Natalynn is 5

We kept things simple for Natalynn's 5th. We had small celebrations with each side of the family, then on Nov 11th, because we scored free tickets, we took a few friends to Disney On Ice and had a little party

"Chinnie Chinnie Bang Bang"

Grammy comes to visit

Today we went to my parents house because Grammy was visiting from Vermont. We stopped by Stetson's school, because they had some free pumpkins that were going to get thrown out (which I spent a week canning and dehydrating), then we went to somebody's house that had a halloween train ride. We waited in line for a couple hours, but it was worth it. Grammy was a good sport about it. She and Natalynn really hit it off. Bridger is an absolute train fanatic.

Yellowstone

Yellowstone was so much fun. We went with Nana, John, Breanna, Dakota and Stetson. The first day we were just driving around when we saw this out our window and slammed on the brakes to look and listen. We were close enough to hear it chewing!

Both the kids loved using the "bee-nocklee-ars" to find the wildlife.

It was nice weather during the day. Through the night the freezing temperatures would make the gyser mist freeze on the trees. It was beautiful.

The kids were given a work sheet to help them keep track of the wildlife they found. We saw a bald eagle, a squirrel, plenty of birds, bison, elk, and otters.

One of my favorite things was driving through a little town/tourist trap and seeing the elk enjoying the lawn

Painting "Green Pumpkins"

The kids really wanted to paint pumpkins this year, so when they saw my acorn squash, they asked if they could paint the green pumpkins. I'm not done yet!

Bread Making

This was major for Bridger to get his hands dirty!

Nothin' like bread with sprinkles!

Self-Taught Education

My feminine petite daughter taught herself how to BURP.

Grandparents Day