Today was my inlaws' 50th anniversary!!! We took this picture today WAY up (2 miles to be exact) on top of a mountain! It was an incredible drive (I drove it actually) and so breath taking! God's creation is incredible!!! How can people deny Him? It's beyond me! Yes, you see snow there. Amazing scenery we saw today; so thankful to be on this vacation!

Yellowstone

I still am in such awe at the beauty that surrounds us here!!! Montana is truly a beautiful place!!! The pictures above, however, were taken at Yellowstone, in Wyoming. We saw a herd of Buffalo crossing the road but really enjoyed watching this Mama and her baby!!! That baby was sure to stay right with his Mama.

Of course, no trip to Yellowstone would be complete without going to Old Faithful!!! Incredible.

Tomorrow is my inlaws' 50th anniversary... we have a very full day planned for Wednesday! I've got to get to bed!

Today has been such a beautiful trip!!! To think that it's the middle of June and I can look out from our hotel room and see a snow covered sight way high on the mountains is incredible.

HOW can anyone deny God?! His handiwork is everywhere! Montana has some magnificent, breath-taking sights!!!! I am so blessed to be here on this trip!

On "vacay"

After church, we headed on the road. We have made it safely to Bismarck, ND where we will spend tonight (actually at this point, the next 6 hours- since we hope to leave tomorrow early to head to Montana).

We are already making memories and just really happy to be together on this trip!

The pictures from today show you a bit about our day... we noticed we would need gas probably before we ever made it to Bismarck. North Dakota, being sparse in "amenities", we knew we needed to stop the first chance we got. We saw a sign saying this exit had gas and took off. We laughed when at first we thought this was the place they were talking about- what at one time was a gas station, now a therapeutic massage clinic! I just had to have a picture though... if you could tell it in this picture, you would see the price of gas here was last .32 cents a gallon. I sure wish I knew what year these pumps are from!

As for the current place of business? Not open on Sunday and still very old style pumps from "my day".

Wow! I have let the time slip by here. YES, I have taken pictures each of those days since I last posted- can't believe it was last May 20th!!! I will post a few here and there to keep you caught up!!! BUT, for now, I just wanted to post that I will return! I actually tried getting on here a couple of times that blogger was doing maintenance or something and I couldn't log in! Oh well.

Reasons for my unplanned hiatus: life here became very hectic, especially where Ethan is concerned. I keep feeling like "normal" is becoming new every day, sometimes every minute. Living with a child with mental illness is not for the faint of heart.

It's easy for it to consume me, and I play the "what ifs". I need to remember to let God handle those and focus on the here and now!!!

In happy news: my inlaws will arrive in just a few hours (I am typing this at 4 a.m.- can't sleep!!!) Then, on Sunday, we are all (after church), hitting the road for the Yellowstone area! We are super excited and well, just let me tell you... this vacation is so very needed! Praying Ethan does well with the change in routine. It's not been pretty around here the past few days.

I plan to post a picture each day of the trip.... stay tuned!