Yellowstone/Bear Lake family trip- July 17-22nd

Yellowstone here we come! 

We had so much fun spending time with the Hales family and seeing Elder Hales after he served his mission.  We all met up in West Yellowstone and we were able to spend time and catch up.

We spent time in Yellowstone from Friday the 17th through Sunday the 19th.

 

As soon as we entered the park we were able to see elk.

 Calvin, Sidney, Kaleigh, and Diana

admiring the hot view below

 Boston and Hagen

 Jared and Calvin

 Two of the cutest girls ever!

Kaleigh and Diana

 The handsome boys in my life!

Jared, Hagen, and Calvin

 We took a hike to the paint pots and we were able to look down and see the many colors!

This is a fun picture of all the big kiddos!

 This picture was taken by Gibbon Falls

 Old Faithful!

Old Faithful is always a fun attraction.  We got a little lunch while waiting for it to go off.  When it finally went off it was an amazing sight!

 Grandma and Grandpa Smith with Boston

 Here we are walking around Old Faithful looking at all the small geysers.

 One of the many Bison that we saw.

 This Elk was huge, we thought it was a bear at first.

 Diana and Kaleigh

These girls are the best of friends and we were so thankful to have Diana with us.

 Lewis Falls

This little area was so much fun.  We were all able to play in the water for a while, especially since we would be driving for quite a bit.

 Diana and Sid

 Hagen and Calvin playing in the water

 We had decided to drive through Yellowstone and go through the Grand Teton.  We stopped at a little campground and got a great view!

 Bear Lake

We finally made it to Bear Lake Sunday night after a long drive. 

We were so excited to go to the lake the next morning and it poured and was so cold.

When the evening came around we headed to the lake to see the sunset.

The water was inviting as well.

 Diana, Sidney, and Kaleigh

 My cute boys

Calvin and Hagen

 Tuesday at Bear Lake was so much fun!

The Gillman's were so nice to share all their fun water toys with us!

We all had a good laugh watching Calvin's crack hang out as they headed into the water.

 Aunt Jenny let Calvin play with  a cool airplane!  He loved it!

On Wednesday, we attempted to spend a little more time on the beach before it was time to head home.  The weather was not going to cooperate.  After a few hours a storm rolled in.

That was our sign that it was time to head home.  We had so much fun.