Brace Yourself!

We entered a new phase of life this week as Nicole got braces on her teeth. She has a long road ahead of her because of an errant tooth that decided to turn right when it should have gone straight. She'll get the bottom set on in about 12 more weeks but for now she is enjoying her new look!

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Summer Vacation

Last week our family took a vacation! We spent two nights camping in Yellowstone and then two nights staying with friends in their cabin in Jackson Hole. We had a great time! We saw the sights of The Park, fished a little, picnicked a lot, applied mosquito repellant, had plenty of smores and hot chocolate, visited the souvenir shops, got dirty, took over 100 pictures, canoed in the shadows of the Tetons, reapplied mosquito repellant, saw buffalo, elk, deer, chipmunks, and birds, waited in construction jams, reapplied mosquito repellant, heard coyotes howing at night, watched the Jackson Hole shootout, and arrived home Sunday afternoon with plenty of mosquito bites as evidence of a great outdoor adventure. We can't wait 'til next year!

Hot chocolate around the campfire
Spencer and Claire enjoying their breakfast

Nicole, Paige, and Corinne at Lewis Lake

The Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River

Buffalo, buffalo, and more buffaloOur lunch spot on the Firehole River (just upstream from the above buffalo herd)

In Jackson Hole

Paige at String Lake

The cabin we stayed at in Jackson. (You can see the view we had from our bedroom windows reflected behind the kids.)

The beautiful Teton mountains