Crochet

               I am still a beginner in crochet and here's a few projects I finished this afternoon.  It feels good to have pulled them out and done the hand sewing portion of these projects. 

           

                            Gumdrop bunny.....named by Elise : )                                

                                                             

                                                             

                                                             

I made this wrap, I'm sure I'll be wearing it daily during winter : )

                                                             

This was a quick headband to crochet up.  I sewed on the button today so now it can be worn.

Provo

 We left Idaho on Friday, planning on being home that night.  On the drive home we decided to extend our vacation one more day.  So we got a hotel in Provo, after eating some Krispy Kreme, and swam and the next day we went to Splash Summit waterpark.  It was a great way to end our vacation!

Yellowstone

 Day 2 - Thursday July 28

We spent 4 hours of the day with rented ATVs.  We first headed over the a spring all together.  Then Brian and his crew went up a crazy high mountain.   My crew stayed on flat ground, haha.  He sent me a picture at the top of the mountain and said made it.  So I sent him a picture at a cabin by the spring where we had originally started and said made it.  I was feeling a little bad for my group, but the cabin was cool and then we saw a moose so I felt okay about not being such an adventurous driver.  Karaline aslo took a turn driving our ATV.

We drove into the park in the evening to look for wildlife, particularly a bear.  The park was gorgeous and we were able to see a mother bear with 2 cubs, elk, bison, and a coyote.  We also stopped and saw the waterfall and it was crazy huge and loud and Brian's favorite sight in the park. I am so used to seeing waterfalls that are small trickles so it was amazing to see so much water falling over such a huge cliff.  

Yellowstone

 

                                   Day 1- Wednesday July 27

Yellowstone was absolutely beautiful! We started off the day a little later than planned due to Addy having a stomach bug that night and morning.  We got into the park around 10:30am.  Drove through mountains and valleys with a large (to Southern Utahns anyway : ) river flowing through.  Luckily the river was there because Ben threw up and it made clean up much easier : ) 

Our first stop was at Geyser Basin.  It was amazing to see the water and mud boiling and the steam floating off the top.

 

                                                           

                                  

Our next stop was lunch at a wooded picnic area, it was peaceful and cool in the shade.  Then we headed down to Yellowstone Lake.  Ben was asleep in the car, so Brian and I took turns taking a look at it on the short boardwalk hike.

                                                           

                                    

                                    

                                    

Our last stop of the day was to the famous Old Faithful.  We must have arrived soon after the previous eruption because we got a front and center bench seat and waited over an hour for "the show"  Old Faithful erupts every from 90mins to 120min for around 4 mins each time.  

                                    

                                    

Elise's swimsuit has flamingos on it, so she decided she wanted to stand on one leg like a flamingo in every picture. 

                                    

While watching Old Faithful another, larger geyser, was also spouting off in the distance. 

                                     

                                     

                               

                               

                                                            

The second round of Old Faithful.  After the first round we walked over to the market and got ice cream treats.  Then we spent time looking at the geological features of the area.  It was evening by this point and such perfect weather and beautiful.  On our way out we got to stop and see Old Faithful one more time.  

                                  

We were able to see a baby elk reunite with its mother.  The baby was over by this river and the mom was on the other side of the road on the mountain.  The two were calling back and forth to each other, and then with the help of tourists who stopped the traffic, the baby was able to cross the road and meet back up with its mother.  💓