FAR AND AWAY

I leave for NEW YORK in 17 hours! Dunkin Doughnuts baby!! (I hate all other doughnuts!) I'll be there for 3 days then it off to IRELAND for 10 days! I can't wait. Today is going to be the longest day ever!! Jessica Spear Madsen, I'll be sure to do a shout out to you from the Statue of Liberty!!


Giants Causeways in Ireland

ONE-EYED ROSIE

Aw yes, the eye patch!! Possibly one of the worst years of my life! All the kids called me ONE-EYED ROSIE! A quick recap of the story: BAINBRIDGE ISLAND EYE DOCTOR said my brain would adjust to my eyes and that I would be fine. SPOKANE EYE DOCTOR- couldn't believe I wasn't patched in elementary school and that I had a lazy eye...so he PATCHED me! UTAH EYE DOCTOR - thought Spokane guy was on crack and that my FIRST ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS was correct. I didn't need to wear the patch EVER my eyes are totally fine! All that emotional trauma for NOTHING!


The point of this post is, I was at the Parentals going through my old boxes and I found my old glasses that I was supposed to wear but never did because I couldn't see anything! We had fun over the weekend wearing them, they make your eyes look huge!


Coox husband Jason

Carol somehow popped all the blood vessels in her eye. Looks nasty!

Ron

Mason

YELLOWSTONE 2008

My sister-in-law's (Autumn) family has a cabin by Henry's Lake just outside of West Yellowstone. My family loves to go up there every summer!

Eli, waiting to go early morning fishing! I must say, this is an awesome picture I took! I love my camera!
Me and Mason, I don't think he's much of a morning person!

Bubba, Eli, and Mason
A rare smile for the camera from Bubba!Sweet picture! (Rob and Bubba)
Elis catching the first fish of the morning!

The proud Pappy! (that's what the grandkiddos call my dad!)

Bubba and I caught this fish, and it was a wild one!
Rob caught a pretty one!
My dad was so excited to catch this fish! I love the look on his face!
It was a big one!
Random bird.
A different fishing morning. My dad happy to catch another one.

Ron and my dad just hanging out in the boat. Carol left Ron with the two boys while she went to Boston to visit her best friend!
Eli!
Eli, Ron and Bubba with the fish they caught
Bubba and Me with our fish.

Rob caught a small one while canoeing
Eli and Natty, best friends!
Crazy Aunt Rosie
Walking around West Yellowstone!
There are these painted buffalo all over town.

Mason is quite the ham!
Coox, Mom, Bubba, Eli, Natty, Autumn, and Olivia
Little Olivia loves to climb things and figured out the slide. She's so adventurous and is sure to give Coox a run for her money!! Can't wait to see that!
IN YELLOWSTONE PARK

Coox and Gummie Bear at the Ranger's Station
Eli and Natty
Natty, Bubba, Eli and Mason
Walking around Old Faithful.
That's one of my favorite hot pools

It's possible we may have been a bit to close to these Elk!! (we found out later we are supposed to stay 75 feet away from the wild animals) We Moncriefs/Krause/Harrs love danger!

Some wild flowers on the way to Morning Glory
So, Morning Glory is being called Fading Glory because some people throw garbage or whatever in it and it's natural blue color is fading from the contamination, so sad.
Coox and Olivia at Morning GLory

on the walk back! Olivia is so tired.
Olivia, what do you think about the Rodeo?!! WE LOVE IT! Cookie has way better pics of the Rodeo so check her blog out when she posts it. They are awesome! This will have to do until then

My parents, Rob and Autumn, and Mason
Bubba got new cowboy boots for his birthday!
Olivia's new friends, Brandy the horse.
Natty LOVES horses. She's so cute. I wonder what she was thinking?

Cousins hanging out!
Bubba and his boots are classic! A cowboy with a sword, very creative!
Eli and Natty, BFF'S
Bubba and Mason getting into some kind of trouble I'm sure!

Quit kissing me!! Enjoying the moment when they aren't fighting!

Because of all the Snow this year it was still green with goreous wild flowers all over! Loved it!