We visited the old mining town of Virginia City which was only about 15 minutes away. The buildings made great photo opps.
This one is Joel's debut as a photographer. Not bad!
We walked around the town and then road a little train to the next little mining town a few miles down the road.
After enjoying a delicious lunch, we rode the train back and joined
Grandpa and Grandma for ice cream at the creamery.
Levi has already developed a fondness for ice cream.
Chocolate. Always chocolate.
One must ponder how the peppermints get into the peppermint ice cream.
After afternoon naps, we walked down the road near our house, played follow-the-leader, raced leaves and sticks down a stream, and took some pictures with the beautiful background.
Grandpa and Grandma came over for dinner. And we stayed up way too late again talking. It was so nice to spend time with them!
Day 7: Yellowstone
It took us FOREVER to pack up again and leave. We stopped by Grandpa and Grandma's for one last good-bye (and for them to load us with food and candles) and then drove south to Yellowstone. I am a little embarrassed to admit that we only stopped three times in the park - once for a pit stop, once to view the amazing Fountain Paint Pots, and once to see a herd of bison. I guess that is what happens when there are large crowds, no parking, and 4 small boys that are falling asleep.
The boys wanted to touch the water the whole time we were here to see if it really was boiling. Somehow we managed to come out alive with all body parts intact.
Joel took this one too!
This is definitely a "I was there" photo. The boys don't seem too excited.
After leaving Yellowstone, we took a long loop to check out the Grand Tetons. They were beautiful, but again, the most exciting part was stopping at ANOTHER roadside bathroom and throwing rocks in a nearby stream. We stopped in Landers, Wyoming, took the kids swimming and headed off to bed.
Caleb is our snuggle bug.
I had to get up a couple of times a night to move him back to his side of the bed.
Day 8: THE DRIVE
Guess what we did?!!! We drove, and drove, and drove, and drove. 14 hours according to the GPS. 15.5 hours in real time. We didn't want to spend the money on another hotel, so we just went for it. PB&Js in the car, several pit stops, and one fast food dinner. But we made it.
Overall, the trip was great. We were able to spend lots of time with Grandpa and Grandma and see some sights along the way. The kids were healthy, slept fine, and we had wonderful weather. Thank you God!
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