Lava & Jackson Hole

We had such a fun week spending time on a vacation with our family.  Emily spent her time in the car illustrating our vacation.  Good thing since I seem to not be very good at a newborn and taking pictures.

First we stopped for a Pace family reunion at Lava Hot Springs. We found a huge house that fit the whole clan perfectly.  We arrived Friday night for hot pizza and then I went to bed but the little girls well they apparently ran around the house laughing causing a ruckus.   I didn't hear anything which is amazing that I could sleep through a 4 rather loud giggly running around girls but wake at the slightest movement from Spencer.  Finally at around 1:30 in the morning Ally yelled for all of them to get to bed.  

Sat it was up and at it to the Lava Family Pool.  Emily and Jane remembering it from last year challenged Bart to jump off the highest platform.  Bart obeyed like a good dad and ended up ripping the side of his shorts and did not want more to rip so stayed away from the platforms.

Emily became very daring and slowly made her way from the diving boards to the lowest platform and then jumped off the medium platform.  The next morning she was complaining of an ear ache.    We tended it a day or so and then realized she had swimmers ear, probably from jumping off the platform but with some hydrogen peroxide she was good as new in a few days.  

Bart, the girls and Aaron also rented a tube and floated down the river a couple of times.  Aaron held on to Bart and had a great time.  Jane somehow flipped over and hated the experience and did not want to do it again but Emily loved it and went down a few times.  

Later that night Bart, Spencer and I headed to the hot springs.  The least hot pool was the perfect bath temperature and Spencer cuddled right up to Bart's chest and loved it.   

Sunday Matt blessed his baby Clara at the local ward.  

It was sweet to see her all dressed up and fun to be together as an entire family.   

The rest of the day was spent hanging out at the cabin.  I fell asleep with Spencer but the kids played and played outside on the lawn.  Grandma Becky in keeping with old time Morrell family reunion traditions brought a fully loaded piñata.  The kids had a blast of course.  

he next morning most of the family took off for home but Ally and my family headed up to a condo in Victor Idaho to spend a few days in Jackson and the Teton's.

First we stopped by Sarah's to visit and she popped in some pizza to share with us for lunch. 

Tuesday headed up to the Tetons to hike around Jenny lake.

Half way across about 2 miles they have a boat you can jump on that takes you back.  It was a good family hike.  Bart carried Spencer in the mobe the whole way and there was only a few moans and groans from the kids.

Our condo had access to a country club nearby but you had to pay the daily rate of $25.00 each person. We opted to stop at the Jackson hole rec center's pool.  It was a fun pool with a couple slide, toys in the water and it wasn't very crowded.  Mostly it just felt good to get out of our hot sweaty clothes and cool off.


Wednesday we spent the in Jackson Hole.

The kids with Bart first went down the Alpine slide.

 After lunch in the park we walked around the town.  My girls enjoyed shopping trying to figure out the perfect souvenir for their 10 bucks they each had.  They each chose a bracelet and a small wooden jewelry box.

We found out that after 4PM you can take a free tram up to the top of a local ski resort.

After the ride we went to see a live shoot out downtown Jackson then went to dinner at Bubba BBQ.  It was there that Jane took off her beautiful bracelet so it wouldn't get dirty and then forgot it.  Halfway back to Victor she remembered she left it and wailed so loudly that Bart immediately took a u turn.  Back at Bubba's nobody had seen the bracelet.  I'm sure it got loaded up with the trash and was soon forgotten.  Too bad Jane would not forget about it.  We had to hear about it all the way back to Victor.


Thurs we loaded up early and headed home.

Emily was already planning our next road trip.  She suggested possibly Oregon or maybe Colorado.  Funny girl always forming a new plan.