Trans Siberian Orchestra!

My very last post of the day! Andrew's parents invited us to go with them to see this! And I am so glad they did! We bought our tickets at a seperate time and ended up sitting a little ways away from them .. they had a better view... but ours wasn't bad either! I loved the light shows! At times there was so much going on .. all the lights dancing around it made our heads spin but it was so enjoyable! I think my favorite part was at the end. When two of the guitar players ran from the stage to the other side of the Excel Center and stood on the smaller stage as it was lifted into the air! Andrews favorite was well... the sparkler shower.. it looked pretty awesome! YOU can't really see it but when the guys were lifted there was fire that was shooting out above them. It was so hot we felt it where we were sitting! We were in the middle of the two stages.. It was such a fun and memorable night!

As we were heading back from the reunion we decided to stop at "Bear Country".. waay fun! I'm sure you can figure out what kind of animals you see here! My favorite little bear was the one that looks like he is smackin his little bear buddy! He is also the one that looks like he is being helped into the hollow log! He was such a cutie! Enjoy!

Alrighty! These are just a handful of the picutres that were taken while on vacation this past summer at the RJR Family reunion. Lets get to explaining them! First picture is of the view we had off the porch at the campground we stayed at just outside Yellowstone National Park. It was so beautiful and peaceful there.. until the Bramans and Brinaghs showed up! and moving to the right... We drove through Bear Tooth Pass.. and I MUST say what a sight! I will have to create another collage that has some of the amazing views. Anyway at the top of all the mountains we stopped to let the car rest a bit from luggin our rears around. It was insanely windy up there! as you can see from our hair and shirts being slicked back! The enormous rock hill behind us will be talked about in a bit! To the right Andrew and I in front of a beautiful waterfall... yes we know.. we are cute! haha.. Sweet sweet Nelyana and the pouty lip... We were parked waiting for the rest to look at some of the views and Lauren decided to put Nelyana on the dashboard. Now for all of you who are freaking out.. do not worry.. this dashboard was huge. Nelyana hates to be away from Lauren or Chris.. which is understandable ... but come on girl you were a foot away! I just love that little lip! Below Nelyana you will see some Elk! They didn't care that we were there.. they just wanted some food! To the left is a hot spring that was bubbling. It was so awesome to watch it bubble and burp! Next to the burping spring would be the ever so cute Bethany and the ever so tall Joshua! I can't believe how big he has gotten! He is WAY taller then I am! To the left you will see Mount Rushmore. We didn't go in because well by that time we REALLY wanted to just haul butt and get home. Above the men is Nelyana! I was able to steal her for a bit and entertain her with Auntie Bees purse! we were able to snap some really great pictures! To the right of Nelyana is another hot spring. It looked so nice... makes you wanna jump in! Below the men is Ol' Faithful... she took forever to spew! moving to the right.. a buffalo that stopped traffic in Yellowstone.. he was HUGE! To the right of the monster of a buffalo is Andrew and I again! this was also taken at the top of Bear Tooth Pass.. VERY windy and VERRRY cold! To the right of our frozen bodies is the dang cute Nelyana again playing with items from Auntie Bees purse.. I believe she drooled on about everything! Thanks Bee for the entertainment! Below the little drool monster is a wild puppie! haha.. to the left Andrew.. the map king.. and below him.. if you look close enough you will see a chipmunk! To the left is Andrew... now back to the huge hill of rocks.. well Andrew decided he should climb it. By the time he got to the top he was freezing and when I snapped this picture he said the cold wind had made his eyes water! to the left of my crying Andrew would be and Ice burg. It was so strange to see green grass, flowers.. and snow all at the same time! We had such a blast!

Stir crazy in the car!

This was to and from our family reunion in Montana. We had a very long drive there and back . ( and Andrew and I are SO grateful you let us ride with you mom and dad!) Alright.. Lets get the explainin goin.
First picture.. andrew in the blanket and hat. He HATES getting his picture taken. SO we try to take them as often as possible! this was one of his many attempts at hiding. Really andrew.. just get used to it!
Second picture. (going to the right) Bethany and Andrew.. Honestly don't know the story behind it... but I love the face andrew is making! so funny!
Third picture... all thanks to bethany and her lovely photography skills. Yah probably can't tell but I was fairly stuck. There is only so much room between the seat, a pillow and blanket under my butt and the top of the car.
Bottom left picture... classic bethany! I loved this one. We had so many pictures of this type of pose! She was trying to be the Beast.. from Beauty and The Beast. Oh the things that girl thinks of! Middle bottom. JOSHY! I didnt get many pictures of this little craze. I know Bethany has many on her camera of him cheezin it up. And last but no least the back of the bus. SOOO Dang funny! "Very Special People Inside Please Dive Safely" HAHAHA I want to ride that bus. I hope that next reunion we will all be together squished in the van making more memories and takin crazy picutres. LOVE YOU GUYS!!

And we're going back!

This is long and over due! Back in October we decided that for our 6 year Anniversary ( I know SIX years!!!) we would head up to Duluth and spend the day there. I really wanted to see all the beautiful fall colors and see the water, ships and shops. It was such a nice day out! We got there sometime before noon and decided that right away we needed to have Ice Cream! It was a little windy and slightly cold but we ate it anyway! Its becoming a tradition... no matter what the weather is like. ( Although I think next time we will be going when its warm!) After the cold Ice Cream we decide we should see what the aquarium was like. Little dissapointing to be honest. There were a handful of fun fish.. but a bunch of ugly ugly fish. I guess they HAD to be there because they are native to the lake or something like that. They did have some divers go in to feed and clean the tank.. which was pretty entertaining. The fish apparently love when the divers come (who wouldnt! People from the heavens bringing food .. and cleaning!) the fish would let them hug and dance with them. The kids that were there loved it! Right behind where Andrew and I stood watching was another animal.. didnt realize what it was until I stared at it for a while (read the signs audrey.. read the signs.... ) It was an OTTER! he was really cute and I snapped a few of him sleepin. We then decided to walk the paths along the water and down to the light houses. Our day was cut short because we ran out of things to do. Unfortunatly we ended the day early because we ran out of places to stay warm in. Enjoy the pictures!