The Crowther Adventures!

This last week we took a week long trip up to Yellowstone and then went on to Montana to the Cooper reunion (Josh's mom's family). We headed off Monday morning for the 5 1/2 hour drive. My kids are great to travel with so it wasn't that bad at all. When we got there we still had plenty of time to go into Yellowstone and have a look around. Monday was really really windy and kind of chilly to say the least. Then Tuesday we had a fun filled day with many many stops and lots of beautiful scenery. We didn't really see tons of wildlife out and about. We saw some buffalo and elk and a bald eagle and it's HUGE nest! On Wednesday we headed up to the northern part of Yellowstone to see what was up there. There's not much up there so that day wasn't all that exciting. We did however get stuck in and hour or so of no moving traffic and so the guys got out and played a little football in the middle of the road. A little bit later we say a buffalo that was limping walking along side the road. It almost crossed in front of us but decided to cut in right behind us instead. When it walked by our car I could have stuck my hand out and pet it as it went by but decided against it with it being crippled and all. It might have been a bit testy, who knows!!! On Wednesday my camera also broke so I didn't get any pictures up at Grandma Coopers house or anything. I was so bummed. We had a blast though and can't wait to do it again. We were all worn out after the long 8 hour drive home and slept well that night. I am finally caught up on laundry and I can't tell you how good that feels!!!:) Pics are below. I hope you enjoy!

4th of July Festivities!!!

Well well, it's been a while hasn't it. I have so much I want to blog about but no motivation at all. I made a slide show (below) with all of our pictures from the 4th of July! There are alot but what's a girl to do when you have such cute kids??!!! Here's the run down of what we did on the 4th. First thing in the morning we got up and went up to hike Donut Falls. We had lots of fun, except that we left my cousin and his wife and kids thinking that because we were a little late they had already headed up the trail. Little did we know they were only 3 minutes behind us. We met up at the top. Sorry Shay and Tiff. Maybe next time we can hike up and down together:) After the hike we headed home to shower and change. Next we were off to Josh's parents house for a BBQ and a few rousing games of volleyball. After we were all tired out there we went over to my Grandparents house to wait until it was time for fireworks. It's always nice hanging out with my family. We just can sit around, relax, mingle, and the kids love playing with my cousins that are about the same ages. We roasted mallows over my grandpa's new fire pit and made s'mores. Then it was time for the fireworks. Jaxon loved them! Brynlee did too:) She was screaming (a happy scream) and putting her hand over her mouth the whole time. Ofcouse there were some acrobatics over the fountains that made it that much more enjoyable:) The kids loved doing sparklers! When all was said and done we headed home for a much needed round of let your head hit the pillow. Both kids slept in a little bit the next morning so it was very nice. Thanks to all that let us come and hang. We really enjoyed the company! Hope everyone else had a great holiday!