My Yellowstone Blog

My Yellowstone Blog

This is a collection of stories and pictures of my favorite family adventures in and around Yellowstone National Park.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Wedding Work

On June 29th, Mom and I had a wedding booked in Yellowstone at the Mammoth Chapel. We got there at 3pm, a little early, just to set up and get used to our lighting and surroundings. We saw dark clouds coming, but the weather was holding up for the most part, so we got all of our formal pictures taken, just before it started raining. By the time the ceremony started, it was POURING. The ceremony was held inside the Mammoth Chapel, so we didn't get soaked. I was taking pictures with my camera, and was standing in the back, getting those angles. Mom was in the front, getting the wedding party walking down the aisle, and getting all of the close ups. When the ceremony was over, we walked outside and it was still raining and the ground was very wet....the reception was going to be held outside at Hell's A-Roarin' outfitters. They had to move it all inside because of the rain, so the food was very late. They ate dinner at 9pm. =/ We followed the wedding party up the Jardine hill to Hell's A-Roarin and continued to take photos, photos and more photos. We had a lot of fun and learned a lot, but we were on our feet from 3pm-midnight, so we were TIRED!!!


The Chapel was built 100 years ago, and my grandparents got married here!




First time seeing the bride in her dress. ;)



Mom got the front angles for the formals, and I got the side. :)

                          



Since I was the one in the back of the chapel, I got to capture the moments when she was shaking because she was so scared to walk down the aisle!







All done! 


Off to the reception!


Hell's A-Roarin'.




The food....they told us to help ourselves, so we DID! We took a 2 1/2 minute break to sit down and inhale nutrition for another few hours of work.


This is where they originally had everything set up, before they had to move it all inside because of the rain.




The Groom and his Mom dancing. 


Daddy-daughter dance.


Bride and groom.


Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Another Afternoon Hike

On June 9th, (sorry this is so late!!) we took a hike in the Park and went on the Beaver Ponds trail. It was very pretty because the wildflowers were in bloom and it was a beautiful day. We hiked unto we got to a waterfall and that was our turn around spot. But first we cooled off in the water. :)



Mammoth Terraces!



Arrowleaf!




Cooling off in the creek!



Hanging out by the water.



Tilly is always "hot"...



Summer thunderstorms bring in these really cool-looking clouds!


More flower pictures...






I took one of my rings and practiced with that. :)


Pizza Oven in the making!

Sorry this is sooooooo late!!! Been busy!!

Dad has been building our pizza oven since the fall of last year. It takes time and there are a lot of steps. In the first part of June, Dad poured the cement insulating layer with the little kids. They got it done and now it's time for the next layer!






Mixing!




Crab apple tree flowers!


Let it dry...


Dad and his pizza oven. :)


We went on another Sunday hike and this time it was up La Duke trailhead. 








It was VERY rocky!




We headed back down before this storm caught us.


I have been making lots of cupcakes lately...here is one of them: Chocolate Cookie Dough Cupcakes!



May 30th, Aunt Jamie called and asked if we could pick her up at the Gardiner Airport the next day...she was flying into Gardiner International! :) A guy in Anchorage asked her if she could fly his "new" plane that he bought in LA back up to Anchorage for him. He would just pay her for expenses like hotels, food, gas etc. She was only here for two days, but it was fun while it lasted!

Posing by the Cessna 150 plane. 






Gardiner International!