Congratulations Will and Meg!

We went to Will and Meg's wedding in Charlottesville this weekend. Notice Bella is nowhere to be found in these pictures. Yes, it was Mommy and Daddy's first trip together without our precious little bundle, and it was great! Thanks to Grama for making it possible. We had a great time seeing old friends and enjoying a little extra freedom. The wedding was gorgeous. Congratulations guys!

Todd and His "Mini Me"

You can't deny the resemblance. Look at those cheeks! On both of them! :)

Scary Pete

Bella showed fear for the first time today. Yes, it was Mr. Pete and his giant afro. His outfit did wonders for sales at the squadron basket auction (he was the auctioneer), but was not a hit with Bella. We tried to hand her over to Pete for a photo op, but she was clinging to my shoulder for dear life. She wanted nothing to do with Mr. Pete and all of his bling.

Meeting Brooklyn Bella!

We drove back to Salt Lake City to catch our flight home and met up with my fabulous cousin Chelsea and her family for dinner. That is where Bella and Brooklyn Bella (Chelsea's daughter) got to meet. They were so cute together. Brooklyn got to show Bella all of her big stuff like eating peas and walking. Bella couldn't stop talking about how cool her cousin was. We were so happy that we got to see Chelsea, Dave, and Brooklyn. We would love for them to come out to the East Coast to visit sometime. (hint...hint)

Goodbye Idaho Falls!

Today it was time to say goodbye to Aunt Dawny, Uncle Scott, and the boys. Bella truly bonded with everyone while she was there. If you noticed from the pictures, her cousin, T, was carrying her around every chance he got. All of the boys were just wonderful with her. It was so nice to see everyone, and we were so lucky to be able to spend so much quality time together in such a wonderful place. Thanks for everything! We love you guys and can't wait to see you again!

Dinner in the Bus

Today we spent the day back in Idaho Falls. It was nice to have a day of rest after all of our traveling. We celebrated Mommy and Daddy's birthdays today, since we weren't all together for our birthdays. We had dinner in the taco bus. It was delicious AND fun. What a great idea! A restaurant in a bus. Genius!

Last Day in Yellowstone

This morning we got up and said goodbye to Mammoth Hot Springs. We headed up to the North Gate to see the famous entrance to the park and we also heard that we could see mountain goats up there. Sure enough, we saw them. AND babies to boot. Those little guys could hope around those mountains like nobody's business. So cute! That left only one more animal for us to see on our trip. Bears. And thanks to our good luck from Mr. Moose (the one we saw on the first day), we not only saw one bear, but we saw four. Uncle Scott got his wish. I couldn't get a great picture, because they were a little far away, but I promise that we saw them. First we saw an adult bear. Then, after some other tourists gave us some tips, we went a little further and saw a Momma bear with her two cubs. It was so adorable seeing them wrestle and play with each other. It was like watching the boys wrestle and play.
After our breakthrough bear find, we decided it was time to head home.
We had a wonderful time in Yellowstone together. The company was great fun, the scenery was glorious, and the animals were plentiful. What more could you ask for in a vacation? Thanks to Aunt Dawny for planning such a wonderful trip!!! Bella was absolutely awesome the entire time. I knew she was going to be an outdoorsy girl!