"Sasquatch!"

Guess what! My husband surprised me with an early Christmas present, the only “short term want item”, as we like to put it, that I’ve been wanting. I still can’t believe I finally have one, especially five months before Christmas! Do you want to know what it is?? Preston got me my first professional camera!! It’s a little guy but I’m absolutely in love with it and look forward to all the many fun pictures I’ll be taking with it. I have to give big thanks to my brother and sister in law, Coby and Annie, because if it weren’t for them I wouldn’t have gotten my camera so soon. Thanks, you guys!!

Preston gave me my new camera in perfect time for our family bike trip. We just got back last weekend. What a big trip it was. We took the back roads up threw Wyoming and Montana and visited Jackson Hole, Yellow Stone, The Grand Tetons and Glacier then came back down through Idaho. It was so much fun, even the “Iron Butt” days. “Iron Butt” days are the days we ride all day. We had two of them this trip, one 12 hour day and another 13 hour day but it was well worth it. We were able to see lots of breath taking scenery and I, of course, had the opportunity to take some amazing pictures. We also came across a man who saw Sasquatch and was able to get a picture of it. What an exciting day that was! Earl couldn't stop talking about it the rest of the trip and I must say myself, I've never seen a more realistic picture or heard a story quite like this mans. Pretty convincing stuff. But I think my most favorite part of the trip was visiting the old jail in Deer Lodge, Montana. It was awesome and I've been wanting to touring a jail for a long time. What a dark and mysterious place. Fascinating but very creepy.

It was so great to be with the family on the road for a week and I’m so grateful we returned back safely. I hope Preston and I get the opportunity to go on another trip at least one more time before life gives us more responsibility, if you know what I’m saying ;)

It was pretty stinkin' difficult to pick out pictures for this post. I must have at least 900 photos that I want to show everyone so I compromised a little. Although the pictures don't look as good cropped and little, I've put some of them into clusters and just a couple in full size. I hope you enjoy!