Catch-up Time-Graduation & West Yellowstone

The 2008-2009 school year was Sid's senior year. He is now an alumni of Highland High School here in Pocatello! Here are a few photo shots of some senior year highlights we were permitted to attend.

National Honors Society Graduation

Seminary Graduation

Heading up to get his diploma...

It's official, Sid's now a Highland High School Graduate!

A recent graduate but one who gets some humbling from his cousins.

Sid did win out over both of them...

In addition to Sid's graduation, we had a couple trips to Yellowstone to visit Amanda. She spent the summer as a Playmill Player which was a dream come true for her! She was in The Secret Garden, and Footloose and a huge support during Guys and Dolls nights. A few highlights from our trips to Montana:

The sun was painting amazing colors in the sky!

An elk strolling down the road.

Doing his best imitation of a bear...

Amanda kissing a little behind. (hee hee)

Think he's getting tired (pun intended) of visiting Yellowstone?

Trying to get the license plate to see where it was from for the license plate game. Oops!

A momma and her baby. She shielded her baby from us as they passed by our car.

The "Playmill Mansion." It's where all the single members of the Playmill cast stayed for the summer. Girls on the top floor and boys on the main floor.

The Amazing and Fabulous Amanda performing on the Playmill Stage during the pre-show. She was the best female Playmill Player ever!

A must see in Yellowstone...Old Faithful

On our first trip to Yellowstone in May we were able to see some more uncommon animals. Ones you know live in the Park but don't always get to see...

A coyote digging in the snow for some food.

A bear strolling along not far from the road. They are often seen, just usually farther away.

Mountain Goats. They were down in Lamar Valley grazing among the buffalo.

They are almost always up on the mountainside and are the same ones with the really long hair.

We also saw big horn sheep but they were such a distance away I knew I'd never be able to get a picture of them.

Three wolves eating their kill.

We'd driven by this on our way into the park and there was an elk on the island separated from the herd. A crowd had gathered to watch the 2 wolves on the shore stalking the elk. 5-6 hours later we were heading out of the park and we discovered that a third wolf had come and the three swam out and took down the elk just minutes before we arrived. This is nature live and not PBS or Animal Channel!