Yellowstone 2012

We went to Yellowstone over Labor Day weekend for a Goodman Family Reunion and it was a blast.  It was a long drive, but I think the kids all did really well.  We stopped at McDonalds for breakfast on Friday morning.

 Kashlynn, Tragon, Harlee, Damon, & Logan.  These cousins sure love each other.

 Kash loved to be wherever the camera was and made sure she posed too.  :)

 My mom wanted a lot of pictures this trip, so this was pretty typical over the weekend.

 There was a playground and the cabin/camping/RV park that we were staying at and I think that was probably the kids most favorite part of the entire trip.  :)  They had fun playing pirates and going all over the playground, it was really nice to have a place for them to go while food was being prepared.  And for the most part, they had it to themselves almost everytime they were there.

 Papa got to have a little Jaron time and I think they both quite enjoyed it. :)

 I love my little bear.

 He was awesome the entire trip.  He got a little fussy in the car a couple time, but really I think he loved being outside all the time and watching everybody.

 Logan took this picture all by himself.  He's getting pretty good at the self-pictures.

 Logan and Kashlynn were just two peas in a pod.  Kashlynn was all over him most of the time, but I think he really liked having all the attention.

 Grandma loved playing with the kids on the swings and the kids loved it too.

 These are some pictures of Mammoth.  It looks like snow, but it's actually other minerals that have come out.  This area is in constant change, so if you've ever been there, it probably didn't look like this then.

 We went and saw Old Faithful too, but I forgot the camera on that one.  The kids liked the little hikes and all the geysers.

 It was really pretty and the weather was pretty much perfect the whole time.

 It would get pretty chilly at night and it rained pretty much everynight, but during the day, it was perfect.

 I think I was expecting something more along the lines and looks of Zion National Park, but it was soo different and I loved it.  The trees throughout the forest were mind-boggling.

 Tragon loved his sunglasses that we got for the Nerf games.  :)

 Damon sure was a trooper, we had our moments, but I think he had a good time, despite his expression.

 We took our baby backpack and Jaron LOVED it.  He was so good for all the hikes and walking around.

 And of course we saw a lot of Buffalo.  As you're driving through the park, people will just randomly stop and pull out and you know that there must be an animal nearby.  We saw buffalo, coyote, wolf, and some bears at the bear and wolf preserve.

 We got a whole bunch of darts and made vests for a Nerf war. The little ones had a blast, the older folk didn't really get to play, but it was fun watching the kids run around and I think we only ended up losing 1-2 darts.  Pretty impressive.

 Of course, a couple more collages of the park because the kids had so much fun there, and because I had my camera at that point, so that's where most of my pictures came from.

All in all, it was a great family reunion and we're excited for the next one.  Next time there will be two more babies bringing the total up to 11 grandkids...and Logan is the oldest at 5  :)  Yep, it's pretty crazy, but man it's fun to have them all so close to each other.  Until next time...