Idaho and Yellowstone

We had another busy week! Starting out with Coopers doctors appointment for his 2 year check up. He weighed 21.9 lbs and was 31 1/4 inches tall. He wasn't on the charts for anything so he may just be a small kid. The doctor was concerned that he wasn't speaking at all and that I needed to get into early intervention with him. I am trying to get a hold of someone. Cooper is a really smart little guy and you can see it in his eyes that he knows so much. We will try to get him talking! We went up to Idaho this weekend and first things first we had to ride the toys. Cooper loves it and Cayman does too! That night we went to the nature park and let the kids feed the ducks.



Cooper was having a blast throwing in whole hotdog buns. He couldn't get the hang of just throwing in small pieces. After that we went to the Madison County fair. Cory said a couple times how he was excited to be a the fair. He has never been to a small town county fair! It was great. My dad noticed this big painting looked familiar and sure enough it was from my great grandpa Schwendiman. He was a painter and poet. He must have donated the picture to the fair a long time ago. The kids saw many animals and then rode a horse.

Cooper was excited to see the rodeo and the little kids riding on the sheep. So funny! It is always a fun time at the fair. The next morning we got up and drove to Yellowstone park. Once we got there, the kids had to ride in Grandpas car and Cory and I were childless the rest of the drive. We made many stops to look at waterfalls and animals.


I spotted a few deer and elk along the way and this one was right by the river. It was a mom and baby. So cute.

Of course where ever we go and there is water, Cooper thinks it is the perfect spot to throw rocks. We did a lot of that too!


We stopped at a picnic site by the river and the kids got to get wet, throw rocks and just have fun playing.



Here they are riding a tree as a horse. I remember doing this as a kid and loved it!!We had lunch and just relaxed in the nature. Cooper thought it was funny to have Cory take him upside down and get his hair wet in the river. He was giggling and loving it!
Dad gave the kids their own binoculars to use so they could explore just like the adults. They loved it! We stopped and walked around the geysers and hot pots, they are so amazing.

Very hot and smelly. This one here gets to 160 degrees and pours 500 gallons of water into the river every minute. I love the colors!


I love how this hot pot is so blue. Here is grandpa with the kids. We drove to Old faithful and since the kids were asleep, Cory, dad and I watched the geyser erupt.

The kids were beat! We headed home. After some dinner with Mel and Phil, we headed for the sand dunes. We had races to see who could jump the farthest down the sand hill and then some of the crazies, rolled down the hill and got covered in sand!

Cooper and Cayman loved playing at the dunes and it was nice to be together.



Cooper especially liked when Mel jumped down the hill with him in her arms.

He kept asking for more!! We had a great time! That night we roasted marshmallows on the fire pit and made smores for a treat. We had a fun weekend and love spending time with family!