NORTHERN COUNTRY

Every year we make the annual trip to visit family in Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah. Well this time around we got the itch really bad to come back to it desperatally. 2 out of the 3 kids would move in a heart beat. I would have to find a swim team up north for my one to say yes to the move. Any how we thoroughly enjoyed our trip!  Here are some of the highlights during our week stay.

 Breakfast on the 4th of July. This is our tradition in my parents backyard. On top are the cousins chilling out and waiting to go to the parade.  On the bottom is my parents and my siblings. The only one missing is my sister Jolene.

At the end of the parade the army tank stopped and sprayed a whole crowd of kids, adults and whoever wanted to get cooled off.  These were the brave souls who got soaked. From left to right are Madie, Kayden, Benjamin, Brendan, and Julia. All of Madie's cousins.

 Check out our jive... Just Dance on the Wii. We could not beat Taylor! Even Jay and I tried this fun game. Hmm Santa may just have to get this game for us.

 One of our favorite get aways... Jackson Hole, WY. This is the over pass to get to Jackson from Driggs. There has been so much snow from the winter that flooding is going on at Driggs and the rivers are high! We were surprised to see that people were still White Water Rafting on the Snake.

 Check out the grizzly bear.

 We rode the ski lift to see the scenic view of Jackson. Behind us are the Grand Tetons. This time around we didn't take the hike around Jenny Lake.

After church we got a family picture behind one of the old buildings in Rexburg that is located on Main Street. Do to lack of sleep Madie was NOT HAPPY!

Another fun event that took place on this trip is that we caved in and bought a Dachsund puppy at McKees in Pocatello. She was soo cute and reminded us of our last Dachsund that we just had to get her. She was a great traveler and the kids were entertained with her coming back that the ride home was very enjoyable! It was really hard to come back to the hell hole of Phoenix. We either need to invest in finding work up north or getting a summer home.  We will see what happens.