OOOooohhhh, YUM! This is making me want some now! Too bad we're out of bagels!
Tuesday morning we got up and finished packing for our journey to Lovell. This is Scott doing a weather and route check while eating his breakfast before we left.
I didn't take any pictures on the way, we were too busy reading Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons!" But the drive was alright, kind of boring. We got stuck in construction too, waiting for a pilot car, which I've never seen before. Basically, you sit there FOREVER until a truck comes to lead you down the road. You know, because you don't know how to follow the road...Anyway, we finally got to Lovell and greeted the family. It was great to see Mom and Dad Carter and Steven, Rachel, and Randy.Wednesday Scott, Momma C, and I headed out to see some of the sights in Lovell, after making Mom's famous donuts of course. She even made maple frosting just for me! They were SO good! We drove up into the Big Horn mountains to a little campground that was kinda fun. Those windy mountain roads had my stomach lurching! It's amazing how different it is being pregnant, and I know I'm not even to the REALLY different part yet!
This was the view from the top of the mountain where we were. Kind of a desert, really...
We could only get up the mountain roads so high in the car and then we had to hop out and walk for the snowy part! It was pretty fun trying to stay on top of the snow rather than sinking in!
But we made it!
I was about to put in here that I was the first girl he kissed in Lovell, but he forgot about Marie...hmm...but he was 23 then, so I figure it's okay. Not only was he old enough to be kissin' a girl, but he's old enough now for that to be forever ago!
Mom was falling backward and Scott caught her and I thought it made rather a cute picture!
This was a little cave that we found. We couldn't get to it, but I snapped a picture!
Next we went to see Big Horn Canyon. It was amazingly beautiful, desert as it was. It was really cool too because you could yell and scream and it would echo back to you! It was really cool when the wind quieted down and we started hearing the echoes from different directions! The canyon was SO deep! We saw some huge birds flying down in there, and they looked tiny!
It was cool to see all the colors in the rocks too. There was red, purple, and yellow!
Thursday we took a day trip to Billings with Mom. Scott actually grew up here, his family moved to Lovell while he was on his mission. I AM the first girl he kissed there :D We started our trip with sealings at the Billings Temple. It was a gorgeous building and we got to run into some older folks that Scott grew up around. They kept saying, "How'd you get such a pretty girl?!" I was flattered! I guess it's like my dad always said: "Girls would rather be the cute one and the guys would rather be married to the cute one!" Although, I think my husband is pretty dang cute!
Next, we went up to the rims around Billings. I guess the whole city was an ancient river, so there are rocks all around it. Scott and his best friend Justin (Best man at our wedding) used to repel here all the time, and he showed me all the places they would repel and climb back up. It was so frightening! I hope our boys aren't into that...
Us with Billings in the background.
These were the rims from down below.
While we were in Billings we got to meet Scott's sister Sarah and his brother Josh. It was awesome to be able to meet the two siblings I hadn't yet. Josh sure has a cute family. His boys were fabulously entertaining. We showed them a computer program on their mac where they can take silly, distorted pictures. They absolutely loved it! Then we went around and saw Scott's old house, but by the time we got there it was dark so I couldn't take any pictures. It was sure fun to see where he grew up and to visit the places that he loved.
We could only get up the mountain roads so high in the car and then we had to hop out and walk for the snowy part! It was pretty fun trying to stay on top of the snow rather than sinking in!
But we made it!
I was about to put in here that I was the first girl he kissed in Lovell, but he forgot about Marie...hmm...but he was 23 then, so I figure it's okay. Not only was he old enough to be kissin' a girl, but he's old enough now for that to be forever ago!
Mom was falling backward and Scott caught her and I thought it made rather a cute picture!
This was a little cave that we found. We couldn't get to it, but I snapped a picture!
Next we went to see Big Horn Canyon. It was amazingly beautiful, desert as it was. It was really cool too because you could yell and scream and it would echo back to you! It was really cool when the wind quieted down and we started hearing the echoes from different directions! The canyon was SO deep! We saw some huge birds flying down in there, and they looked tiny!
It was cool to see all the colors in the rocks too. There was red, purple, and yellow!
Thursday we took a day trip to Billings with Mom. Scott actually grew up here, his family moved to Lovell while he was on his mission. I AM the first girl he kissed there :D We started our trip with sealings at the Billings Temple. It was a gorgeous building and we got to run into some older folks that Scott grew up around. They kept saying, "How'd you get such a pretty girl?!" I was flattered! I guess it's like my dad always said: "Girls would rather be the cute one and the guys would rather be married to the cute one!" Although, I think my husband is pretty dang cute!
Next, we went up to the rims around Billings. I guess the whole city was an ancient river, so there are rocks all around it. Scott and his best friend Justin (Best man at our wedding) used to repel here all the time, and he showed me all the places they would repel and climb back up. It was so frightening! I hope our boys aren't into that...
Us with Billings in the background.
These were the rims from down below.
While we were in Billings we got to meet Scott's sister Sarah and his brother Josh. It was awesome to be able to meet the two siblings I hadn't yet. Josh sure has a cute family. His boys were fabulously entertaining. We showed them a computer program on their mac where they can take silly, distorted pictures. They absolutely loved it! Then we went around and saw Scott's old house, but by the time we got there it was dark so I couldn't take any pictures. It was sure fun to see where he grew up and to visit the places that he loved.We enjoyed friday putting up curtains for Mom and just hanging out with the family. We had such a good time! On the way home, we decided to avoid the construction and the pilot car that we ended up waiting for on the way to Billings also (we waited about 3o minutes each time) so we went around the longer way. It was, however, more scenic. We got to drive through a gorge, and through some tunnels in the rocks! It was really cool, and way pretty.
When we got to the Tetons, we were slightly disappointed that we could only see the base...oh well, it was still fun! We saw a moose and a couple herds of elk too.
In Jackson, a couple hours from home, they had this huge arc made of elk antlers! I thought my uncle Dallas would appreciate this picture!
And now we're home, safe and sound. We had a great vacation, and can't wait until our next doctor's appointment so we know if we're going to be blessed with a son or a daughter. The gospel is true, and we love family so much. We are grateful for our parents and can't wait to become parents to this little parasite :D
When we got to the Tetons, we were slightly disappointed that we could only see the base...oh well, it was still fun! We saw a moose and a couple herds of elk too.
In Jackson, a couple hours from home, they had this huge arc made of elk antlers! I thought my uncle Dallas would appreciate this picture!
And now we're home, safe and sound. We had a great vacation, and can't wait until our next doctor's appointment so we know if we're going to be blessed with a son or a daughter. The gospel is true, and we love family so much. We are grateful for our parents and can't wait to become parents to this little parasite :D