Yellowstone

So the Maughan reunion this year was at Yellowstone.  But we did it a little bit different and drove across the whole park staying in different places rather than just staying in one place.  So the first night we were in Jackson Hole.  Awwww, that's where Trav and I met.  Now look what we've done! 

 You gotta get the antler arch shot when you're there.

 We went looking for animals but the only one we saw was a fox that walked about a foot in front of Kate.  She could have pet it if she would have stuck her hand out but she didn't really care.  Of course I didn't have my camera.

 The next day was geyser day. 

 This is how Josh spent 90% of the trip. 

 His favorite buddy and cousin Tyrel was so awesome to carry that boy around.  These 2 are like brothers and I'm so grateful that Tyrel loves it just as much as Josh does. 

 Rachel tried to pull if off too, but that didn't last too long.

 This was too cute to pass up.  After 55 years of marriage they're still in love.  I have awesome in-laws.

 The crew waiting for Old Faithful.....

 There she blows!

 Josh blowing dragon breath......

 Then we stayed in this tiny little cabin in West Yellowstone.  Awww, cute little cabin.

 This day was dedicated to animal spotting.  It's so funny because when you see the first animals you get so excited.  I can tell there aren't as many animals there anymore.  We had to hunt for them.  But we finally made it to the right place and found some buffalo.  Here's Uncle Gary getting a good shot.

 Then they start walking right up to the car....

 Kate how big is the buffalo?

 Okay, this is starting to get ridiculous....

 Then Trav says to me, "I just saw that buffalo sit down.  I don't think they do that."  So I grabbed the binoculars and yep, that buffalo was a bear!  He started walking down the hill.....

 And kept getting closer....

 And closer.....Now, the kids and I were all huddled in the back of my brother in laws truck (because bears definitely can't reach you in there....I'm sure he's thinking "sack lunch")  Trav was across the street to take these pictures.  I couldn't see where he was and was starting to flip out a little. Josh was crying because he thought daddy was going to get eaten by a bear.  Finally the bear got close enough that we all crammed back into the cars.  He was just on the other side of the road.  I have never seen a bear like that before in the wild.  It was insane!  And totally scary.  Afterward Josh said he liked seeing the geese a lot better than the bear.

 Here's Annie Oakley Kate...

 At our last "cabin" a bunny lived right by it and the kids kept trying to sneak up to it.  Luckily it was a friendly bunny.

 And with all that driving (and no we don't have a DVD player in the car) you'd think the kids would have been awful and naughty.  Oh no.  Not these kids.  They had more fun on the road.  I took this picture on the trip HOME.  Yes, after 4 days and several hours in the car that day they were still having a blast.  What little cuties.