20/26 = Days of the aforementioned "vacation" where the weather was either cold/rainy/snowy/hailing/blizzarding/on tornado watch (and, of course, since I had packed at the beginning of our first trip for the month and a half before we get into our house, the only cold weather clothes we had were one pair of long pants and a sweatshirt each)
10 = times packing and unpacking all of our gear
7 = different places we slept
tons = the fun we had!
vacation: a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel
I just had to put quotes around the word "vacation" because according to the above definition, there was very little "suspension of work" and "rest" going on :). We have had a delightful series of trips, though, and feel blessed to have spent so much great time with family. We are now back in Virginia at my parents' house for a few weeks before heading south on our move and are glad for a little bit of down time.
We had a great time in Jackson Hole with Mark's family this past week. We enjoyed a picnic (albeit a cold one) at Jenny Lake -- the Tetons are spectacular, a quick trip to Old Faithful in Yellowstone (after being there about 30 minutes we were advised to return to Jackson so that we wouldn't be snowed in), the Alpine slide, watching the Jackson gunfight in the town square, swimming (great indoor rec center pool), and such.
The girls with Mark's sister Melissa's kids in Pocatello, ID.
Pigtail Jane. She actually held still for me long enough to try a new hair-do!
The girls loved looking for wildlife on our visits to the National Parks. We saw buffalo (this one as well as some live samples of the species), elk, and moose.
The freezing faithful -- waiting for Old Faithful to erupt.
A view of the Tetons from our picnic spot at Jenny Lake.
7 comments:
What a darling post Aimes!
Sorry that ID/WYO were so chilly...I'm not sure summer is going to make it that far north this year.
Love reading about your adventures. Good luck with the upcoming move to Houston! Can't wait to hear how it goes!
Wow, Amy. This is killing me right now... I wish that we had been with you in Idaho! Creative, fun post. We certainly miss the McLaughlins!
Glad you guys have enjoyed the "vacation." We're pretty sad to think about the fact that you guys won't be in Charlottesville when we get back.
By the way, I (Seth) know Uncle Matt's (your brother's?) wife! Did she go to Skyline? Good luck with everything.
-Seth
Oh how fun, vacation is the best!
I am supremely jealous! yellowstone and the tetons are two of our very favorite places in the whole world. Trent worked many summers at a scout camp right near there and has spent a lot of time hiking in that area.
All of our "vacations" seem to be of this sort lately. Fun, yes, but also a lot of work.
Amy - Your writing is SO clever! It's fun to read about your "vacations." My mom says of vacationing with little kids, "It's twice the work at half the convenience." But you'll love the memories. (Better to have done than to do?)
Can't wait to see you in Houston!
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