Oh Yes We Did

I went on a two and a half week road trip including trips to Kansas to see my family, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and back again. It was such a fun time to be with family and friends along the way. Here are a few pictures!

Kansas is easily one of my favorite places, and had a blast hanging out with my family. There was a lot of card playing, cooking, talking and laughing. I also got to babysit the newest addition to our family! Meet Emma, my nephew Chase's little one. Isn't she beautiful?



When we were little, my dad and grandpa built a one-bedroom cabin in the woods near Grand Lake in Oklahoma. I have so many of my favorite memories there, so it was perfect that I came on a weekend they were going down! We swam in the lake (it's much warmer than Lake Michigan!), went boating and tubing, ate incredible food cooked over the open fire and just spent fun times together. We also spent some quality time with quite a few bugs...like this one:



Amanda and I decided to take a road trip before she started school again. We thought Seattle initially, but I'm so glad that didn't work out now....we had more time to see such cool things going only half the distance! The drive through Colorado was one of the most exciting parts of our trip. I thought we both were going to fall over when we caught a glimpse of the first mountains. The sky was the bluest I had ever seen and the mountains were breathtaking!



We camped in Yellowstone for 4 days- and saw incredible places. There was too much beauty to even take in. I would definitely recommend going, if you've never been!



We ended the trip visiting our aunt and uncle in Billings, Montana. Our grandparents were visiting at the same time, so we spent most of the time talking, sharing recipes, hearing stories from the sheep-herding days and just enjoying each other's company over coffee (which Amanda and I had been missing like CRAZY!).



Missing being on the road, but also glad to be back. More pictures to come! :)