Island Park/Yellowstone...the trip up...

October 1...My grandma has a cabin in Island Park, Idaho (it's about an hour north of Rexburg)...it used to be her main residence, but now she lives in St. George during the winter. We absolutely love it up there...everything about it (except the insane amounts of snow...which is tolerable for a few days). It reminds me a lot of my grandpa, who passed away 9 1/2 years ago. We've spent a lot of time there over the years with Grandma and Grandpa, then just Grandma, and now Grandma and her new husband, Merlin (who is very nice). I can't quite explain how awesome it is; if you've been there, you know what I mean! Anyway, we had been wanting to go to IP for the whole summer especially since Bridger has been asking to go to Yellowstone. We were going to go the beginning of August, but my grandma had shingles, so we waited until she got better. Between Sheena's wedding and everything, it worked out that the best time for us to go was October 1-5. So, we picked Bridger up from preschool at 11:30 and made the approximately 6 hour drive up. We stopped along the way at Devil Creek Reservoir and used the picnic tables to have a lunch that I packed for us. It also gave us all some time to stretch our legs. We then continued on and I have to say the kids were awesome the whole way up! Bridger had his DVD player, but I don't think he even watched one entire movie...because I packed a bag full of coloring books, books, cars, etc...and they kept him entertained very nicely! Kenna was pretty much perfect the whole time too...yea! We made a quick stop in Rexburg to get some formula. We arrived at my grandma's at about 5:30 and soon after had yummy soup...which was perfect because it was freezing outside! We visited, got the kids in bed, visited some more and then went to bed...in a king size bed, I might add (We sleep in a queen at home, and I think a king is perfect)...sweet!