More of West Yellowstone

Visiting West Yellowstone

This elk picture was taken in Mammoth.

It was right down town and not afraid of people at all.

You can get real close to them and they do not care.

This was taken on the way to Old Faithful.

This ground squirel was at the rest stop.

They were obviously curious about my little sister Gracie.

They came right up to her and she could have picked

them up if she would have wanted to.

This big old guy was stopping traffic.

Walking down the middle of the road in front of us. It was funny.

Layered Strawberry Tiramisu

Mom says that some ladies post recipes on their blogs. I thought I'd try it too. Here is the recipe for the tiramisu we made for the 4th of July.

1 pkg cream cheese, softened

3 1/2 cups milk

2 pkgs vanilla instant pudding ( we have used white chocolate, lemon, banana, and cheesecake)white chocolate is our favorite

1 prepared lemon cake ~ yellow or white works

1 tub cool whip or real whipped cream

2 1/2 c sliced strawberries ( we use what ever fruit is in season, bananas, raspberries, peaches, or huckleberries)

Beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer. Gradually add milk, beating until well blended. Add dry pudding mix, beat one minute more until well blended.

line a pretty bowl with cubed pieces of the cake; top with layers of half each of the pudding mixture, whipped topping and strawberries. Repeat all layers. Refrigerate 3 hours ( over night is better) or until ready to serve. Can sprinkle a little grated chocolate over the top.

General

Here is General, he is Chief's brother but he doesn't know it. They like to play together. The other day he caught Grace's rooster by the tail. When the rooster drug him it looked like he was water skiing only in the grass.

Jasper

This is my Parakeet, Jasper, he is a good friend. I like him a lot. My sister has a blue Parakeet, she kisses him a lot. Or rather she did until mom told her to stop because she could get sick. Andrew has a white one, Edelweiss, she is a female. We wish she would lay some eggs. I love babies.

Breakfast

I made breakfast this morning. I got up at 6:30 and made huckleberry muffins. When my brothers came in from the field it was all ready for them. Daddy didn't get any because he had already gone to work. Tomorrow I will have to save him some. Mom says it is wonderful to have help. They were really good.