Yellowstone

_{papers and elements by Sara Carling "Authentic" and postcard by Kristy Ann Nerness}

Yellowstone is one of the most amazingly diverse places I have ever been...it's true I haven't been to too many places... but I am going to stand by my statment that this place is AMAZING! I understand from reading news articles that the area is a bit over do for a horrific explosion which would annihilate the area, so I recommend seeing it sooner than later! My son, Aaron, was overwhelmed by the sulphur smell, but the rest of us were able to overlook the "stank" to enjoy the sites. I will add some additional photos as I get around to scrapping them. I have several really stunning photos.

One of the interesting learning moments for Aaron was after we told the children not to drag their hands along the wooden fencing to avoid getting a splinter. Aaron won the days Darwin Award when he got a really long sliver of wood deep in his finger. His horrific screams brought a load of Asian tourists over to where Michael had his pocket knife out working to get the sliver out in one piece. One dear lady was very worried about Aaron and kept asking me, in broken English, if he was okay. Michael finally got the splinter out and bandaged the finger.

Later that day Noah recieved second place in the Darwin Awards when he got a splinter received from dragging his hands down the fencing. (He gets second place because he was only 3 years-old). Not to be left out in the bandage department, Rachel got her fingers closed in the truck door. She screamed...of course...while Michael frantically tried to unlock the door. Here is the photograph of Les Enfants des Invalides:



_{Background paper by Katie Pertiet "Crated Tropics", Metal Plate by Jen Wilson, Staple by Holly McCaig, Masking Tape from Fhung Lie "Soul Searching", Inked Edges by Kim Hill, Fairy by Hope Wallace, Paper by Gina Miller, nurses cap and bandaids from internet.}