The beginning of August, I was sitting around one afternoon and I realized that between swim lessons and my surgery (bye bye gallbladder)...we only had one weekend left of no commitments before school started. I decided I didn't want to sit around and do nothing so I packed up really quick and the kids and I headed out for Eastern Idaho.
On the agenda: a day at Yellowstone Bear World, a day at Lava Hot Springs and a day river floating in Island Park.
For those who don't know, I grew up in Eastern Idaho, due to the strained family ties now there...I don't go back much. I went back for my 15yr high school reunion this summer and it made me realize that I don't have to stay away just because I'm not in touch with family anymore. We can go and have lots of fun! The kids had a lot of fun and hopefully we can go back more often.
We went to Bear World and the kids loved it! I had been once as a kid when it first opened
but it is much better now. We did the tour on the truck and when we were finished we followed the next tour out so that we could be right behind the truck and see more bears.
please ignore the bug guts on my windshield:)
I've said it before, blogger has changed and I can't figure out how to put pictures in any sort of order
so I apologize for the random-ness of them:)
We stayed right by the falls in Idaho Falls, the kids enjoyed walking the green belt and hearing
all about back in the day when dad & mom lived there. (I'm telling myself they loved it anyway)
The indoor pool at Lava Hot Springs
The slides and diving platforms. It took him most of the day but Hadley eventually
went off all 3 levels of the diving platforms.
The 'speed slides' they were fast and the boys loved them.
Starting off our river ride in Island Park. At first, the kids were like "this is it? we are just gonna sit
in this boat for 3 hours?!" within 30 minutes they were loving it and we were all sad
when it was over.
This spot is right where Peter proposed. Kinda weird to be back 13yrs later with 3 kids:)
