Road Trip

Jason and I had the crazy idea to take a road trip for the 24th weekend. My parents decided to join us in their little Corvette. On Friday morning we woke up at 5:30 in hopes to get a few hours on the road while the kids were still asleep but they were wide awake from the minute we got in the car. They were much too excited for sleep. We had breakfast in Idaho Falls, threw rocks in the river at Island Park, saw the bears and wolves at the Grizzly Center in West Yellowstone, ran into some construction in Yellowstone Park, glanced at the Falls, saw a bear and some buffola as we left the park and the drove to the top of the world to see the "Bear Tooth" all in one day. We ended up in Red Lodge, Montana where we had dinner, swam in the pool and slept very soundly in a not so luxurious hotel. The next morning we hit the road early again. We got to Cody, Wyoming and had breakfast and went to the Buffalo Bill Museum that could actually rival a Smithsonian. It was really neat. Poor Max, however, thought that the fake Indians were actually once alive like the stuffed animals were. He loved seeing the buffalo the best. We went back through Yellowstone down to the Tetons and then stayed in Jackson Hole where it was very cold and rainy. On Sunday morning, we headed home. What a trip! Klein didn't do so great in the car but was pretty good for a one year old. Max watched the Sandlot at least 6 times and picked up on some of their great lines (but he also learned "Oh S*@#!" from Benny so he thinks it is okay). My dad was feeling a little squished in his car but I am glad that we went with my parents. It was really fun. Max got a sweet haircut just before we left. We drove 863 miles in three days!