Yesterday it hit me that we are winding down our summer excitement. There's one more trip in store for Titus & the kids, but for me, it's over! What??? This can't be!
We have had amazing adventures this summer, to be sure. It all started with a great trip to see my sister and her family in WI. And then lots of camping and mini-adventures in between. But last week we took the 2nd big trip of our summer. Idaho, via Yellowstone. It was a 7-day packed adventure with over 50 hours in the car together, over 2000 miles logged, and lots of fun-filled adventures. We saw bear, elk, pelicans, antelope, Old Faithful, hot springs, AMAZING waterfalls, and more tourists that I wish to recount driving through Yellowstone over two days. But the highlight of the trip was hanging out with Sarah Joy (Titus' baby sister) and her famiy in Idaho.
The Pacific NorthWest is beautiful! I was taken aback by the tree covered mountains, golden hill, amazing weather, and breathtaking views. We went to Elk River Falls one day and spent a glorious 5 and a half hours swimming in the pool at the base of the falls, and using the water fall as a slide to push us into the pool. It was a day we all look back as one of our highlights for the summer.
But the food, oh, the food! Sarah Joy is an amazing cook and we had delicious meals every day. I have to get the recipes for some of her yummy meals. ]
Mostly, I've just been impressed with how much fun we had and how few meltdowns were present in our 50 hour car ride. Everyone did such a great job. We battled cabin fever in style and even found humor in the little things that usually annoy us. We are catching up on sleep and planning our trip for next year. After the success of this trip, we are considering a 24 hour (one-way) trip next summer. Can we do it? Yep, I think we can!
