2nd Summer Trip to West Yellowstone

I find it somewhat ironic that even though both of the trips we made to visit Nate's parents this summer should have been during West Yellowstone's best weather, we spent most of both trips in long pants and jackets.

This trip to West Yellowstone was originally supposed to be a family reunion of sorts with Nate's siblings and their families, but we ended up being one sister and brother-in-law short. I was mostly excited for Bridget to get a chance to get to know her cousins Jaxon and Tanner since she hadn't been around them since she was about 9-months-old.

Even though the weather wasn't great the whole trip, we were able to sneak in some fun on Nate's brother Matt's boat when we could. Everyone arrived Thursday night, and Friday's weather was the worst we had. It was a good thing we got in some boating early in the day because it ended up raining most of the afternoon and evening.
Bridget's first boat ride. She started out in the back of the boat, but when she lurched forward while Grandpa was slowing down, it scared her so we brought her up front with us. It almost made her hate riding in the boat, but eventually she decided it was okay.

The life jacket was not her favorite.

Friday morning we drove the boat across the lake a few miles to my family's cabins. It took less than 10 minutes to get there by boat which beats the 30 minute drive around the lake. The water proved to be a little calmer and better for wakeboarding over there, so several of us got out to let the kiddos play on the beach while Matt went wakeboarding. Sadly, the storm was coming in, so we headed back to Nate's parents' house and got there just in time.

The grandkids can never get enough of playing with Grandpa.

Waiting for the boat to come pick us up on Saturday (day 2 of boating). It's amazing how entertaining skipping rocks can be.

Thankfully, the sun came out and it finally warmed up a little so playing on the beach at the cabins was a little more enjoyable. Grandpa even helped build a sand castle.

We had a great time hanging out with family, eating way too much good food, boating, going to an IMAX movie, and playing games. I'm also glad this trip coincided with a cabin trip for my extended family, so I was able to see some of my family too.