Monday, June 16, 2008

Yellowstone and Grand Teton

Gib's sister, Jolleen and her family, Justin, Nick, Grace and Natalie are here from Pennsylvania. As a family, we went to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Forests over the weekend. It was a fun vacation. I was surprised by the beauty and wildlife we saw.

The highlights of the vacation were the Old Faithful Geyser and hot springs in Yellowstone.


We also drove through the Grand Tetons. We stopped at Jenny Lake and rode a 10 minute ferry across the lake to hike half a mile uphill to a beautiful waterfall. I was proud of Gib's mom and sisters who successfully hiked up the steep hill over glaciers and slippery mud in flip-flops. 4 year-old Grace also hiked the whole way in flip-flops. It was hard but worth it.

Several buffalo walked beside our car when we were driving through Yellowstone. We could have reached out the window and touched them. Gib got some great pictures.

4 comments:

Ashley said...

Those are some huge buffalo!

Layton family said...

AWESOME belly shot. You definitely have a baby in there. I went there a few years ago... in fact we lived together when I went there (with Shawn). It was beautiful, but I saw it in the winter. It was great to talk with you last week. I am sure glad you are doing well with this pregnancy!

Moo Moo J said...

oh your little belly! Are you feeling well? It is great to see the shots of yellow stone. Looks like fun!

Em

Julie and Eric said...

Hey Britt!! It's Julie your long lost friend from the Bennion 15th Ward! How are you doing? I just happened to find you blog. Congrats on the new baby! You have such a cute tummy! I would love to catch up some time. You can check out my blog too! www.jollyjensens.blogspot.com! See ya, Julie

About Me

We are both thrilled to be parents. Our miracle baby was born on August 20, 2008. We are happy to have her in our family and cherish our time with her. I am a chemist at a rocket manufacturer who supplies propulsion for the NASA space shuttle. I got my bachelor's degree from the University of Utah in 2004. I love my job! Gib works at a microbiology testing lab. He is currently attending classes at the University of Utah to get a bachelors degree in biological engineering. We have been married since July 2002. We met at a U of U singles ward. Laura (my cousin) and I had just moved into an apartment together when Gib was assigned to be our home teacher. Needless to say, Gib was a dedicated home teacher. And I didn't mind at all!