"We're goin' on a bear hunt..."

Well, I am a sheep right now and thought I would follow suit and start a blog of our own. My friend, Kristine, has said for me to do it and my two sisters-in-law have started one also, so I think I shall do it. So, after figuring it out-or trying to at least (there are some bugs), here it is:

We went to Island Park, Idaho this past week with the Davidson side of our family. We had a great time. We went into Yellowstone hoping to see a bear, but we were satisfied with Elk. We got to see Old Faithful, the Paint Pots, more elk, Biscuit Basin, and some more stuff that I don't remember the names of (which my brother-in-law, Kory, would know). As we were leaving Old Faithful, Allie started crying and said, "Where are the yellow stones?" I tried reasoning with a stubborn 3 year old that it is just a name. Maggie solved the problem by giving Allie a yellow flower and said, "Here is some yellow for you Allie and here is a stone." Allie was satisfied.

We also floated down the Snake River. Our 1 hour float turned into a 3 hour float, or as Jeff, my brother, would have said, "A 6 hour tour." Cooper and Allie ended up in the canoe with Kevin and Stacy's family and we came in about 5 minutes after them. Maggie was with us. (Good thing we have responsible family members taking care of our children for us.)

On this trip, we opted to stay in tents. Maggie wanted to sleep in her own tent, so we borrowed one from Lance and Teresa and set up Maggie's "bedroom." She kept her tent neater than her bedroom. The last night we stayed in Island Park, we slept in my parents' cabin so we wouldn't have to take down camp the day we left. Chris and I slept in a hide-a-bed that night in the cabin that was so uncomfortable, we finally put it away and slept on the floor--well, I slept on the couch with cushions.

We went to Mesa Falls on our way home. They are beautiful and the kids enjoyed the bear, bison, moose, and deer heads in the building at the falls. They also had about 20 pelts to touch and feel of different animals.

Overall, it was a great trip with lots of memories and lots of laundry to do at the end.