Our Grand Adventure Day 2

Because Aiden has NEVER slept in a day in his life, we woke early and had a great breakfast of omelets and hashbrowns.  I loved having a stove to cook with.

Then we packed up the boys and went to Yellowstone!!!!

The view from the passenger's seat.  Ah.  I am home!

Yellowstone Lake 

The Lake Hotel

My guess is Buffalo vs. Car.  Buffalo won.  Check out the horn marks.  Awesome.

No speedometer?  No problem.  There is an app for that.  Yes, we had no speedometer.  But Chris's Iphon app kept pace perfectly.  Whoda thought?

We started our adventure at Fishing Bridge.  I love that place.  Shopping, ice cream (yes, more ice cream at the counter diner) and a really beautiful beach.  I forgot my camera.  The highlight of the trip happened at Fishing Bridge.  Chris found a small puddle.  He decided to jump in it.  Aiden thought that looked like so much fun, so he copied him.  Only he doesn't know how to jump so his attempt looked like a slightly-epileptic chicken dance.  We laughed so hard - as did the people around us.  We let him jump again and again just so we could laugh.

On to the fun!  We are at Old Faithful. When Aiden saw the small steam plume coming from it, he yelled "THOMAS!"  Hilarious.  

Watching the eruption.

After watching Old Faithful, we went to the cafeteria for lunch.  Chris got some creamed spinach with his meal.  I attempted to give some to Aiden.  He tasted.... full body shiver...  looked at me and said, "No GREEN, Mom!"

Then we walked around the hot pots.

After a fun, long day at Yellowstone, we went back for dinner over the fire (hotdogs), homemade potato and fruit salads, and smores.  Aiden played with my phone.  Junkie.

Our camping spot.  It was so beautiful.

The Great Behemoth 

Yes, in fact that is marshmallow on his shirt.  Sicko.

Our Grand Adventure Day 1

We decided because of some circumstances beyond our control - to go camping this weekend.  Uncle Chris bought a really swell motorhome that has everything one could ever desire in a camping vehicle.  Heat, bathtub, air conditioning, potty, lots of beds, fridge... it was awesome.  We packed up and headed out to Grand Teton National Park.  First off, let me preface that driving 6 1/2 hours with a 2 year old was a little intimidating.  Let me also tell you that he was PERFECT!  He was happy, he didn't throw a fit.  6/12 hours of bliss from a toddler.

Be forewarned, there are lots of pictures.  That is because I consider this to be one of the most beautiful places on the earth and I haven't been there for over 10 years.  My heart and soul were refilled with peace when we left.

Aiden did this...

or this through the whole ride.  It was awesome.  He was such a trooper.

One of the famed Jackson Hole arches.

We made it to Jackson Lake! 

We sat at the beach for a long time.  Aiden and I threw rocks into the lake and I enjoyed the memories of my own childhood.

We went to Jackson Lake Lodge for the most delicious dinner (I had the portabello sandwich and Aiden had the best mac and cheese I have ever tasted.) followed by huckleberry ice cream!

In my humble opinion, the most beautiful spot in the whole world.  Right here.  On the deck of Jackson Lake Lodge.

The God Rays came out for only a minute but it was breathtaking

After dinner, we came back to the campground and attempted a hike.  Fully swathed in bug repellent, we still only lasted about 10 minutes because the mosquitoes were so thick!

We are really roughing it!Yes, he is watching Thomas.

The motorhome was fantastic and we bathed little monkey and headed to bed.  Big day ahead!