WY Again

After the aquarium we said goodbye to daddy and headed to WY. Daddy couldn't come because of a meeting he had. We headed to WY to see my sister and her kids. The cousins had so much fun playing together! Chel came earlier than expected too so we got some good sister time in. 

We like to play 5 Crowns. Whenever somebody is gone we add them to the game. We also have a running joke about being the first to get all the way to 300. Well RB did it. :) 

The fire was a must and of course we had a blast. 

We did have two boo-boos though. Lil touched her roasted starburst too soon and really burned the tip of her finger. It hurt for a good long time. 

Then MJ was having too much fun on the tramp. Her knee came up and hit her right under the chin. You can see the bump a little in the picture. In MJ's defense her chin AND her knee both bruised from the impact. 

Poor girls! Good thing cousins take away the pain. Short trip but worth every minute. Too bad daddy couldn't come! 

Ogden Temple Open House/The Aquarium

One of our free Sat. was spent at the open house for the Ogden Temple. It was a great experience to take MJ and Lil through now they are older and understand better what they are seeing and where they are at. Buddy was being a pill, but we still had a great time seeing the changes and being in the house of the Lord. 

After we had lunch at Chuck-A-Rama.

Then we went to the Aquarium and had a great time looking at all the animals and things there. Ms M was a pill here. She did not want to wait for anyone and wanted to run everywhere. 

Ms M liked watching the fish up close. 

Buddy loved the penguins.

MJ and Lil both liked watching the otters eat. 

When you are in the car for as many hours as we have been for the month of Aug. you get creative with how to stay entertained. 

Next stop, back to WY to see my sister and some cousins. 

Stuff

Every now and again I just have some random pictures that I like to post that don't really fit into anything specific that has happened. So here are some of those random things. 

RB and Buddy. I love these two!

Neighbor fun. 

Went to work one day and this is what we saw coming up over the mountain. I love it! It reminds me of The Hunger Games and the mist that comes in. 

Avoiding bedtime successfully by having mommy take funny pics. 

Going to the park fun. Thanks Aunt Chel!

Aunt Chel is very comfy!

Yellowstone

While we were in WY my brother was in the process of moving. RB went over and did some heavy lifting to get a trailer load of things to take to their new home 5 hours away. They live just outside of Yellowstone and so we took the opportunity to head that way and sight see while we were up there. Plus it's faster to go home that way than to go back down and around Yellowstone. 

Jackson for lunch. 

We saw a lot of this! We also saw a HUGE elk in between the trees. However, we were not able to get a pic. of it. 

Learning how to do family selfies. 

This canyon is my favorite. I love it because it looks like a paining. An Asian family took our picture for us. Then as I was taking one of just the kids they came and took one too. It made me laugh. Sometimes I feel like an attraction while vacationing. 

Lil is so funny. She hated the smell of the one area.

  Skipping rocks. RB taught MJ and she did really well. 

                                      

After the trailer was unloaded and we ate dinner, we took the kids to a park. 

Finally after a long vacation away from home, we come home and see this great sight. It was cool to see where it was raining and not raining. Loved it.