Surprise, surprise

This little guy paid a surprise visit last weekend. He arrived with his Dad on a plane from Denver. We were expecting his Dad, but not him.


He was only here for a full day. But he had a lot of fun in the few short hours he was here. He had a great time in the swimming pool with his cousins, Grandpa, Dad and Uncle.


He had the most fun when his Dad and Uncle took turns throwing him and his cousin up in the air and dropping them in the pool.

They made quite a splash!

Every one hopes that he comes back soon and brings his Mom and little sister with him.

More Camping...

As if three days of camping with two grand kids in Grand Teton National Park wasn't enough, the husband and I went right back after dropping the grand kids off at home.

We relaxed.

We hiked to Heron Pond and Swan Lake.

The husband even managed to get in a little fly fishing.


But most of all we enjoyed our beautiful, spectacular surroundings.

It was a Grand trip!

Last week, we took our two oldest grandchildren on a camping trip to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. They had a blast.


We camped for three nights at Colter Bay. It was the first time camping for these two kids,the first time they had traveled with their grandparents and the first time they had been to the Tetons and Yellowstone.

The car was packed to the brim with camping gear. Thanks to Grandpa's amazing skill at getting everything into the car, we didn't have to leave anything behind.


Lauren and Logan had their own tent and helped to set it up.


Thanks to our friends, Bill and Ali Barnes, we canoed about six miles on the Snake River one evening. It was the highlight of the trip for the grandkids.


One day, we drove to Yellowstone National Park. We endured 20+ miles of road construction to get there. The park was packed with tourists.


After seeing Old Faithful erupt, we decided we had had enough of the crowds and headed back to the Grand Tetons. Both grandkids declared they liked the Tetons better than Yellowstone.

They did a one and a half mile hike to Hidden Falls. Over the three days of the trip, they saw buffalo, moose, elk, antelope, deer, osprey, eagles, otters, beavers and muskrat.

They had a great time and can't wait to do it again next summer.