On The Road Again...Hm Hm Hm Hmmm Hm Hmmm...

Saturday was the big day to go home, and man were we excited. The trip was great and we had a lot of fun, but three weeks away from home was a long time (especially with a new born). Needless to say, we were looking forward to this morning with great anticipation.

Not too far from Hailey (about 90 minutes... hey that's not far compared to 540 minutes for the whole day) was the Craters of the Moon National Park. We stopped and drove through just to check it out. It was actually cooler than it looked from the freeway. We didn't have time (or ambition) to do any exploring, but maybe I can talk some of my friends from Billings into road tripping down there to do some spelunking and hiking.



We stopped in Idaho Falls for lunch and to feed the baby. Then we stopped again just South of Bozeman (we took the scenic route through West Yellowstone and then the Gallatin National Forest).

Here we are cruising down the road.


Just like on the way down there, Izzie only lasted about 8 hours. She started screaming her head off about 60 miles outside of Billings. Nell did her best to subdue the beast, but nothing worked. Rather than stop, we just let her cry and fuss for a bit. She finally gave up just before we got to Laurel. When we got home, Nell fed her and from then on, Izzie was a happy camper.

I took her out on the patio to get some fresh air and check it out. She enjoyed it. She sat there kicking and waving her arms and making the grunting/panting noise that she makes when she's excited.



Home at last.