Yellowstone with Mitch & Sonnie

Last Thursday through Sunday, we visited Yellowstone for a last get-away before school started.  Mitch & Sonnie came with us.  We camped at madison campground in Yellowstone for two nights then at Jackson Lake for one night.  It was beautiful as usual.  We did a few hikes, saw the hot spots, but the favorite was when we soaked in the Boiling River up near Mammoth one evening.  I'm going to be teaching science this year instead of math so I was especially interested in all the information about microorganisms in the hot pools--I've never noticed those before!

A whole ecosystem of microbes!

In their own little ecosystem.

Yep, it's hot.

Here we are at the falls after the hike around Jackson Lake.

Lots of cooool microorganism stuff!

Mitch & Sonnie around the Canyon area.

Finally some new stuff

I know I've been a slacker on the blogging lately. Please excuse (and ignore) all the boring stuff previous to this entry. It was required for my class this summer. My family all just left me this morning and I'm reminiscing my summer fun. I'll go back to school in a week--wow, what a fast summer it's been. We've spent time with the Clarkes, Mitch and Sonnie, and Pences have been here for about three weeks. It's been great. The Pences are fun house guests. We've played games, gone places, and just hung out.

Grandma and Emma on the trail around Tony's Grove Lake

Grandpa and the Clarkes on Tony's Grove Lake

Emma's favorite way to wade in Logan River

Pences on Tony's Grove Lake

Grandpa and Addie on a little hike

Gavin and Grandpa on a bridge over Logan River

Emma, the 3 year old princess with her castle cake Marianne made

"Wait for me Daddy" on a hike up Logan Canyon

Krissy and Livvy on the hike up Logan Canyon