Jackson Hole

We had such a wonderful time in Jackson, Wyoming where we stayed at my parents condo which is located right in front of the Tetons. They have gorgeous views looking all around Grand Teton National Park. We felt very priviledged to stay in such an amazing place. Thanks mom and dad!

Nathan was enjoying his vacation eventhough he had diarhea, a stuffy nose, and a double ear infection (AGAIN!). Yes, our little guy got sick the morning we left for our trip and we had to take him into pediatrics in Jackson half way through our trip to discover he had more ear infections. He was still all smiles and seemed to be having a wonderful time. He was such an excellent traveler.

Matthew was enjoying his time while mommy shopped as he disappeared into the dressing room to try on this handsome Coon skin cap. He was having a great time! What a goof ball!

If you look closely at Matt's head he had a couple of bad falls. The first was when he somehow did a back flip out of our booth when we were enjoying our dinner at Sidewinders in Jackson. The second was when he flew off the end of the couch and hit his head on the corner of the brick floor of the fireplace. I think he kind of liked showing off his war wounds.

While Matthew and I were playing "Hot Lava" in the lawn, I thought Adam and Nathan were barbequing our dinner. Little did I know, Adam was giving Nathan his first smoke. I saw the proof when I uploaded the pictures. Nathan sure seems to be enjoying himself doesn't he?

Matthew was hammin' it up for little brother once again! Nathan just thinks he is the most wonderful person on earth.

The amazing view of the Tetons from our condo. We had great weather the first couple of days which melted a lot of the snow that was still around this late in the year. The rest of the trip was sunny but cold.

Matthew was so excited to fish for the first time. We got him a little Spiderman rod which he loved. That was all he wanted to do for the rest of the trip.

I know what you are thinking....Matthew caught his first fish and it's huge!!!

Since the first couple of days were so nice we decided to take the boys for a bike ride by pulling them behind Adam's bike. Nathan didn't make it too far since he started crying right after this picture was taken. He and I ended up walking, but Adam and Matthew biked 8 miles round trip into Jenny Lake. I think both boys were a little exhausted since Adam was huffin' and puffin' and Matthew was sacked out when they returned. :)

Our first day out we really could have packed up and gone home! Within a couple miles from the condo we saw a mamma Grizzley bear with her 3 two year old cubs. It was amazing! They were about 50 yards from the road and there were local photographers and other vactioners by the dozens pulled over to get a closer look. As you can see in the picture, Matthew had his brand new binoculars ready at hand to use in case he saw something. His famous line for the trip was "guys, I think I see something!!" He was really into scouting out animals. Later that day we also saw a heard of Moose which you never see, elk, buffalo, and deer. The next morning Adam and Matthew spotted a porcupine in a tree! Crazy! Nathan and I missed it since we were still sleeping because we were up all night trying to cope with ear infections. :(

All in all, we had a great time. We went out to eat a lot, Matthew got brand new ski equipment for dirt cheap since he will be taking ski lessons next year at the age of 3, and we saw the Grizzley bears again feeding on fish when we took a drive 30 miles north.