Sunday, May 16, 2010

Jackson Hole...

Do we really have to be home already?  I knew it was going to be a short trip but it was so relaxing and I loved going up there with Raymond because he'd never been there before! Even though the tree's weren't green yet it was absolutely beautiful up there and we're already planning our next trip in September! We had such a breath taking view while we were there...I think the Teton mountains are some of my favorite! Sorry about the picture overload!  We went into a shop in Jackson square and the next thing I knew Raymond was speaking Russian.  He heard a family talking and they ended up being from Ukraine! He was so excited because he really hasn't had the opportunity to use his Russian since he got home 6 years ago.  The man, Vadim, was so excited and said never in my wildest dreams would I meet someone who spoke my language.  So of course being tourist they video taped us and took pictures so I got one too!
The river was literally down a few steps from where we stayed and it was so much fun going on walks there in the morning...don't mind the pictures we just woke up!
My absolute favorite part of the trip was the river float that we went on.  My goal the whole time was to see a moose in the water but we never did.  We saw eagles, pelicans, blue herons, geese, and a beaver though! The beaver scared me to death because it was just chilling in the water and as soon as we got close it jumped up and slapped its tail on the water and went back in its dam. It was so worth it!
Gotta love raymond's face with his smores...he really was excited about them!
Our cute little cabin...sorry about the glare!
We got to see tons of wildlife while we were there but my favorite were the buffalo and the moose.  I was so dissapointed that I didn't see anything on the river but we saw these beauties on our way home!

Thursday, May 13, 2010

I looked out the window and what did I see???

So remember how we live in Wyoming?  We woke up yesterday to snow that didn't stop for a day and a half...seriouslly! It's MAY! It wasn't just snow, it was the really wet kind so now that the sun came out today there is water galore! We have new ponds and lakes sprouting up everywhere...gotta love it!  Oh, and did I mention that we had a power outage at the school for three hours! I have to say that makes for some fun times with 16 five year olds!  But the good news is that we're headed to Jackson Hole tommorow...can't wait!  Raymond's laughing at me cause I keep saying we're going camping but I guess he doesn't count staying in a cabin with electricity camping.  What can I say?  Well I'll post pictures of our trip soon! :)

Here's one of our "puddles"!  Kinda crazy how there wasn't water here a few days ago but it makes it really pretty though!

And they lived happily ever after!!!

We have another sister-in-law! Ryan and Aimee got married this past Thursday and we're so glad to have her in the family! The wedding was absolutely beautiful minus the bitter cold wind. But I guess we started a family tradition because right after they got married they moved to Alaska!  Ry's selling for Apx, they are loving it up there already!  Here's some of the fun pictures we took from the wedding!



Here's Ryan's groom cake! I thought it was such a cute cake!


Love these pictures! It totally shows their personalities!



Ry's new look...what do you think? :)
Could you tell it was a long day!
Congrats you two! Miss you already but we're so glad to have you in the family Aims! Love you guys!