Grand Tetons/Jackson, Wyoming~Vacation '09

Grand Tetons

Wyoming
Could not get enough of this view

Snake River Float

Jackson didn't know how he'd like

a white water rafting trip

so we chose the evening float instead

Brad, Jackson and Ian

Snake River Float

"My, what Grand Tetons you have my dear"!

The view of the mountains from the river

Our river guide told us

that "Tetons" was french for

a certain female body part

~ooh, la la~

Photo op

We didn't see much wildlife
on the river float
but we caught this moose on
our drive back to the campground
along the side of the road

Bradley insisted we stop
and take a picture of this gorgeous sunset

I'm so glad we stopped
~simply breathtaking~

The view on the drive into Jackson

Welcome to Wyoming, Jackson!

The ski area in Jackson

sans snow

A lonely stagecoach driver
in Jackson

Jackson and Brad at lunch in Jackson

Mollie and Ian

Mollie and I showing our guns

It seemed appropriate in this town

Under one of the many Elk antler arches

Digging this beautiful part of the country

Vacation '09...Lewis & Clark Caverns

After driving over 600 miles our first day

we spent our first night at The Warbonnett Hotel in Butte

and got up the next morning and drove

to the Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park

Our tour guide took us on

a long hike up to

the entrance to the caverns

Once inside we had to speak
quietly so as not to disturb the bats

The further down we go the colder
it gets. The bats don't like the cold
thankfully

The kids and I were goofing around so much I don't even think I heard from
our tour guide what the heck these
formations are made of

Going deeper and deeper into middle earth
I hope we don't run into Gollum down here

The size of these things was amazing

It was very chilly and damp

No flash on this one
Pretty cool

Some parting wisdom from

a fellow cave dweller!
~Good Advice~

In The Garden II

Jimmy and Colleen

My nephew Jimmy his wife and three boys
came to visit from Wisconsin
We got together for a picnic

Their three adorable boys

Quintin, Kellen and JJ
Jimmy and Colleen are expecting another baby in December

Kellen and JJ

Kellen with his mama Colleen
Kellen looks pretty beat up
He is all boy: head down and full speed ahead

Quintin is the oldest, not even five yet

Quintin adores Jackson

JJ and Ian enjoying some quiet time after dinner

Even AJ couldn't resist playing with these cute guys

It wasn't long before the wrestling began
Boys love to wrestle

More wrestling
Bradley's turn

My niece Erin with Kellen
Waiting to pet Nellie Thunder,
the horse my parents have on their property

My Mom Mary and sister Diane

My Dad caught JJ for a picture

My sister Julie playing with the baby Kellen
They are having some fun

My brother Eric grilling the burgers

My oldest brother Gary
I don't think I ever see him without his bluetooth
I think it is permanently grafted to his ear

With my sisters Diane and Julie

Jimmy and AJ showing the love

My niece Colleen, Mom and Diane in the kitchen

Mother and child......oops, young man

My pretty niece Erin
She is my sister Julie's youngest

My nephew Brian, my brother Eric's boy
He's a recent high school graduate

Father and sons

Gary with Nellie Thunder
He was holding her still so the kids could pet her
The kids also made her a little nervous

My parents live next door to a Llama farm
They had just been sheared for the summer
So cute

We had a wonderful visit with Jimmy, Colleen and the boys
It is always too brief

~Lisa