Wow! What a crazy weekend! We had a Super weekend, with events such as going to the Rexburg Temple, visiting with family, a half-marathon, a resort stay in West Yellowstone, a trip to Yellowstone National Park, and Father's Day. It really was crazy but lots of fun! I don't know if I recommend this type of weekend to anyone with small children though! Even though the kids were troopers, there were still moments of nonstop whining and crying. I can't blame them. We did drive 5.5 hours each way on Friday and Sunday, and because George and I are a bit stubborn, we barely stopped to stretch our legs.
So we pulled into town for the Teton Dam Half-Marathon Friday night around 6 pm. George and I went to the temple at 7 pm while my sister watched the kids (thanks again Cait). After the temple, we picked up some food and supplies and headed over to her place to eat. We barely left her place before 11 pm, barely fell asleep before midnight, and woke up bright and early the next morning around 6-ish. George ran a great race finishing 2nd in his age division and 12th overall out of an enormous pool of 346 runners with a time of 1:33.23. He even grabbed himself two medals!
Shortly after the race and awards ceremony, we were off to West Yellowstone. We stayed at a cushy resort, but only for one night. We went swimming for the first time with both boys. Dallin seems to take better to the water than Jaren did at the same age. Then we went to eat pizza out on the town. A little advice: do not order pizza in a tourist town (you're thinking "duh"). We paid $28 for a tiny pizza that was supposed to be medium sized!
The next morning, I cooked George some breakfast for Father's Day, we packed up our stuff back in the car and we took off to see Yellowstone National Park. We really just wanted to see Old Faithful, but we ended up stopping with all the other tourists to take pictures of bald eagles, buffalo, elk, and all the other wildlife. We also stopped at a few geysers and pools before we made it to see Old Faithful. When we finally saw the old gal blow it was pretty cool, but she taught us a lesson on patience. We waited forever and received some nice sunburns to prove it! After all of that fun and adventure, we took the scenic route home and enjoyed all the parts of Montana that we've been missing out on all these years.
Oh and if you didn't catch on to our other news, reread all the bold! It's a shock to us too!
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