Family Vacation 2023

We spent a beautiful week exploring Grand Teton & Yellowstone National Parks! 

YELLOWSTONE

Old Faithful did not disappoint! Mountain air sure is brisk early in the morning though!

Because of the cool temperatures, the Midwest Geyser Basin (aka the Grand Prismatic) was a bit steamy to say the least. 

We all thoroughly enjoyed the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. If you asked the girls, they would probably say the plentiful bison or the mama grizzly and her two cubs were their favorite though!

JACKSON HOLE

We enjoyed staying right at the base of the Grand Tetons, in Jackson, Wyoming. We shopped, ate dinner out, and had plenty of ice cream. We also drove over the very steep Teton Pass into Idaho, and took a tour of the Jackson National Fish Hatchery.

TREETOP ADVENTURE

We spent an afternoon going through a pretty intense mountaintop ropes course & zipline! When we finished, Bryndel told me, "I mean, I like looking at pretty things, but this is my favorite part of vacation!"

GRAND TETONS

We went in and out of this beautiful park all week long. The mountain view was incredible.

We spent our last day at Jenny Lake doing the incredible Inspiration Point and Cascade Canyons hike. It was the perfect way to end our vacation.

June 2023

We have had a great start to summer!

Piper started working a couple afternoons a week at Kyle's office! Hadley is almost working full time this summer at the office!

Auntie Bev came for a visit and caught one of Bryndel's SB games! Grandma also caught a game!

And we made it to the lake for the 21st annual Graham Family Vacation, and even got hugs from Grandma Joan!

May 2023

It was a great May! The track season wrapped up for Hadley & Piper, just in time for Bryndel's softball season to amp up. School came to a beautiful close, and now we are on to summer!!

Hadley got to compete at the same track meet as her cousin Ava!

She had great success in the triple jump and 400 this season.  

Piper also had a great track season, setting a PR almost everytime she ran the 800.

Piper also got to participate in her school's color run.

Bryndel shot her first turkey!! And was treated to her own Alaskan fan club at her softball game. Brent, Cali, Emma, Clay, and Roger spent several days with us!

We started the summer out right by spending Memorial Day at the lake with Grandma and the cousins.

Cylas even caught a large mouth bass right off the dock while he and Hadley were visiting. It's going to be a great summer!

April 2023

April has been a typical WI spring - nearly 90 one week, and then a blizzard the next. But all three of the girls have been enjoying their spring sports. Hadley & Piper have been enjoying the Track season, and Bryndel her Volleyball and now Softball seasons. 

Aria was a super fan of Bryndel's one weekend! Bryndel also got to play the part of Mother Mary at her schools Easter Stations of the Cross.

Despite having owned our land for 17 years, Piper became the first to actually get a turkey on our property! We also added a third vehicle this spring!!

Cyndy was there to cheer Piper on during her first meet of the season!

We were privileged to watch the ice go out of Grandma's lake over the Easter weekend spent celebrating with cousins. 

And Kyle and I popped out to Boise to visit Kurt & Anne for a weekend!