RV park was next to a baseball stadium and they had a firework show the night we were there!

Day three...off to West Yellowstone!

Short stop at the Craters of the Moon National Monument, and another postcard for Grandpa Norm 😊










Dinner at the park and time to stretch our legs 


Hot Tamales to make it through the last hour of the drive 😉


Welcome to Montana 

Little bird sitting on our picnic table at the Grizzly RV Resort 

"Bath" time in the trailer

Getting ready for our first day at Yellowstone! 

First stop, the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone 
(Hadley was not into photos 😂)

















Might be time for bigger shorts 😂














A little break before heading into Yellowstone 



Off to see Old Faithful














Ice cream 




Postcard #2 for Grandpa 






Another day, another visit to the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center 



















Quick treat before heading into Yellowstone 


Can't really see well, but there's a black bear right by the road 











Nap time 


Lamar Valley 






Moose tree. Do you see it? 

Nothing like a 9 pm dinner with elk



Breakfast time! 









Lunch at Yellowstone Lake 




Spending their "treat money" from Grandma and Papa 





Boat ride across Jenny Lake at the Grand Tetons 







Dinner by the river 

We found a bull moose! 



And another!






SO dirty from "finding" rocks

Happy July 1st!
Celebrating the new month at the West Yellowstone Soda Fountain 














Ending the day with a gift from a special friend 

Breakfast with Grandma and Papa 



Off to Yellowstone again








Quick trip to Bozeman to visit friends and see the Museum of the Rockies 

















Lilly made this picture for our friend Nancy 

Hike to the creek at Stan and Nancy's house 


After dinner treats! 

Another postcard for Grandpa ❤️

For our last day, we headed to a lake near West Yellowstone for a swim.
The girls had so much fun until a storm rolled in and we had to leave.












Post swim games and dinner 


Last night in West Yellowstone 


Happy 4th of July!




On the road to Utah! 

Good-bye Montana

Quick stop in Shelley, Idaho to visit Grandpa and Grandma Johnson 



Made it safe and ready for bed

 

Thursday, July 1, 2021

June Days

This spring Lilly took tap lessons from our neighbor. She loved every minute and was very excited for her "recital" on her last day of class! 







Lilly and her teacher Hailey 

Flowers and candy from Hailey 

Oregon Trail Day in 4th Grade 


No time outs at school = treats after school

This one LOVES to nap with her mama 

Last days of school


Summers Eve Gifts 



SO excited about her new rabbit cage!! 

Equally excited about her new book! 

Last day of school...no time outs!! 

Working on her birthday thank you notes! 


Results of our tie-dye adventures with daddy's work group 

Bowman soccer camp with friends! 


Lilly/Daddy climbing date 

New haircut before our trip 

Teacher Carol's end-of-year party! 








Lego building challenge 
(Lilly's than Audrey's) 


Back to working at home with kids 😂






Note her spot on sticker placement 😂

Summer tea party