Back from Yellowstone,

and it was a fantastic family trip. Borrowed the neighbor's 30' RV, after he was crazy enough to offer it, so I said YES!. He may have regretted it cuz I had a minor incident in a parking lot in Laramie, (small parking lot, and large RV and pickup) that caused small damage, but there was a police report and insurance claim filed. Neighbor Bill got text from State Farm (no details) that RV had been in a collision and didn't hear from me for several days cuz there's no cell/internet service in YS. I bet he was freaking out!
Was SO nice to spend quality time with everyone and heard lots of stories we wouldn't normally hear as we rolled throught the great outdoors. Had lots of fun with music, as we each took our turns doing play-lists, played ''My Three Songs', (trying to do a 'theme' and have others guess) and had fun sing-alongs.
I don't think there is a song that at least one of the kids doesn't have on their Ipod.
Piper confirmed the fact that she is the smartest, cutest, best behaved little kid on the planet. Not biased, just reporting the truth. Kari is putting together a Drop Box so we can post/share photos of the trip. On top of all the amazing natural wonders of YS, which were explained by our own private nerd/geologist (Mr Ted), we saw LOTS of animals, many with babies, incl a herd of bison crossing a river right beside us, (no, we weren't the tourists who 'rescued' a buffalo calf), antelope, elk, moose, (including one 'up close and personal (inside 10')', who invaded our hike), a wolf, eagles, osprey and a few interesting tourists, though there were very few people there cuz the south entrance opened up the day we arrived.
Had a lot of good food/drink/snacks we brought and ate at some amazing restaurants and stayed in fantastic cabins. Weather was great, except for some light rain the last day and some rain/snow on the way home. Thanks Carol, (who financed it) for your gift to the family. What a bunch of great memories....