Hi all. My blog is months behind, so I will try to catch it up real quick. We had some very fun events, and that's probably what's holding me up because I know to truly relay the wonderfulness of the events would take forever.
So first, I'll talk about our favorite event this year: trip to Grand Tetons! For Grandma McCartney's birthday we took a day trip to Grand Teton National Park. I've been to Yellowstone probably four times, but this trip left me wondering why I'd never been here. It was awesome! The mountains were truly awe-inspiring. We left early in the morning, packed a picnic lunch, and ended up in Jackson Hold town square for dinner at Billy Burger.
In the park, we saw moose and deer,
took a boat trip across Jenny Lake
(here's Grandma on the boat!)and hiked up to the falls,
(here we are resting in the shade for a moment), went to Finger Lake and had lunch (where we met our old friends from our ward, the Seeleys, who had hiked in over the mountains!), and went to Jackson Lake to a museum and general store. While I went in for ice cream the deer walked right past our car, so I missed it.
The kids pose with Jenny Lake in the background.Our favorite part was at Mormon Row, which is where the old wooden barn is that you see in all the calendars and post cards of the Grand Tetons. There is a huge buffalo herd that lives there! Probably 300 buffalo walked past our car, just grazing, rolling in the dirt, chasing each other, and the big bulls bellowed at the cars to tell them who's boss. It was awesome to see them so close up! We were not supposed to get out of the car and touch them, but they were literally just inches away from our windows. So cool. Here is a video and some pictures of the buffalo.
It was a fun trip and a great way to enjoy the beauty of the mountains. I highly recommend a visit if you're ever in the area.
