Yellowstone and No Bears?

For the 4th of July we went to beautiful Yellowstone. It is such an amazing place. Even the drive to get there is beautiful. We saw a ton of buffalo, an eagle, deer and no bears.

Zion Ponderosa Camp

In May (I know, I know....this is old news now) we took the kids to Zion Ponderosa Ranch. This was one of the best little trips we've had. We got a good deal on a little cabin and stayed for a couple of nights. The girls and Mark and I were able to try the zip line. I'll admit, I was so scared, I thought I might wet my pants. The kids also went mini golfing a couple of times (hilarious to watch Luke scoot the ball until it fell in the hole), played ping pong, went to a little petting zoo (which was quite lame), tried the trampoline bungee, and Aly went horseback riding with Mark. There was so much to do there. After a few days at the ranch, we tried out some hiking at Zions. No such a big hit with the kiddos. We made it through 2 short hikes and they looked half dead. So, we headed off to St George and spent the evening cooling off in the pool. That's really all the kids care about when we stay in a hotel anyway. We had a lot of fun though. If anyone wants to go next year, let's make plans.

The Nerd Herd

The kids and their friends had a fun night of dressing up like nerds. We were also treated to a few plays that they put on for us. It's fun to see the kids play and use their imagination instead of sitting at the computer playing plants vs. zombies.