Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Jackson Hole SIT 2013

We traveled to Jackson Hole, WY for the annual Staebell Invite!  It was one of the best vacations ever! Right up there with our honeymoon!  We had the perfect mix of cousin time (Cowboy Bar...twice), family time at Auntie Mo's, lounge time at our house, and some date time as well!  It was a GREAT vacation!  Thanks to my dad, two friends of my cousin Mitch, we were able to have some adult time! 



Day 1: My cousin Michaela led us on a "What the locals do" tour....we had a blast driving around while we watched her a some other cousins cliff jump, saw wild bison, and saw numerous amounts of beautiful scenery at Grand Teton National Park on our 3 mile hike to Phelps Lake.
















Phelps Lake

Girl hikers

Boy hikers


Swimming: We had a great time swimming multiple times throughout the week at the pool real close to our house!
Aunt Jenna/Uncle Justin babysitting day!  We took the kids downtown Jackson to explore a little and get some ice cream!








Our moose: Our little moose came by early in the morning and at dusk multiple times while we were there.  It was amazing to look out our window and see this!






Cowboy Bar/Cousin Night!  

White water rafting!  A group of 14 of us went rafting!  It was fun doing this with Justin for his first time.




































The group!  About 55 of us...still missing 16ish!

4th of July!












Jackson Hole Live!  We got to see Old Crow Medicine Show in concert thanks to Papa, Aunt Laura, and Uncle Mike for babysitting.  It was a great night out for dinner with just the two of us, and a fun night with live music, fireworks, and night #2 at the Cowboy Bar.


Papa's Birthday!  








Horseback riding through the mountains.  8 of us took a trip to Idaho to go horseback riding at Linn Canyon Ranch.  It. Was. Amazing.  My cousin Kelly and her husband Andrew from Canada, and the Steens, Mike and Alison, and us were the riders.  It was a fun day of bonding with our horses, giggling, and ended with some yummy huckleberry ice cream!


















Ice cream stop for the famous huckleberry shakes at this awesome little store called the Imporium in small town Idaho!

The drive home from riding...scenery was amazing!





Mommy, Daddy, Jack time!  We took Jack to the Alpine Slide...one of my favorite things to do in Jackson.  He loved EVERY second of it!  He also loved the ride up on the ski lift!


Last day: Justin and Mike decided to take advantage of our last day before we flew out that night.  They took the hike to Phelps Lake that Laura and I took the first day.  They went all the way around the lake to the cliff and did some cliff jumping!  Great way for them to leave Jackson with a bang!


Drive to airport