Whoever put the words, "Yellowstone Vacation" together in the same sentence has not been there with the Stucki's. I truely believe that this was a "road trip" in every sense of the word. Waking up at dawn, driving from sight to sight and getting to bed late (we can blame the late nights on the Olympics) is not my idea of a vacation. The kids were wonderful & enjoyed it more than I would have at their age but I was truely sleep deprived. Those of you who know me best know I am a crab when I don't get my rejuvenating sleep.
We spent a big part of our first day in Yellowstone looking for bears. After realizing "if" we were lucky we would only see them through a telescope, we ended up spending $50 to go to a museum for an hour to see a bear up close. After all, we had promised the twins & Tommy that we would see bears or some kind of wild life all the way up just to keep them excited.
The in-laws were our personal guides.
The in-laws were our personal guides.
We hit Jackson during rush hour??? It took us forever to just get into town with the rest of Yellowstone. That night we went to Bar J's. The food was good but the entertainment was a little much for the little ones & both girls weren't feeling too good so we had to bail early. Tommy couldn't wait to get his cowboy hat and whatever Tommy wants, he gets, and whatever Tommy gets, so do the twins!
Eric is already talking about next years trip. All in all the trip was a bigger succes than I could have hoped for but next year I'm heading to Cali to bask in the sun and never leave the beach except for a day or two at DisneyLand. Now that sounds like a "FAMILY VACATION"!
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I was talking to some coworkers and realized I've never been to yellowstone. What's my problem? Isn't it like 2 hours from our house?
Oh yeah, those pictures of the twins in cowboy hats make me think of Red Canyon when I was in grade school. Every kid should have a cowboy hat. Even if I had mine because of extensive water damage to the brim from being in the back room at Grandma's store.
I love the pictures! Sounds like a lot of fun and a great family vacation to me! Disneyland is a lot of hard work! :)
The twins are growing up so fast. I can't wait for Jaxon to get to play with them again!
way cute pictures Nan. The one of the three boys is darling! Yea, sorry about being sleep deprived, that's always rough. But hats off to you for taking a family vacation. It's not easy but it's the memories that matter most huh. my last family vacation that my family went on before the whole divorce was actually Yellowstone. I will never forget it. I will hold the memories forever
WE had a BLAST in Yellowstone this year! And we took with us... my family, mom & dad, lance & lindsay, Jenn & Dave's family plus Dave's Mom! It was SUPER SUPER fun! We had a great time & hope that we go every couple of years. The boys' picture is really really cute! I hope that you made good memories with the kids... memories are the BEST! Love Ya!
looks like fun. my parents are planning a family trip to yellowstone for next july. all these pictures make us miss you guys.
Nan, you are a trooper! That does look sooo fun! I love the picture of the boys.
Yellowstone is one of the funnest family vacations our family has ever done! Guess when you live close the beach it isn't really what you "choose" to do for vacation...although we do like to spend as much time as possible there :) We're hoping to make our first family visit to Disneyland next month!
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