Jackson Hole

We had planned this trip to Jackson Hole with my parents at the beginning of the year. We had been with them 2 years earlier and had a great time. We stayed in a different condo this time and the only down side to that was that they were doing construction just outside our window.

We started the trip out by taking our new van. We were set to rent a van so that we could all go in one car. Then we realized we could fit in my parents old suburban but my dad needed to fix some things on it. The day before we were suppose to leave it broke down. We looked on-line to see about buying a van since we were looking for one. Our subaru needed some engine work and we didn't want to put anymore money into it so we wanted to trade it in. We found one that looked exactly like what we wanted so we bought it. We packed it up and off we went.

We stopped in Evanston for lunch/dinner and found this great McDonald's!

Lucy did great in the car played with her toys. She slept really great during her nap times and loved looking out the window.

We got into Jackson Hole late at night and checked into our condo. We had a nice condo by the town that was close to a park that marcus loved.

We entered Grand Teton National Park and immediately saw bears. We didn't get a clear picture but we saw many bears throughout our visit. 

We took a few day trips and the first was to the Grand Teton National Park museum. Marcus was fascinated with all the horns and things to touch.

It's a tradition to get a picture by this moose every time we go. Here are comparing the two times we have been there.

Another day trip we took was to the overlook in the Teton National Park. We couldn't have found a better day to be there. It was breathtaking! We took some amazing pictures and some I will never forget. We went back the next day to get some more pictures and it didn't even come close to looking like it did the day before. I was in complete awe of how beautiful this earth is. I was very grateful we could go on this trip to see so many beautiful sights.

We walked downtown Jackson Hole a few times to see all the fun shops and the sights. Marcus loved the candy store and daddy indulged him in sugar.

We took a lot of driving trips and the kids fell asleep in the van a lot. Why are kids so cute when they are asleep?

We saw a few herds of buffalo, not as many as two years before when we came to yellowstone.

We all went into Yellowstone for a day and saw many beautiful sights. Lucy loved the outdoors.

Marcus wasn't so sure about the stinky hot pots.

This was one of the few family pictures we got all together. Dave and I were so excited when my parents said they wanted to go to Jackson Hole again. This trip was a little different than last time. Adding one more kid made a big difference. Yellowstone is not a trip you take with young little kids. It was boring for them but the adults enjoyed seeing all the beautiful sights.

Of course we had to see Old Faithful. Last time we missed it by 1 minute and this time we got a front row seat!

We found a great place for more bear hunting. We saw some small bear cubs, not too many big bears out.

We went to Jenny Lake and my parents rented a canoe. Dave and I did that last time on our anniversary and loved it! My parents had a great time while we took the ferry boat around Jenny lake to hear about the teton national park. Marcus wasn't a fan of the ferry and didn't want to hold still for very long.

We all didn't get very much sleep because of the sleeping arrangements (all 4 of us were in one room) but we still had a great time. We left 2 days early because we had seen everything we wanted to.