Island Park

Okay, this post is kinda long and rambling, so bear with me! We got back last week from Spencer and my first ever trip to Island Park, Idaho! The Stonehocker's have a family cabin there that my father in law, and of course Chris, grew up going to every summer. I love a good trip to the mountains and this one didn't disappoint.



We had some beautiful scenery to enjoy. You know me, I never pass up an opportunity to plop my son down in a field of flowers for a photo op!

















There were a few trips into West Yellowstone, Montana, which is about a half an hour away, but we decided not to make the trek into the park...mostly due to Spencer's hatred of the car seat and his complete lack of caring about seeing Old Faithful. West Yellowstone was a fun, touristy town though. A certain psycho sales lady insisted on taking this picture of S and Nana (well, she seemed normal at this point...it was after she wanted to carry Spencer around the store (um, NO) and insisted on a FAMILY photo op that she started to get crazy). Anyway, I love it because Spencer has his "cheese" face on in full force!


As mentioned in my camping post, Spencer just loves to be outside. Even when he was inside, he kept looking out the window trying to get outside!


Finally, we got to see some wildlife too. A mommy bird made her nest in the cabin and had little chicks (they are called chicks, right?) that had just barely hatched. We kept a close eye on them, but also kept our distance.
And then we saw a moose! How exciting is that? I was pretty stoked. Spencer could have cared less, he just wanted more cereal bar.

Not pictured on our wildlife extravaganza would be the bat that was in the cabin the first night. Seriously, a bat. They haven't had one in 20 years, but our first night there one decides to pay us a visit.

Lots more photos to share, so you can check them out on my facebook page!