Yellowstone Trip 2011

Our big trip this summer was the Ricks family vacation to Yellowstone, which included stops at Vegas and family in Utah.

This is my new most favorite thing at the Bellagio in Vegas, the world's largest chocolate fountain.

We stayed at the Monte Carlo, which had a great pool. That is how you deal with Nevada heat.

Kolob Canyon is a great stop off of the 15 after Cedar City. I am 5 months pregnant.

Seth and daddy riding on the boat across lake Jenny in the Grand Tetons.

The view of the Tetons from the Lodge where they were about to hold a Federal Reserve summit.

Here are Laina, and Seth with their cousin Dana, getting close to a bear in Yellowstone.

Pamela and Neil in front of Upper Yellowstone Falls.

Grandpa enjoyed sitting with 6 of his then 23 grandchildren. We had 29 people on this trip, including 4 of Pam's six siblings and Neil's brother Paul. My favorite activity was going out to dinner with the 14 adults and leaving he kids at the condo.

Here is Lainy at the Norris Geyser Basin, where we went with Pam's sister Liz and family.

Grandma and the girls: Katie, Dana, Laina, and Pam. We are standing in front of Upper Yellowstone Falls on the north side of the canyon.

We saw many elk on this trip. This elk was enjoying the flowers off the Upper Fall trail.

Laina with cousins Bryce and Dana in a Teepee at the Wolf center.

The alpha wolf. Even in captivity, the wolves have a cast system.

The North East entrance to Yellowstone. Oddly enough the northern part of the park gets the least amount of snow.

Pam and sister Liz sitting with our 2 two year olds that are 2 months apart. I got pregnant when I found out Liz was pregnant so we have at least one set of first cousins the same age.

Seth standing on the shores of Lake Yellowstone.

We saw lots of buffalo on this trip. This one was nice enough to pose for us.

Neil at Old Faithful Lodge with Elaina and Seth.

Seth and his cousin Ethan taking a Bath at my niece Elisha's house in Logan, UT.

While leaving our hotel in Saint George Seth insisted on pulling the luggage himself.

We stopped at the Americana shopping center in Glendale, CA to see my friend Ann.