Yellowstone and Tetons Vacation

We decided to take a trip to Yellowstone and the Tetons over Mother's Day this year. It was a pretty long drive (~12 hours), but Beau did fantastic, partly in thanks to the DVD player the Kerrigan's let us barrow and all of the wonderful Backyardigan DVD's we borrowed from the library. It was a fantastic trip!!! Here are some of the highlights.

Beau spotted this moose at the gas station in Wilson, WY and gave him to me as my Mother's Day present!!! It was my first official moose spotting and I was REALLY excited.

We were able to watch Old Faithful erupt as promised!

Beau took his sandwich eating very seriously and made sure he got as much in his mouth as possible. Beau was happy to not be in a backpack or stroller and enjoyed sitting on the bench all by himself.

Us with the Lower Falls in the background.

It was neat to be there in the Spring and see so many babies!! It's hard to believe that this little guy will someday be a HUGE buffalo.

During the many hours in the car we worked with Beau on showing us how old he is.

Here's the official animal count for the trip...

Buffalo/Bison - Way too many to count

Elk - a lot

Antelope - quite a few

Bears - 6 (2 moms and 4 cubs)

Moose - 3

Coyote - 1

Visiting Grandpa in Boulder

We went to visit my dad in Boulder at work and attend Kendra's MBA graduation (way to go!!!)..

We had an awesome lunch and Beau ate most of the salsa with a fork. He also decided that dipping the grilled cheese in it tasted good too.

He made himself right at home at Grandpa's desk.

He wanted to make sure that he agreed with Grandpa's filing system.