Craters of the Moon

A few weeks ago I did a little venting about how I don't have anything to really look forward to and haven't really got to go do anything out of the ordinary in a while (aka Spring Fever!) and so Dustin and I decided to put a Family Campout on the calendar a weekend of every month and make sure we went to do something as a family that weekend whether it be an actual campout of just a day trip.

This month we decided to go see Craters of the Moon because Ella is studying Idaho History and got extremely excited when we told her we might go there.  All the girls gathered their backpacks, a jacket, flashlight and some treats and I packed us a lunch and off we went.

Dustin packed Lincoln

He was in heaven all day being outside and especially because his sisters shared their baby suckers with him.  He had about 4 of them today.

The loves of my life! 

So fun to see flowers growing in small cracks of the rock. 

I love how interested Ella is in learning about things and what a good teacher her dad is. 

and how happy Lincoln is!  :) 

We found a picnic table and Dustin brought a small little grill and we had brats and sandwiches. 

The girls found some places to climb nearby. 

We found some small walks to go on to get into the rocks a little more.  I thought it was funny Alissa was leading most of the time and doing cartwheels along the path.  She definitely has the most energy in our family. 

Molly having a massage on the path by Ella. 

We climbed a big hill to have a fun picture on top and see some beautiful Idaho scenery. 

I think he likes his boy.  :) 

We had to have a permit to go in the caves at Craters and the visitors center was closed so we were pretty bummed by that but we decided to stop at the 17 mile cave on the way back into Idaho Falls.  We had brought flashlights and glow sticks so the kids were looking forward to it.  However - this cave is gross with all the trash and graffiti on the walls so we didn't stay long.  The kids still were happy with the short exploration of the cave.

I think we will call it a pretty successful family day.  Sure love these guys!