Wednesday, September 30, 2015

September

Here is a little bit of what we did the rest of September when we were not up in Island Park/ Yellowstone.

Proof of what a rough life Lucky has
 Polynesian Festival- A couple weeks ago we went to a Polynesian festival up at Thanksgiving Point.  Although the festival was kinda a bust the girls really liked these trampoline things. 
Lizzie loved it and got pretty high above the yellow posts on each side 

Afton also loved going way high.....

Lilly didn't like to go high but LOVED going back and forth

Afton learned to ride her bike!!!!  We are so proud of her.
Now all she wants to do is ride her bike every day all the time :)

Lilly brought this home from school.  I thought it was hilarious.
 Raising a girl with confidence is good right? :)

One day we had a huge rainstorm followed by the most beautiful rainbow!!!!
  Downfall is this picture reminds me how tall my kids are getting.
  Ethan passed me up over a year ago and Lizzie is almost there. 

Monday night for Family Home Evening we went down to the Conference Center and had a tour guide give us a tour.  It was so nice there.  I felt the spirit so strong there.  There was a statue of Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father appearing to Joseph Smith.  When you turned the statue around you could see Heavenly Father with his arm around Jesus.  So touching. 

Stunning as usual

One night Jim and I decided to take just our son out to ice cream.
 He is such a good kid and we are so proud of him.
It was nice for both Jim and I to have some one on one time with just Ethan.


Jim and I went with some friends (Tim and Maria) to the Full Moon Chair Lift Ride up at Sundance.  It was amazing!!!  So beautiful to go up a chair lift in the dark and see the canyon and stars and full moon.


Sunday, September 20, 2015

Island Park/ Yellowstone

We just got back from a amazing weekend up in 
Island Park/ Yellowstone. 
 It was so beautiful up there and so nice to be together.  I think the last time we were up there was 2011 and 2012.  It is fun to see  that I took pictures in some of the same places this year (not on purpose) and to see how much the kids have grown.

Group Picture in front of the cabin


Jim and Afton near Madison picnic area.
Almost the same spot but with Lilly in 2011


Oldest and youngest posing for a cute picture

Even the bear at our cabin had
 a nice time being tucked in :)

Gorgeous Mesa Falls with a rainbow

Jim with his ladies.
  One (Lizzie) who sometimes forgets to smile for pictures :)

Lilly- 7 years old
Flashback to same picnic area
 (Madison) and almost the same spot-
 3 years earlier :)
Lilly 2012- 4 years old
Back to 2015.....
Grand Canyon (of Yellowstone) waterfall


Me with two adorable 7 year olds

Afton and Lilly in front of Old Faithful

Gibbons waterfall


Our three beautiful daughters
Running of the bison in Yellowstone.
  It was the coolest thing to watch!
Lilly really wanted a picture with just Mom and Dad
Near Mesa Falls.
So breathtakingly beautiful


It was good for our souls and fun memories made.
 Hope to get up there again soon.