Myregite Boyzshahn Davaih...aka Five Buffalo Days!

We definitely are getting more and more accustomed to the Native American culture here and it's been a neat experience! Even through the challenges! The last week of school (I'm so glad it's done!) they have Five Buffalo Days to celebrate their culture and teach the kids to remember what it was like for their ancestors.  In Kindergarten we started off the week by going to a Buffalo Ranch and it was fun to be able to see them up close and personal with their cute babies!

Here's some of the cute kids I worked with! Even though some made me want to pull my hair out! I'm sure you can tell which one :)

 

They also got to go to Thermopolis where there are Natural Hot Springs and then we had a Pow Wow! I loved seeing my kids dance! My favorite part of the week!

One the members from our branch also teaches at the school and he is an amazing chicken dancer! It was fun to watch!

I'm not going to lie, I'm so glad that this year is over!  Only four more weeks with summer school and we're on Vacation!  Can't wait!

Mile High City...

Raymond & I got to go to Denver to chaperone a group of 8th graders at school and it was such a fun/stressful trip! Well actually the kids were great, it was some of the parents that caused problems! We got to see so much of the city and it was great getting to do it for free! When we first got there we went to Elitch's which is denver's six flags and then for dinner that night we went to Casa Bonitas.  Definitely don't go there for the food but the entertainment is pretty neat! They have a waterfall where they have diving shows and a mariachi band, it was fun!

The next day we went to Invesco Field where the Broncos play and took a tour.  Even though we're not Broncos fans Raymond absolutely loved it and their stadium is really nice. 

The Denver Zoo...cute little babies!

...and we saw a movie about the Hubble Space Telescope at an IMAX.  It was amazing and truly made us in awe of all of Heavenly Father's creations!

That night we went shopping at 16th street (it felt so good to see real stores...I definitely wasn't in Wyoming anymore!) and went to the Hard Rock Cafe! One of Raymond's good friends from college Lindsay and her husband Travis live in Littleton so they met us for dinner there! It was fun to take a break from the kids!

On Sunday we went to the "Unsinkable" Molly Brown's house which we thought the kids would be bored at but they loved seeing what it was like in the early 1900's. She really was wealthy for her time!

The Botanic Gardens which were absolutey gorgeous!

...and to Boondocks which I think was the kids favorite...even my "big kid" :)

We had a great time in Denver! Hopefully we'll be able to go back again soon just us so we can go to the temple! Thanks Fort Washakie for letting us go!  Definite perks of working at an Indian Reservation! :)

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!

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!