While at the Fountain Paint Pots, Seth and Eliza got the biggest kick out of the geyser there, so we knew that Old Faithful was a must before heading back home to rest up for the beginning of the 3rd International Babywearing Conference.
Chris knew what was in store at Old Faithful, so he wasn't as amused.
Until I brought him inside the Old Faithful Inn which he had only seen from the outside when he was a little kid.
Needless to say, that's his kind of architecture and kept taking pictures:
It made the whole trip worth it to see the look on his face! Check out this online photo gallery to see what I mean.
He LOVES exposed beams in architecture.
After going up a few floors to get different angles, Eliza was getting quite squirmy, and Old Faithful was due to erupt within the next 1/2 hour, so we decided to treat ourselves to some ice cream in their little shop.
We got a pre-show with another, much smaller geyser that went off while we were settling into our bench eating our ice cream.
Happy and content with some assorted flavored ice creams to try, we enjoyed listening to the different languages around us until Eliza decided she was done after two minutes and Chris strapped her back on her back. We were sitting next to a sweet Japanese family that kept themselves highly entertained with our little monkey on her daddy's back!
And then, after all that waiting, it erupted!
The continued eruption was oohed and aahed by the international crowd. We heard Japanese, Chinese, Finnish, German, and many other languages mixed with British and different American accents from around the U.S. 
I accidentally cut half of his hand off while taking the picture, but when I asked Seth what he thought about the geyser, and he just looked at me, smiled and gave a thumb's up.
Good enough for me!
And then it was time to go home. Too bad we missed being able to see the new Visitor's Center currently under construction (it's scheduled to open sometime in August this year), but we'll just have to come back!
Stay tuned for the first day of the Babywearing Conference, in which I was manning the Registration Table and forgot to take pictures of my own, so I'll be "stealing" pics from fellow babywearers. :)
And then, after all that waiting, it erupted!
The continued eruption was oohed and aahed by the international crowd. We heard Japanese, Chinese, Finnish, German, and many other languages mixed with British and different American accents from around the U.S. Having Yellowstone so close by makes it fun to see all these different cultures and nationalities right on our doorstep!
So what did the kiddies think of it all?
I accidentally cut half of his hand off while taking the picture, but when I asked Seth what he thought about the geyser, and he just looked at me, smiled and gave a thumb's up.Good enough for me!
And then it was time to go home. Too bad we missed being able to see the new Visitor's Center currently under construction (it's scheduled to open sometime in August this year), but we'll just have to come back!Stay tuned for the first day of the Babywearing Conference, in which I was manning the Registration Table and forgot to take pictures of my own, so I'll be "stealing" pics from fellow babywearers. :)
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