July 5 -8 was our annual Yellowstone trip! Scott and I love it there. It's our happy place :) This year we decided to invite niece Kylie and nephew Brady to come with us. We had so much fun! Scott and I realized really quick that we are way too out of shape to keep up with two teenagers. It was go - go - go - but really fun! We rented an SUV (forgot to get a pic) for extra room and off we went. I didn't take a ton of pics - I feel like sometimes vacations are ruined and you miss things because one is so worried about getting that perfect pic. Anyway, pic one - I'm dangerously close to a buffalo. The pic is zoomed, but I was admittedly way too close. As my sister put it, "natural selection at it's finest" watching people walk right up to it and try to touch it. Brilliant.
We saw several really big bull elk! Usually we see lots of females around but rarely the male. This guy was right up next to the road and ignoring everyone around him.
Brady, Kylie and Scott by Old Faithful geyser. It was fun to take the kids as they hadn't been to YNP since they were really little - so it was all new to them. Funny comments from people about "both our kids wearing Angel's hats." We laughed about it a lot at some of the comments about how young of parents we were.
Yellowstone lake
The Dudes outside Playmill theather. 
Grizzley bear at the Grizzley Discovery Center. 
We took the stairs on "Uncle Tom's Trail" down to the Lower Falls. WOW!
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
Lower Falls overlook.
Scott at the bottom of "The Stairs" at Lower Falls. (Isn't he handsome?)
Kids at dinner. We explored some different dining options in West Yellowstone; found most of the places have the exact same menu at ridiculously high prices.
Main reason for our trip to YNP this year: Other nephew Brian Carey is in the cast of the Playmill Theater in West Yellowstone. He is having a blast and the shows are great! Brian posing with Kylie and Brady during the pre-show.
Brian after "Annie Get Your Gun". He did such a great job! 
