Jackson Hole

We took a quick trip up to our condo in Jackson the first weekend in October. Seth & I decided we have never been there this time of year (which is quite shocking, actually)- but we couldn't beleive how beautiful it was! We will definitely do it again. We were lucky to have some friends who were headed up there the same weekend that we could hang out with. We had fun showing them our favorite things to do up there. We went animal viewing- which was amazing! There is so much wildlife out trying to stock up on food for winter. We saw 3 bears, loads of moose, a bald eagle, a family of river otters, loads of elk, pronghorns galore, etc. etc. We went on a short hike at string lake & then let the kids wade in the water & try to catch minnows. We took all the kids rafting down the snake. Normally we would never put our kids on such a dangerous river, but at this time of year, the water was really low & quite tame. We went into town & walked around the shops. We went on family bike rides. It was a great trip!
The tetons in the fall are amazing!

Can you see the bull moose hiding in the grass????
A bear- oh my! This funny guy was just hanging out right by the road eating berries for hours. There were so many people stopped to look at him that the rangers set up road blocks & wouldn't let you park there. It was quite funny.
This is my first picture of baby J smiling. She's in front of a HUGE moose, but the camera blurred him out. I don't care cause I was so happy to get photos of her smiling!
Yet another moose.
We invited everyone to our condo for dinner one night & then the kids made cookies.
Catching minnows at String Lake.
The moms resting for one quick second!
Smurf in his tighty-whitey's catching a ride with dad.
a quick stop at Jenny Lake. The ferry was closed so we couldn't go see Hidden Falls.
We celebrated Noodle's birthday whilst vacationing. He's five now!
Getting ready to ride the river
Here we go! (Yes, we are taking 3 year olds down the snake.) They loved Big Kahuna!
A family bike ride. Is it child abuse to put your three month old in a bike trailer????