The Grand Tetons!!

This is one of my favorite places to go!!! I love the Tetons!!!! We had the opportunity to go there this past weekend and spend Friday to Sunday there. It was so much fun!!! My dad was there from Washington and my sister and my niece were there from Wisconsin. So we went and spent the weekend with them. We had such a very good time!!! Here are some pictures of the weekend!!!!

On our way into the park we saw this huge heard of bison. We stopped on the side of the road to take pictures and video tape it. I have been coming up her for years now and haven't seen this big of a heard for ever!!! It was exciting to see them. This is just one that I took a picture of. There were some people stopped and they went right up to the fence, but I was not about to do that!!!! Are those people crazy!!!!!???

This is our campsite. I purchased that tent right before we left and it turned out to be a really nice one. it is a six man tent, but probably 4 people comfortably could fit in it. We shared a camp spot with my dad in his motor home. It was beautiful up there.

This is the view we had from our campsite!!! Isn't is spectacular!!! We stayed at the Colter Bay Camp ground. We didn't see any deer this time, but we figured all of the generators from all the campers was scaring them away. Hopefully next time when we take the kids up we will see some. This is a view of Mt. Moran.

This is my niece Nikki!!! She used to live by us when she was little and I was in High School. I would take her all over and spoil her rotten. It was so much fun. My sister Cheri would tell me she would remember that and when I had kids she would pay me back. But, she moved away before that ever happened!!!!! Ha! Ha!!!!!! But seriously I have missed them a ton and it was good to see them. Nikki is married now and trying to have her own babies now!!! Wow I can't believe how time flies!!!!!!!!!!

This is my sister Cheri. Nikki's mom. She is my oldest sibling. It was great to see her too and get to know her better again and for her to get to know Doug better. We all got along really well and had a really fun time!!!! She is doing well and very happy and that makes me happy.

This is my dad and his wife Kris. This was taken on a walk that we took around Colter Bay. It is called the lake shore hike. It takes you all around the lake. It is very pretty. We were however attacked by mosquitoes. They were every where. I made sure to spray Cheri and Nikki because they had shorts on, but didn't think to spray down Doug and I. We were attacked something fierce. Doug got it worse than me. Still we survived with only a few bits. Thank Heavens!!!!

Cheri found this little skinny tree leaning against the other tree. She said, "Hey dad her is a stir stick for your fire!!" We all look up and there it was. I couldn't even get the whole thing in the picture. It had a perfect point on the end of it. I bet if dad could have figured out a way to get it back to camp he would have. Dad is always looking for the perfect stir stick for the fire. Look who is also in the picture but my handsome Doug!!!!!!!!

This is a view of the Tetons from Jackson Lake Lodge. It is a beautiful view. It panoramic around the mountain range. I love this view and this place. I worked up here the summer of 87 and 88. Now Doug and I love to go here and visit and hike. We come here every summer.

This is back a camp. My dad has a traveling marble game. That is what we call it. We have one at home too that the kids and us all love to play!!!! We played the first game and it was Cheri, Nikki, Me and Doug. Cheri quietly won. I got second Nikki got third and poor Doug got last. So Then Cheri and I played Dad and Kris. I won this time, Cheri got second, Kris got third, and Dad lost. Sorry dad!!!! It must have had something to do with that blue color!!!! That is what color Doug had too. Better luck next time everybody!!!!!!!

This is me and Nikki. We realized the second day there when I couldn't find my sunglasses that we both had the exact same pair!!!!! That is sooooo funny. I told her wise minds think alike!!! She laughed and said that must be true. So we just had to take a picture with both of us in it with our sunglasses on!!!! Besides aren't we cute together!!!!!

So our trip was complete and Doug and I had to go home. It was fun and I am glad that we got to go up there together. I wouldn't have missed it for the world!!!!!!!!!!!