Utah Trip (Part 2) - Time with Michelle's Family

BEWARE:  LOTS OF PICTURES!

After spending time with Travis' family, Leah and I headed to Glacier National Park with some of my family while Travis spent the week at Scout Camp.  This was my first time going to Glacier and it is the most beautiful place I have ever been to. The water was clear, the scenery was green, and the architecture of the buildings was amazing.

 

 We ran into a few animals!  The black bear was only a few feet from our car, the moose was foraging in the lake, the deer was in the middle of the trail during our hike, and we found the bird at our campground.     

 

By the end of the trip we calculated that we spent almost 40 ours in the car!!  We had 2 full vehicles and the kids were amazing!  

Of course that is not all we did...we went hiking to a few different waterfalls and completely wore out the kids, Leah even fell asleep on a few of the hikes. 

  We also spent some time at a few lakes and eventually decided to actually get into one...man was it cold!!  The temperature of the water didn't seem to bother the kids or my brother Scott and I. (OK...so it only took me about an hour to get up the nerves to dunk myself!)

Can't hangout at the lake without skipping rocks!

  On the drive home we drove through Yellowstone and arrived at just the right time to see Old Faithful erupt.  While waiting for it to erupt Leah kept saying "Wait for it...wait for it...wait for it...", she pretty much entertained everyone around us.  I love that kid!!

What trip would be complete without getting a flat tire on the way home.  We had to unpack everything in the back of the van to get to the spare tire out.  Good job Craig and Angie, and thanks for letting me take pics while you were changing the tire.  

 I love family trips and spending time with everyone.  Most of all, I love watching Leah get so excited to see her grandparents, aunts and uncles, and her cousins.  Thanks to my family for such a great trip!