Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Big Sky Love

We've dreamt about it for a long time.  Renting an RV and driving up to Montana.  The day finally came.  We were filled with excitement and all loaded up.  We made it to Broadway and Lindsay and there we broke down.  After a 5 hour delay at circle K and chick fil a, we were off.  It was awesome making the long trip with the kids, they LOVED it.  It did get a little rocky at times like when Travis took off for the road, pulling in Anney & Chris' bed while they were still sleeping and  Meda spilling her lemonade all over Elsie in Jackson Hole.  But the dancing in the aisles, watching movies in bed and a built in potty made it all worth it!

Shep & Bear in the Bear chair in Jackson.
Yellowstone, we saw a lot of Buffalo and some elk.
Fishing in the Fisherman's pond at Coral Creek Ranch. 
Dinner with kids.
This is the moose Leslie spotted.  By the time I ran and got my camera, I was only able to get a shot of her buns!
The 4th of July parade.
Aunt Pam entered the woody into the parade and Meda got to ride in it.  She was yelling out to the crowd, "Happy 4th of July" and loving every second.
Meda was intrigued by the rodeo.  Shep didn't get to go he was home sick at the ranch:(  Papa brought him back a cowboy hat to help him feel better.
We did fireworks and the cows had to make it over to see what all the noise was about.
Everyone said there favorite part of the trip was riding horses.
Travis and I had a romantic little group date this night.  We got to go for a night ride and had a lot of fun:)

Our hike down from the trapper's cabin.
The Abney family.  We had a great time together enjoying this amazing and beautiful ranch.  We could've only asked for two more things to make it perfect and that would be mom and uncle Fred.