Last Summer Fling!

To end our summer with a bang, we spent the weekend before school started at Jackson Hole with Mammy, Natalie, Heather, and all the cousins. At times we looked like a quite a sight---9 kids, 4 women, and 1 man (Wendell). To top it off we all rode around in Mammy's neighbor's motorhome. Yes, we got a lot of stares. We started the weekend with a tram ride at a ski resort just minutes from our condo. The views were beautiful of the Tetons and the city of Jackson. This picture took more work than it looks to get all of the kids to look at the camera a little.

This was taken at the top of the tram ride.

While at the top we found a small nature hike for the kids. I think it was only about half a mile, but was plenty when the majority of the hikers are under the age of 9.

The pictures don't really show how awesome the Tetons actually looked from our vantage point.

What's better than a field of wild flowers and mountains in the background. Emily would say that maybe next time she would like the sun in a different spot. She isn't crying, her eyes are just watering from the bright sun.

Megn also wanted the wildflower picture. She did a little better with the sun in her eyes.

Tyler and Spencer thought they were pretty cool being able to ride the ski lift by themselves. Only 2 were allowed per chair which made Tyler, Spencer, and Megan suddenly seem like adults.

After we all survived the hike and ride down the mountain we enjoyed a fun picnic at the base of the mountain. Isn't it amazing that a playground that can be boring at a park near our house is suddenly the best thing ever when it is somewhere else?

The kids loved walking through the shops and town at Jackson. Too bad we don't have $4,000 extra or we could have purchased this cool bear chair. We had to settle on pictures of it instead. I don't think Jackson really ever changes from when I was little. The stores may be different, but there are still plenty of souvenir shops to entice any age.

Tyler and Wendell loved this BigFoot that was in one of the souvenir shops. Tyler is trying to looked scared---I think he needs to work on that one.

What is a trip to Jackson without a picture in front of the antler arches in the park. We didn't have all the kids with us at this point and we still got strange looks.

We found a fun restaurant that has saddles to sit on around a soda fountain. Luckily the adults got to sit on real stools.

We also went to a play at the playhouse in Jackson. This is the car from "Grease."

Megan, Tyler, and Emily tried many poses around the antlers.

The gunfight in the street is also a must in Jackson. Megan was chosen to be a "townspeople" and didn't mind dancing and acting the part impromptu. Tyler and Spencer were also asked to help, but wild bison could not move them to go in front of people. The show is a little different than when we were little, but the kids loved watching the gunfight take place. The boys especially loved looking for the bullet shells after the fight.

The kids with the "villain" of the gunfight.

Tyler was still trying to look afraid. He did a little better in this picture. Unfortunately for us, this was the only bear we saw on our trip. Lots of fun in Jackson.