Saturday, July 24, 2010

This post may be as long as the drive to Wyoming.

We had a wonderful time on our first-ever Bardwell family vacay. My parents have built a beautiful cabin in Wyoming and we wanted to help break it in! It had been 4 years since Ked and I had been there, pre-cabin and pre-kids. After a very long ride there, involving some emergency diaper change stops and a trip to urgent care in Cheyenne, we finally made it there! We stayed with Ked's mom in Grand Island on the way there and back, so that did help break up the drive.

We took a hike with the boys in backpack carriers. They were so comfortable for the boys that Eli fell asleep.


The wildflowers were in bloom everywhere. Gorgeous!



We encountered some random (but friendly) horses on our hike. Eli loved them.


Guess what was Micah's favorite part of our visit? Probably the train (see later pictures), but riding the 4 wheeler was a close second.


We drove to Lake Owen to see a caboose and, of course, the lake. It was buggy so we didn't stay too long.






The boys also tried their first Smores. Once Micah figured out they weren't called "snores," he found them to be quite tasty.



We saw a fox, deer, cattle, antelope, horses, and a MOOSE!


Cute boys and beautiful scenery.





Dad did such a good job on this cabin. These pictures don't do it justice at all.


Silly boys. Don't ask.



We will definitely NOT wait another 4 years before coming back here!

3 comments:

Jillian Camwell said...

Awesome pics, Rach! And OMG, Micah and Eli look like twins in the photo of the two of them on the caboose. Fraternal, maybe, but wow!

Samantha said...

Looks like a great trip! I totally agree with Jillian...I was looking at that photo and thinking, gosh, Micah doesn't look much bigger than Eli...wait, is that Micah? okay, it is....

yeah, can't wait to hear all the details!

Cheri VDH said...

Great pictures Rach! Looks beautiful and what a gorgeous cabin! (And I thought the same thing about Micah and Eli in the caboose pic - funny!)

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