Yellowstone Vacation

We just got back from our first official family vacation. On Thursday we flew into Jackson Hole, WY! I was REALLY nervous about the plane ride, but Amelia did great! She had her own seat so she had plenty of room to get up and down and was OK with sitting in mine or Andy's lap for take off and landing. She definitely earned her wings!




Friday morning we got up bright and early and headed off for our drive through Yellowstone!


It was so pretty!
We got to see the Geyser Basin...


Old Faithful...


Some wildlife...


and Mammoth Springs!


By this point, Amelia was going a little stir crazy in the car...so we headed out of the park!


That night we stayed in a little cabin in Livingston, Montana. We stayed there for a couple of days. We were actually there for a wedding reception. Amelia and I missed most of it since it was late at night, but we had fun playing with Andy's friends during the day on Saturday.


On Sunday we drove through the other side of Yellowstone park on our way back to Jackson Hole.
This time we got to hike a little way up Mt. Washburn (where there was still snow on the ground in July)...



We saw the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone (although we didn't get to stop this time)...
and we saw a bear!


That night, we actually got to go out to eat in Jackson Hole before calling it a night for our early flight back to Dallas.
Amelia was great, once again, on the flight and was SO happy to get home and nap in her own bed!!