Wyoming 2013

We had a great time in Wyoming with the family this summer.  We managed to squeeze 7 adults and 2 kids into a three bedroom one and a half bath cabin.  There was a whole lot of love and a whole lot of fun!!  The kids really enjoyed getting the chance to explore the mountain and have tons of undivided attention from whomever they could find.  There was no tv, no computer, no internet, no cellphone coverage; just 100% good old fashioned family time.  What a blessing!!!!

JP and Daddy getting ready for one of many atv rides.  JP loved getting to hang with the men.

Talk about blessings!!  We were so excited to get to spend a week with our Uncle Bill from California.  This was the most time spent with him in my entire life and while I am sure some of the things we did and said probably left him shaking his head, he put up with us and Shelby really, really loved him!!

Good morning world!  The sun stays up light and rises super early in the Big Horns in the summer.  Here are the main men in my life enjoying the beautiful cool mountain morning on the deck.

My heart!

One of the children's favorite activities was to go down to the creek to play in the water and ride the zip line. 

My children and me right before they "accidentally" fell into the creek.  I don't know how they could stand it as the water was FREEZING!!!  But they loved it and a few days later they put on their swimsuits and went swimming!!

My grandpa's boots.  He loved this place and those boots have been there since the last time he visited the cabin. 

Much to my dad's satisfaction, my children may have been talked into being University of Wyoming fans.  Who knows, maybe he will get his wish and one of them will choose to go there.  He certainly couldn't convince my sister, brother or I:)

Going into this trip I must admit I was a bit nervous.  How were we all going to survive and not want to kill each other by the end of 8 days straight of being together 24 hours a day.  Don't get me wrong, I love my family to pieces but it has been a very long time since we have all been together like that and probably the last time we were there was arguing because we were all still living in the same house.  At the end, it was so wonderful and I really hope that we can make a better effort to do things like this.  It was fabulous!!!  Thank you mom and dad for a great summer vacation and tons and tons of wonderful memories!!!