Cars 2

Today was the big day - Noah was getting to see his first movie in a theatre and what better movie to see than Cars 2. Not only was he excited to be seeing Lightening McQueen on the big screen, he was getting to see it with his cousins, Aisha & Ezra - big day!

Please can I get the Combo!

Sucker parents.

Who could ask for anything more.

The first 5 mins were pretty intense - not like the original.

Dancing to the credits at the end of the movie.

One very happy Noah.

Yellowstone Park

One of the stops on my wishlist for this trip was Yellowstone Park. We had orginally thought we might camp within the park but when we saw snow, we thought we had better keep looking.

Didn't stop to get a photo of park sign, so this is to capture the drive in.

First bison spotting.

Everyone out to see bison.

Is there something behind me?

A little video.

Noah is going to drive this leg.

Bison running/walking thru a red light.

Here they come.

Ok. Don't get any closer.

On our way to Old Faithful.

Noah spots Old Faithful.

Mom & Hana looking for a good spot to sit.

Waiting...

Waiting some more...

Right on time.

A little more video.

Should we wait for it again?

Hana liked it.

When you gotta go, you gotta go.

Good place to camp?

On to Bozeman, MT

We left Ellensburg around 10am with our next stop being Coeur d'Alene, ID - our only stop in Idaho. We had lunch, did a quick drive through but continued on. We decided we would aim for Bozeman, MT to spend 2 nights before hitting Yellowstone and trying our luck with camping.

We stayed at the C'Mon Inn in Bozeman. Noah and Hana loved the pool. Jeff enjoyed watching the final day of the US Open for Father's Day.

Noah got to feed the koi.

Day 1 Completed - Ellensburg

Since we aren't in any rush, we decided to stop in Ellensburg...not because it is a destination but because we found a decent hotel, right next to a drive thru Starbucks, which seemed like a nice way to hit the road in the morning.

Our sleepy bear.

Good Morning!

Got milk?

Ready to hit the road again.

First Stop

We made our first stop at Bellevue Mall to pick up a few things. Had dinner and were back on the road - aiming for Spokane.

All Packed

Filled to the rim, we are all packed and on our way for our cross country road trip!

Wish us luck.

Peanut Gallery

Enjoy!

Mother's Day on Mayne

What an amazing Mother's Day!

After sleeping in and waking up to a clean house along with a hand-made card from Noah, we made our way to the Fire Hall for their Mother's Day Pancake breakfast. Yum! Then after the kids nap, we went for a walk to Reef Bay, where a pod of killer whales went by...it doesn't get much better than that!