A DAY OF FUN AT YELLOWSTONE PARK

DAY 8

                 We slept in this morning, the first since on the road. It got cold last night but that just makes me sleep even better. Paisley was running a small fever last night, but she woke up sticking her tongue out at everyone and laughing like crazy. We checked out around 10:00 and headed back over to the spot where Mitchell fished yesterday. We probably broke the law, because we got out the griddle and cooked bacon and eggs. We left some bacon grease for the animals to eat. Again, Mitchell had no luck fishing but Kali and Paisley played in the sand  and we had breakfast with a view. We headed out to check out the rest of Yellowstone. We saw a wolf on the side of the rode.

 The first stop was Old Faithful. We arrived at the perfect time. It was only 30 minutes before it was about to go off and we got front row seats. Paisley was still asleep so Thad stayed with her until she woke up and then they showed in perfect time to see it blow.

Kali was pouting because Alexa wouldn't let her stand in the back where you couldn't see her.

It seemed like forever that we had to wait to see it explode, but it was worth it. The kids were taking pictures and video. They seemed to enjoy it.

It was so funny, it shot up a few times just a little bit before it actually went up really high. Kali said is that it? We saw someone with ice cream so we decided to get some for the kids.

I think Paisley liked the ice cream the best...

We stopped off at Fountain Flatt so Thad and the kids could ride bikes. That worked out perfect because I was ready to eat. I skipped the ice cream for real food. Paisley was ready for another nap and I liked the idea too.  We looked up and a buffalo walked within 100 feet of the camper. Paisley was saying BUFFALO and looking out the window.

I woke up from my nap just in time for the kids to come back. They told me about all the herds of buffalo that they had seen. Lawson was worn out so I told him to go lay in the back. We started to see lots of wildlife.

This was a traffic jam.... People told us they waited in traffic for 30 minutes and were asking us what happened and it was a herd of buffalo in the middle and the sides of the road. I was glad they chose the other side and not our side of the road....

Here are some falls we saw along the way. We ended up seeing elk, mule deer, and a bear before weleft.Yellowstone. After we left, we entered a town called Gardiner, Montana. We saw a mama elk standing in the middle of a resort.

 Then 2 baby deer ran across the road right in front of us again. The kids are loving all the wildlife.We are driving around 30 miles to a small town called Emigrant, Montana. It is almost 7:30 now and we are ready to be settled for the night. We are still an hour ahead of TN time so I get sleepy early.  We love this campsite. It is called Yellowstone's Edge RV Park it has water, electricity, and wi-fi. The facilities are so clean and Thad says that the people are so friendly. We had supper, showers, and then bed. 

 Bro. Perry, Thad is holding up well. We never drive late at night, we are always at a campsite before dark and he said that his knee hasn't hurt him the entire trip.