Vacation to Island Park

We were lucky enough to get away this month on a vacation to Island Park, Idaho. We along with my sister’s family, and another family friend’s family rented a cabin on Bill’s Island. The cabin was wonderful; newly built with 6 bedrooms and 3 ½ baths. We had 7 adults and 9 kids ranging from 9 months to 10 years old. The weather was crazy! It rained and snowed every day we were there.
The first day the girls explored the cabin and were excited when they discovered a room in the downstairs that had 3 bunk beds. What a wonderful room for a sleepover! After getting the girls to bed the adults decided to try out the Hot Tub!
The second day we went into Yellowstone through the west entrance. The snowy weather had one positive that being that we got to see a lot of buffalo and elk. We tried to see some mud pots but the weather was so cold we decided to return to the cabin and let the kids go hot-tubbing.
The third day we decided to try Yellowstone again. Rainy weather made it possible to see many animals up close. There were buffalo right in front of us on the road and we even saw some bears.

October

We've Had a great October! The addition of our Tessa has really made this month a special one for us.
This first picture is of Tessa in the Tub. At two weeks old she had some "Colic" (I think it was acid reflux, but am not quite sure). For the next 5 weeks she was sad during the time she was awake; I felt so bad for the little thing. The only time she was happy was during her bath. She would smile and coo...needless to say she was the best bathed baby in the neighborhood. I am happy to report that I think she is growing out of whatever it was she had and is now a happy baby.

Halloween was a lot of fun. Kylie was so excited when she realized that all you had to do was say "Trick or Treat" and people would give you candy. She was a "Tiny Mermaid (The Little Mermaid)." Funny Story: We trick or Treated to a couple houses in Grandmas Neighborhood...only 3 out of 9 answered their doors and gave candy...so Aunt Becca and Amy thought they better take Kylie out of the ghetto and into the "Nice Neighborhoods." The payout was much better she got full size candy bars, cheetos, playdough and a licorice rope.

After seeing many cute blogs I decided to try one myself!