Friday, July 31, 2015

Summer Getaway...Bryce Canyon

 We spent a morning hiking in Bryce Canyon.  It was hot!  We did sleep in a little, so that didn't help. But it was so nice to get that extra sleep!
 We chose the sunset trail, knowing that part of it is shaded and cool because of the steep sheer cliffs that you hike down into.
It was nice and cool down there!  And very hot as soon as we got into the sun.

 Taking a break at the bottom.
We decided to turn around here and head back up the way we came since the kids little legs were getting pretty tired.
 Brett found a couple spots on the way up where he actually wanted me to take his picture.  He even smiled that handsome little smile of his!


 Starting back up the endless switchbacks.

 We drove through the park and saw some other beautiful sights from some look outs.  Like this cool arch.
 Grant was being silly in the back seat.  He said, "Look, I grew!"


 We stopped for ice-cream on our way out of the park.

 Camille especially loved this little jail.


 And then we head for Arizona and the last leg of our trip.

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Summer getaway...Jackson Hole

We left Utah and headed north to Jackson Hole, Wyoming.  
We knew we were getting closer when we passed this....
 and this....
 Keith's aunt hosted us in her beautiful home.
 We enjoyed stretching and running around in the backyard before having an amazing pasta dinner.
Grant was so cute when he first saw the horse and their little white dog.
He said to Keith's aunt, "You have a horse!  And a lamb!"
Ha ha ha!  He totally thought their little white dog standing on the grass in the backyard was a little lamb.  
That gave us all a good laugh!









 Dinner time!  Oh, it hit the spot!

 After dinner we went to town square to see the sights.


 As you can see, Brett cannot make a normal face for the camera.  Lately we're just lucky to get him in the picture! :)

The next day we went to Jenny Lake.
 The water was so clear!  Oh, it was beautiful!
 The Grand Tetons hover in the distance.
 There was plenty of time spent rock throwing.

 One of the highlights of the trip was hopping aboard one of the boats and taking it across the lake and to a beautiful hike up to a waterfall.




 This tree has such cool roots!
 We were amazed at this fungus stuff growing in the lush green landscape.  We poked at it and it fell apart.

That night Keith's aunt was so generous and babysat Camille while we took the boys to a chuck wagon dinner with entertainment.  It was so fun!  Grant especially loved it.

 On our final day we took the kids to the river to try our hand at fishing.  The fish weren't biting, but the boys had fun trying.




Camille spent her time throwing rocks into the river.

 After fishing and a delicious hamburger lunch, we took the whole family golfing.
The whole family.
That's everyone.
Including Camille.
Oye!
Long ago, before Keith and I were married, he taught golf there for two summers.  The clubhouse and course have been re-done since then, but the view's the same.
 We started with a great view of the Grand Tetons from the driving range.
The boys got warmed up before we teed off.
 Camille practiced a little too.



 Camille kept busy for a while putting the tees in the little tee spots on the dash.
 These beautiful pots of flowers were hanging on the bathroom buildings. 
They looked so perfect that I thought maybe they were fake, but they are very real.
I guess I'm just not used to seeing lush pots of perfect flowers in the middle of the summer, since everything here in the hot desert is hanging on by a thread right now.


 Our score keeper.  :)

We made it through golf.  It was really fun.  We headed back to Keith's aunt's house for another delicious dinner and then went to bed so we could head off to another part of our adventure.