Mesa Falls

Upper Falls



Since moving to WA we now drive to Island Park via Spokane and through MT. But before when we lived in OR we would head south and through Boise and back up to Idaho Falls. Just before you get to Craig's parent cabin there's a sign for a place called Mesa Falls. In all the years we've gone to Idaho Mesa Falls is something we have not seen...although I'm sure there is lots of things we have not seen. So this year I really wanted to go. The only child that wanted to go with us was Kyla and Craig's mom came too. She saved us $5 buck because she has an annual pass so we were happy about that. The turn off is on what looks like a flat plain so you'd never know there was such a big water fall just 10 miles off the road.





Lower Mesa Falls

















This house was built to house a family that first came to the area when they wanted to use the falls to supply electricity to the area

Yellowstone

We hadn't made a trip over to Yellowstone in a while, in fact I don't think that Kaden could even remember the last time we went. Not that the park really changes but it's still always so beautiful to go. Although we were quite disappointed that we only saw 3 bison. Usually it's what you see the most of but not this time.


Sapphire pool

Old Faithful


The girls and Madi
Old Faithful Lodge

Kyla and our niece Madi
Walking on the boardwalk

Dress up

It just wouldn't be the same if we didn't have a "dress-up" session at grandma's.

To Market to Market to Buy a Fat Pig

The day before we went to Idaho I had to work for Dr. Claypool so the girls had agreed to completely clean the house and pack the car with the exception of mine and Craig's suit-case...score for me!
So it's around lunch time and Craig calls me to tell his brothers latest idea. They called him some time Monday morning to see if we could find a pig, have it butchered and bring it with us. I busted up laughing. The brothers wanted to try roasting a pig in the ground. Well that just wasn't enough time for us to come up with a pig. So they called around and ended up going to Bozeman or Ennis and brought it home. They dug the pit, built a fire and heated the rocks. They did the reading online and did all the work. It worked out pretty good, they learned they needed to cook it a little longer but have a way for it to cook a little more even.

(Please note the pictures are not in order, I still haven't figured out how to move them around and not loose them)